為什麽我的句子“He said this was not an issue, the real issue is that Mary's mother has too many children.”被改成“He said this was not an issue, the real issue being that Mary's mother has too many children.”
1. NewVoice 和 Sportwoman說得對,一般情況下,一個句子裏不能有兩個完整的句子,你的“He said...”和“the real issue is...”就是兩個句子。
2. 你可以用下麵幾個辦法來解決這個問題:
(1) He said this was not an issue. The real issue is that Mary's mother has too many children.
(2) He said this was not an issue and the real issue is that Mary's mother has too many children.
(3) He said this was not an issue; the real issue is that Mary's mother has too many children.
(4) He said this was not an issue, the real issue being that Mary's mother has too many children.
(5) With the real issue being that Mary's mother has too many children, he said this was not an issue, .
前麵三個改句比較容易理解,第(4)個是分詞短語帶自己的主語,叫分詞獨立結構,相當於分詞短語作狀語帶自己的主語。第(4)種句子裏的分詞短語前有時可帶with,如第五句。你老師改得很好。你的句子就算是對的,但在意念上前後兩個部分也平分了秋色--沒有主次。你老師改過的句子,不但語法對了,而且是第二部分成為次要成分,表示前者的原因。
Hope this helps.