问题
选择题
–Who should be responsible for the accident?
--The boss, not the workers. They just carried out the order _____.
A.as told
B.as are told
C.as telling
D.as they told
答案
答案:A
题目分析: as told="as" they were told,此处是as引导的方式状语从句的省略。当从句主语与主句主语一致,且谓语动词含有be时,将从句的主语和be省略。又因为workers与tell之间是被动关系,排除C、D。
点评:省略句是英语的一种习惯用法。按照语法的分析,句子应该具备的成分,有时出于修辞上的需要,在句中并不出现,这种句子叫做省略句(elliptical sentences,这种语法现象称为“省略”(ellipsis or leaving words out。其特点是:虽然省去句子语法构造所需要的组成部分,但仍能表达其完整的意义。省略形式多样,从单词、短语到分句,都可以省略,而且各有一定的衔接关系,不容臆断。