学员疑问:这句长难句的主干是什么?
The intersection of people’s desire to be fashionable and to be entertained with capitalism’s need to fine new markets and enhance profits has made mass media a major industry in the United States and other affluent nations.
老师解答:句子主干为:The intersection of people’s desire with capitalism’s need(主语)has made(谓语)mass media(宾语)a major industry(宾补);其中to be fashionable and to be entertained 是不定式短语作后置定语,修饰desire;to fine new markets and enhance profits是不定式短语作后置定语,修饰need;in the United States and other affluent nations是介词短语作地点状语。
点评分析:这句话的主干是:主谓宾宾补。之所以比较难看出来,是因为中间含有不定式作后置定语,分别修饰了前面的名词,所以平时练习分析长难句时,要清楚主干是由五种基本句型组成的,同时也要了解修饰成分:定语和状语是如何扩句的。