求教！！！！关于被动中的不定式的DANGLING MODIFIER问题！

pwt930

小女真心糊涂了。。。求各路大神

MANHATTAN上说 “Infinitives of purpose can be used with unnamed agent in passive voice”
并举例道“The weight was lifted to free my leg”是OK的

但是 08笔记108面说“To keep the young recruits interested in getting in shape, an excercise program was set up for the summer months” 是不行的 因为excercise是不能主动去keep的 这是为什么呢？？？

kiwifoodtown

同问！！

adamzjw

我觉得问题出在位置上。

DANGLING MODIFIER: When we begin a sentence with a modifying word, phrase, or clause, we must make sure the next thing that comes along can, in fact, be modified by that modifier. When a modifier improperly modifies something, it is called a "dangling modifier." This often happens with beginning participial phrases, making "dangling participles" an all too common phenomenon.

An infinitive phrase can also "dangle." The infinitive phrase below should probably modify the person(s) who set up the exercise program.

Confusion	To keep the young recruits interested in getting in shape, an exercise program was set up for the summer months.
Repair Work	To keep the young recruits interested in getting in shape, the coaching staff set up an exercise program for the summer months.

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/modifiers.htm

也就是说下面这种讲法是不行的。
To free my leg，the weight was lifted。

pwt930

adamzjw 发表于 2013-4-16 10:45
我觉得问题出在位置上。

DANGLING MODIFIER: When we begin a sentence with a modifying word, phrase, o ...

啊哈~~原来是这样！谢谢谢谢！~