英语的一个基础问题

Question

The products manufactured in this factory are the best among machandises of the same kind.
The products manufactured= the products that are manufactured还是= the products that were manufactured ?
此种BE动词的省略现象，要求不要求被省略的定语从句中的BE和主句的时态一致？

Answer 1

这个不是叫省略BE动词现象，这个叫“分词作定语”现象。

The products manufactured = the products that are manufactured
也可以= the products that were manufactured

因为这里跟时态没关系，指的是凡是这个厂制造的产品都很好，不管它是以前生产的，还是现在正在生产的。

分词作定语解析：

不及物动词的现在分词作定语表达强调动作正在进行，过去分词强调完成；及物动词的现在分词作定语强调主动，过去分词强调被动。分词的完成式一般不作定语。分词作其他成分时，也是如此。分词作定语，单个的分词作定语一般前置；分词词组，个别分词如given, left等，修饰不定代词等的分词，作定语需后置。例如：

We can see the rising sun. 我们可以看到东升的旭日

He is a retired worker. 他是位退休的工人

There was a girl sitting there. 有个女孩坐在那里

This is the question given. 这是所给的问题

There is nothing interesting. 没有有趣的东西

分词作定语相当于定语从句，如Most of the people invited to the party were famous scientists. = Most of the people who wereinvited to the party were famous scientists.

典型例题

1） The first textbook ___ for teaching English as a foreign language came out in the 16th century.

A. have written B. to be written C. being written D. written

答案D. 书与写作是被动关系，应用过去分词做定语表被动，相当于定语从句 which was written

2）What's the language ____ in Germany?

A. speaking B. spoken C. be spoken D. to speak

答案B. 主语language与谓语动词之间有被动的含义。spoken，在句中作定语，修饰主语language, spoken 与 language有被动关系。该句可以理解为：What's the language （which is） spoken in German?

Answer 2

要看上下文才可以判断是哪种情况

如果是 the products that are manufactured “这家工厂生产的产品是同类产品中最好的。”如果是 改为 were 则是“这家工厂过去生产的产品是同类产品中最好的。”

machandises 应该是 merchandise（商品）

从句未必要和主句时态一致，但是如果没有上下文，则默认为时态一致。本回答被提问者采纳

Answer 3

我这样认为：
The products (which are manufactured in this factory) are the best among machandises of the same kind.

其实，前面省略的是are还是were，并不影响后面的are，因为which/that引导的定语从句只是作products的定语，不管它是以前做的，还是现在做的，后面的are说明了它现在看是同类中最好的，或者说一直以来都是最好的，所以用一般现在时态。

Answer 4

问这个问题有什么意义吗？
这类被动语态的习惯省略跟时态关系不大，关键是把“产品”提前当作句子的主语。从句意来判断，工厂肯定是连续不断生产该产品的，如果生产用的是过去时，岂不是已经倒闭？学英语不应该这样钻牛角尖

Answer 5

are，表示一种常态