【質問 No. 23697】 文構造について |
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2023-12-19 05:47:13 |
Across the island, Rodrigues is a place of quiet and relaxing pleasures. From Port Mathurin, the road curves and winds along the north coast, heading nowhere in particular, past the tiny town of Anse aux Anglais, offering up still waters and sunset views at the end of a perfect day. In the island's west, an ambitious project called the Francois Leguat Reserve aims to restore a piece of the island that slopes gently down to the lagoon's shore. Over the centuries, settlers and visiting sailors killed off all of the island's giant tortoises and cut down most of the trees. In recent years, those running the reserve have set the ambitious goal of restoring this corner of the island to resemble, as closely as possible, how the island of Rodrigues appeared in the 17th Century, before Francois Leguat and his sailor friends arrived. To help achieve this, they have brought in giant tortoises from elsewhere in the Indian Ocean and planted more than 100,000 trees that are native to Rodrigues.
2文目の文構造がわかりません。自分なりに分析したところ、(From Port Mathurin), the road(S) curves(V1) and wings(V2) (along the north coast), (heading nowhere in particular), (past the tiny town of Anse aux Anglais), (offering up still waters and sunset views at the end of a perfect day).
このようになりましたが、「heading ~」と、「offering ~」は、分詞構文で「副詞句」だと思うのですが、「past ~」は、past が前置詞の副詞句なのか、3個目の述語動詞なのかがわかりません。よろしくお願いします。
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【回答】
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ご質問の箇所の主文は、おっしゃる通り、the road(S) [curves and wings](V) で、その後は、「分詞構文」や、「副詞句」の羅列で、past the tiny town of Anse aux Anglais も「前置詞句」となっています。つまり、past は「前置詞」ということです。
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