首先,名词或其短语可代替介词短语修饰动词,如：x0b(1)MembercountriesbegantheirministerialmeetingonMonday.→MembercountriesbegantheirministerialmeetingMonday.x0b(2)ThosefashionablecarsweremadeinJapan.→ThosefashionablecarswereJapanmade.x0b(3)Tomisheavierthanhisbrotherbyfivepounds.→Tomisfivepoundsheavierthanhisbrother.x0b其次,名词或其短语可以代替副词分句修饰动词或形容词,如：x0b(4)Themetalsheetsareasthinaspaper.→Themetalsheetsarepaperthin.x0b(5)Thewaterhasturnedaspinkasrose.→Thewaterhasturnedrosepink.x0b名词或名词短语修饰动词的语意有三：x0b⒈表示程度x0b这类修饰语大多数是表示数或量的名词.