when asked:是省略句的形式
例如:when asked his success, he owed it to the support of his wife.
英语连词:when while  if  once unless though although as if 当主句与从句主语相同,并且从句含有be动词,此时,可以把从句的主语跟be动词省略。形成下列的结果
连词+doing/done/介词短语/形容词
例如:while walking the dog, he was careless and it gotloose。