The criminal trying to escape was shot in the leg
问题描述：
The criminal trying to escape was shot in the leg
请您分析一下句子结构
答
这样理解比较容易些：
The criminal (who was) trying to escape was shot in the leg.
(who was) trying to escape 后置定语从句修饰主语
was shot 谓语,被动语态
in the leg 状语
和这个比较相同的句子是：
The man (who was) trying to cross the road was hit by a car.