1. 定义:用作主语的从句叫做主语从句.
2. 构成:关联词+简单句
3. 引导主语从句的关联词有三类:
(1) 从属连词that.如:That they were in truth sisters was clear from the facial resemblance between them.
很明显,她们确是亲姐妹,她们的脸型很相似.
(2) 从属连词whether.如:
Whether he’ll come here isn’t clear.他是否会来这里还不清楚.
(3) 连接代词who,whom,whose,what,which,whoever,whatever,whichever
连接副词 where,when,how,why.如:
What she did is not yet known.她干了什么尚不清楚.
How this happened is not clear to anyone.这事怎样发生的,谁也不清楚.
Whoever comes is welcome.不论谁来都欢迎.
Wherever you are is my home ---- my only home.你所在的任何地方就是我的家----我唯一的家.
1. 定义:用作同位语的从句叫做同位语从句.
2. 用法:同位语从句的先行词多为fact,news,idea,thought,question,reply,report,remark等,关联词多用从属连词that.如:
They were all very much worried over the fact that you were sick.
对你生病这件事,他们都很焦虑.
Where did you get the idea that I could not come?
你在哪儿听说我不能来?
Early in the day came the news that Germany had declared war on Russia.
德国已对俄国宣战的消息一大早就传来了.
注:同位语从句偶尔由从属连词whether引导.如:
I have no idea whether he’ll come or not.我不知道他是否来.
连接代词who,which,what和连接副词where,when,why,how亦可引导同位语从句.
The question who should do the work requires consideration.
谁该干这项工作,这个问题需要考虑.
We haven’t yet settled the question where we are going to spend our summer vacation.
到哪儿去度暑假,这个问题我们还没有决定.
It is a question how he did it.
那是一个他如何做了此事的问题.
1. 定义:用作表语的从句叫做表语从句.
2. 构成:关联词+简单句
3. 引导表语从句的关联词的种类:
(1) 从属连词that.如:
The trouble is that I have lost his address.麻烦是我把他的地址丢了.
(2) 从属连词whether,as,as if.如:
He looked just as he had looked ten years before.他看起来还与十年前一样.
The question is whether they will be able to help us.问题是他们是否能帮我们.
注:从属连词if一般不用来引导表语从句,但as if却可引导表语从句,如:
All this was over twenty years ago,but it’s as if it was only yesterday.
这都是20多年前的事了,但宛如昨天一样.
能跟表语从句的谓语动词一般为系动词be,seem,look等.如:
It looked as if it was going to rain.看起来天要下雨了.
(3)连接代词who,whom,whose,what,which,whoever,whatever,whichever
连接副词 where,when,how,why.
如:The problem is who we can get to replace her.问题是我们能找到谁去替换她呢.
The question is how he did it.问题是他是如何做此事的.
That was what she did this morning on reaching the attic.那就是她今晨上了阁楼干的.