宾语从句讲解
宾语从句是用作宾语的从句,它也是在复合句中作宾语的名词性从句。在学习宾语从句时, 必须注意以下五个方面的问题:
1. 当宾语从句由陈述句变化而来时,用that来引导从句,其中的that无具体意义,一般可以省略。如:
文竹怎么养I hear (that) she's going to give me a call.
Li Tao thought (that) the TV play was interesting.
David asked her if/whether she slept well last night.
3. 当宾语从句由特殊疑问句变化而来时,用连接代词who/whose/what/which 或连接副词when/where /why/how 来引导。如:
Do you know where we can stay on the island?
I don't know why Jane was late for school this morning.
二、 注意正确使用语序
When did the train leave? I want to know. →I want to know when the train left. 王充
Does the shop close at six every day? Do you know?→Do you know if/whether the shop closes at six every day?
三、注意正确使用时态
1.如果主句的时态是一般现在时或一般将来时,从句的时态则根据具体情况或具体意义来确定。如:
① I don't know when he came back.
② Do you know where they will go this summer holiday?
③He is worried about whether he has passed the English exam.
④ Please tell us what we should do next, OK?
⑤ Will you please tell me how I can get to the post office?
2.如果主句的时态是一般过去时,从句的时态则相应地使用一般过去时/过去将来时/过去完成时/过去进行时等。如:
① He said that he didn't find your lost pen.
② My parents told me that they would go to Beijing.
③ The policeman asked him what he was doing at midnight yesterday.
④ I told you yesterday that I had returned your book. Why do you ask for it again?
3.如果宾语从句所叙述的是客观真理、自然现象、名言警句或谚语等,不管主句是什么时
态,从句都用原时态。如:
① Our geography teacher told us that the earth goes around the sun.
② When I was young, my father often told me that knowledge is power (力量).
四、 注意否定提前
当主句的谓语动词为think, believe, suppose 等动词时,且主语为第一人称,从句的否定提前。如:
I don't believe he is a doctor, is he?
五、 注意复合结构
在 find, make, think 等一些可带有复合宾语的动词后,为保持句子平衡,常将实际宾语(主要是that 引导的从句)后置,而使用形式宾语it。如:
I think it important that we should learn English well.
whether & if
whether 与if 都是在宾语从句(从句为一般疑问句)中使用,whether是什么意思一般译为"是否"。如:
He asked if/whether they needed some help. 他问他们是否需要帮忙。
但if通常用于口语中,whether则多用于书面语。那现在讲讲他们的特殊用法:
A. 与or not 连用时只能用whether。如:
I'll be happy whether or not I get the job. 不管我能不能得到那份工作我都一样高兴。
Whether it rains or not, I'm going to Beijing tomorrow. 无论是否下雨,我明天一定要去北京。
B. whether引导主语从句、表语从句或同位语从句。如:
Whether he is right or wrong is still a question. 原装进口奶粉他是对是错仍是一个问题。
What we want to know is whether his answer is right. 我想知道的是他的答案是否正确。
The question whether the manager should resign must be decided soon. 经理应不应该辞职的问题应迅速决定。
C. whether能与不定式连用。如:
I don't know whether to accept or refuse. 我不知道应接受还是拒绝。
I haven't decided whether to go or not. 我还没决定去还是不去。
D. whether能引导介词后的宾语从句。如:
I'm thinking about whether I should go swimming. 我正在思考我是否应该去游泳。
It depends on whether he can come here in time. 这取决于他是否能及时来这儿。
E. 在动词discuss之后只能用whether。如:
We discussed whether we should close the shop. 我们讨论了是否应该把店铺关掉。
F. 引导否定的宾语从句,一般用if,不用whether。如:
He asks me if I didn't finish my homework. 他问我是不是没完成家庭作业。
宾语从句的简化
英语中含宾语从句的复合句可转化为简单句, 意思不变。 下面介绍几种常见的简化宾语从句的用法:
一. 改为不定式
1. 改为"V+不定式短语"。当主语谓语动词是hope, agree, choose, wish, decide, promise (许诺)等动词时,且主句和从句的主语相同, 可进行这种转换。它们既可接宾语从句, 又可接动词不定式短语。例如:
He hopes that he will be back very soon. → He hopes to be back very soon. 他希望能很快回来。
2. 改为"疑问词 + 不定式"结构。
当主句谓语动词是ask, tell, forget, remember 等动词时, 宾语从句可转化成"疑问词 + 不定式"结构。 例如:
Could you tell me how I can get to the station? → Could you tell me how to get to the station? 你能告诉我到车站怎么走吗?
She has forgotten how she can open the door. → She has forgotten how to open the door. 他已经忘记如何打开那扇门了。
3. 改为"it + 形容词 + 不定式短语"。例如:
I found that it was difficult to learn English well. → I found it difficult to learn English well. 我发现学好英语是困难的。
二. 改为"宾语 + V-ing 形式(作宾补)"。例如:
The girl found that there was a watch lying on the ground. → The girl found a watch lying on the ground. 那姑娘发现地上有块手表。
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三. 改为名词或名词短语。 例如:
I'll take back what I said. → I'll take back my words. 我将收回我的话。
Could you tell us how we can get to the museum? → Could you tell us the way to the museum? 你能告诉我去博物馆的路吗?
The poor boy doesn't know when and where he was born. → The poor boy doesn't know the time and the place of his birth. 这个可怜的孩子不知道他出生于何时何地。
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