内容正文:
表语从句
The Predicative Clause
Lead-in
What part does the underlined part serve as in each sentence?
He finally became a successful pianist.
The price sounds reasonable.
His favourite sport is playing basketball .
This beautiful village remains unknown to the rest of the world.
That I can enter Fudan University is my dream.
My dream is that I can enter Fudan University.
We don’t know whether he is coming or not.
Whether he is coming is not known.
The question is whether he is coming or not.
表语从句Predicative Clause
一、表语从句的定义:
在复合句中,位于系动词之后充当表语的名词性从句称表语从句。表语从句和主语指同一内容,它对主语进行解释、说明,使主语的内容具体化。
The question is who will do it.
可以接表语从句的连系动词有
1. be(being, been, am, is, are, was, were)
2. feel , seem , look, appear ,sound, taste , smell
3. remain ,keep, stay
4. become ,get , grow , turn ,go ,come, run, fall
5. prove, turn out
系动词
表语从句
二、表语从句的构成:
What I want to say is that I am tired.
引导词
简单句
从属连词:that / whether /as if /as tho