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名词性从句
一、名词性从句的种类
名词性从句包括主语从句、宾语从句、表语从句、同位语从句。
二、引导名词性从句的连接词
1.连接代词: who, whose, whom, what, which有词义,在从句中担任成分,如主语、表语、宾语或定语等。
It has not been decided yet when we will leave.
We are worrying about what we should do next.
2.连接副词:when, where, why, how有词义,在从句中担任成分,作状语。
It makes no difference where we shall have the meeting.
Scientists study how human brains work to make computers.
3.连接词: whether, if, as if, if (whether), as if虽有词义,但在从句中不充当任何成分,只起连接作用;that无词义,在从句中也不充当任何成分,只起连接作用,有时可省略。
My suggestion is that we (should) have a discussion about this matter.
The question whether we need more time to do the work hasn’t been discussed.
三、that, what引导的名词性从句的区别
引导名词性从句时,that没有词义,在从句中不作任何成分。当从句意义完整,不缺任何成分时,往往选用that;而what引导名词性从句时,意为“什么”或“……的”,在从句中用来作主语、表语或宾语。
What was most important to her, she told me, was her family.(主语从句;what作主语)
Before the sales start, I make a list of what my kids will need for the coming season.(宾语从句;what作宾语)
As a new graduate, he doesn’t know what it takes to s