内容正文:
Adverbial Clauses
郑州外语中学
刘婕
Definition & Function
状语从句在整个复合句中起状语作用,用来修饰谓语
动词,形容词或副词,有时用来修饰整个句子。
目的
原因
让步
结果
比较
条件
地点
时间
1.Adverbial Clauses of Time:时间状语从句
when, while, as, before, after, since, until, as soon as
如果主句为将来时,从句应为一般现在时。
when / while 当……时
1) When: 主句的谓语动作正在进行,when 连接的从句的谓语动作才发生。
2) While: while 连接的从句的谓语动作正在进行,主句的谓语动作才发生。
He was doing some gardening __________ he heard the bell ring.
2. He heard the bell ring __________he was doing some gardening,
when
while
when / while 当……时
3) While: 引导的从句,所用的谓语动词必须是可以延续的,即延续性动词或be + adj.
Can you look after my pet dog __________ I’m away.
2. I fell asleep __________ I was reading.
while
while
as 一边...一边…(主从句的谓语动词必须是同时发生的)
她边唱歌边做作业。
She sang as she worked.
我刚要出门,电话就响起来了。
The phone rang just as I was leaving the house.
她沿着路走着,心里想着她父亲。
As she walked along the road, she thought about her father.
before 在…之前/ after在…之后
before/ after常与过去时、一般现在时和完成时态连用
1)It won’t be long ________ he finishes his writing.
2)Turn