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Section 3 Grammar—表语从句
课前观察 自主领悟
语法图解
观察句子
①That is why English has so many difficult rules that confuse people.
②It is interesting to learn how the words for animals and meat developed.
③It is certain that this process will continue.
④I always wondered when I would get the English novel my parents had promised to give me.
⑤What I always dreamt of has come true.
⑥It is fun wandering in the countryside.
我的领悟
1. 第①④⑤句中的黑体部分都是名词性从句,它们分别在各自的句子中作表语、宾语和主语 。
2. 第②③⑥句中的黑体部分都是it作形式主语 的用法, it分别代替的是动词不定式、主语从句 和动名词短语 。
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一、概念
在复合句中作表语的从句叫作表语从句。
二、引导词
引导表语从句的连接词主要有:
从属连词:that, whether, as if, as though, because (if不引导表语从句)
连接代词:who, whom, whose, which, what, whoever, whomever, whichever, whatever
连接副词:when, where, how, why
三、具体用法
1. 从属连词:
(1)that 在表语从句中不充当句子成分,无实际意义,一般不能省略。如:
The trouble is that I have lost his address.
麻烦的是我把他的地址弄丢了。
(2)whether在表语从句中表“是否”,但不充当句子成分。如:
What the doctor really doubts is whether my mother will recover from the serious disease soon.
医生真正怀疑的是我的母亲是否能很快从重病中恢复。
(3) as/as if/as though引导的表语从句常跟在系动词后面,如seem, appear, look, taste, sound, feel等。
①It sounds as if someone is knocking at the door.
听上去好像有人在敲门。
②At that time, it seemed as though I couldnt think of the right word.
当时,我似乎怎么也想不出一个恰当的字眼来。
注意 as if/as though引导的表语从句如果是事实,就用陈述语气,如果与事实不符,就用虚拟语气(主句是一般现在时,从句就用一般过去时,be动词变成were。主句是一般过去时,从句就用过去完成时)。
③It looks as if he were her own father. (与事实不符)
看起来好像他是她自己的父亲一样。
④Dark clouds are gathering. It looks as if its going to rain.(与事实相符)
乌云正在聚集。看起来好像要下雨了。
(4)because引导表语从句通常用于“This/That/It is because...”结构中,表示“这是/那是因为……”。
My anger is because you havent written to me for a long time.
我生气是因为你很久没给我写信了。
2. 连接代词who, whom, whose, what, which, whoever, whatever, whichever引导的表语从句,除起连接作用外还在句中作主语,宾语,表语,定语,本身具有词义。
①The problem is who we can get to replace her.
问题是我们能找到谁去替换她呢。
②That was what she did this morning on reaching the attic.
那就是她今晨上了阁楼干的。
③I read about it in some book or another, but what I dont know is which (book) it is.
我在某本书中读到过它,但我不知道是哪本书了。
注意 what