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状语从句定义
在复合句中担任状语成分的从句称为状语从句,修饰主句的谓语动词,形容词或副词等。
状语从句分类
1. 时间状语从句
2. 地点状语从句
3. 原因状语从句
4. 条件状语从句
5. 让步状语从句
6. 目的状语从句
7. 结果状语从句
8. 方式状语从句
9. 比较状语从句
1. 时间状语从句
常用连词:
when, while, as, before, after, since, until (till) , once , as soon as, the moment, immediately, each/every time, the first time, the last time, by the time, whenever等引导。
1)when
when引导从句时,主从句的动作有先有后,也可以同时进行,从句的动作可以是持续性的,也可以是短暂的。
When I got to the airport, the plane had already taken off. (前后)
When I lived there, I used to go to the seaside on Sundays. (持续)
When the movie ended, the people went back. (短暂)
【注意】
当when引导的时间状语从句的主语与主句主语相同时, 往往还可以用“when+分词”的形式替代该状语从句。
When I came into the room, I found him lying there asleep.
= When coming into the room, I found him lying there asleep.
= Coming into the room, I found him lying there asleep.
2)while
while侧重主句的动作发生在从句的时间之间,且从句的动词必须是持续性的。
While we were chatting ,she was looking at the time table on the wall.
While I slept, a thief broke in.
while+持续性动词
3)as
as表示 一边…一边…,强调