宾语从句讲解
在复合句中用作宾语的从句叫宾语从句。
宾语从句有“四看”:
一看连接词
引导宾语从句的连接词有三类:
连接词
原句句式
that(无词义,在口语中常可省略)
陈述句(原句是陈述句)
if,whether(是否,不可省略)
一般疑问句(原句是一般疑问句)
who,whom,which,what,when,where,why,how
连接代词(who,whom,whose,what,which,whoever,whatever)
在句中有词义,并且充当从句中的主语、宾语、表语、定语。
连接副词(where,when,how,why)在句中有词义,并且充当从句的状语。
特殊疑问句(原句是特殊疑问句)
例句:I don’t know if /whether you can help me.我不知道你是否能够帮我。
I don’t know whether or not they will come.
=I don’t know whether they will come or not. 我不知道他们来不来。
I wonder what he’s writing to me about.(what在从句中作宾语)
我想知道他正在写什么给我们。
We never know what he is.(what在从句中作表语)
我们从不知道他是做什么的。
He can’t decide which sweater he should buy.(which在从句中作定语)
他不确定他该买哪件衣服。
I will tell you why I asked you to come.(why在从句中作原因状语)
我会告诉你我为什么要你来。
Could you tell me where Tom has gone?(where在从句中作地点状语)
你能告诉我汤姆去哪里了吗?
I want to know when you can finish the work.(when在从句中作时间状语)
我想知道你什么时候能够完成这项工作。
二看时态:主从句时态要一致。主句为现在时态,从句可用任何时态;主句若为过去时态,从句要用相应的过去时态(一般过去时,过去进行时,过去将来时,过去完成时)。
He said that he would help us.他说他会帮我们的。
I didn’t know what he had done.我不知道他干了什么事。
注意:若从句表达的是客观事实或真理,从句用现在时态。
I didn’t know that light travels faster than sound.我以前不知道光比声音传播得快。
The teacher said that the earth goes round the sun.老师说地球绕着太阳运行。
三看语序:宾语从句要求用陈述语序,即:连接词+主语+谓语
He asked when we would go to the country.他问我们什么时候去乡下。
注意:有时who,what在从句中作主语本身就是陈述语序。
I wonder who goes with me.我想知道谁和我一起去。
四看人称:主句、从句的人称要保持一致。
Tom told me if I could help him.汤姆问我是否能帮他。
二)宾语从句的否定转移
在think,believe,suppose,expect等动词后的宾语从句,有时谓语尽管是否定意思,却不用否定形式,而将think等动词变为否定形式。
I don’t believe they have finished their work yet.
我相信他们还未完成他们的工作。
I don’t suppose he cares,does he?
我想他不在意,是吗?
1.语序
无论主句是陈述句还是疑问句,宾语从句都必须使用陈述语序,即“主句+连词+宾语从句(主语+谓语+……)”句式。根据连接词在从句中所担任的不同成分,可分为以下四种:
1)连接词+谓语。连接词在从句中作主语。常见的连接词有: who,what,which等。如:
Could you tell me who knows the answer,please?你能告诉我谁知道答案吗?
The small children don't know what is in their stockings.这些小孩子不知道袜子里有什么东西?
2)连接词+名词+谓语。连接词在从句中作主语的定语。常见的连接词有:whose,what,which,how many,how much等。如:
He asked whose handwriting was the best in our class.他问我们班上谁的书法最好。
The teacher asked us how many people there were in the room.老师问我们房间里有多少人。
3)连接词+主语+谓语。连接词在从句中作宾语、状语或表语。常见的连接词有:who(m),what,which,how many,how much, when,why,how,where,if /whether(在句中不充当任何成分)等。如:
He hasn't decided if he'll go on a trip to Wuxi.他还没决定是否去无锡旅行。
Could you tell me what I should do with the money ?你能告诉我我如何处理这笔钱吗?
4)连接词+名词+主语+谓语。连接词在从句中作宾语或表语的定语。常见的连接词有:what,which,how many,how much,how等。如:
Do you know which class he is in ?你知道他在哪个班吗?
She asked me if I knew whose pen it was.她问我是否知道这是谁的钢笔。
2.连接词
1)当由陈述句充当宾语从句时,用that引导,that无词义,在口语或非正式文体中常省略。如:
He said that he could finish his work before supper.他说他会在晚饭前完成工作。
2)当由一般疑问句充当宾语从句时,用if或whether引导,意为“是否”。如:
I don't know if /whether he still lives here after so many years.我不知道这么多年后他是否还住在这儿。
但在下列情况下只能用whether:
①在具有选择意义,又有or或or not时,尤其是直接与or not连用时,往往用whether(if…or not也可以使用)。如:
Let me know whether /if he will come or not.(=Let me know whether or not he will come)让我知道他是否能来。
I don't know whether /if he does any washing or not.(=I don't know whether or not he does any washing.)我不知道他洗不洗衣服。
I wonder whether we stay or whether wego.我不知道我们是去还是留。
②在介词之后用whether。如:
I'm interested in whether he likes English.我关心的是他是否喜欢英语。
We're thinking about whether we can finish the work on time.我们正在考虑是否能按时完成这项工作。
I worry about whether I hurt her feelings.我担心是否伤了她的感情。
③在不定式前用whether。如:
He hasn't decided whether to visit the old man.他尚未决定是否拜访那位老人。
I don't know whether to go.我不知去否。
He hasn't decided whether to go by bus or by train.他还未决定是乘公共汽车去还是坐火车去。
④whether置于句首时,不能换用if。如:
Whether this is true or not,I can't say.这是否真的我说不上来。
⑤引导主语从句和表语从句时宜用whether。如:
Whether she will come or not is still a question.她是否能来还是个问题。
The question is whether we can catch the bus.问题是我们能否赶上公共汽车。
⑥若用if会引起歧义时,则用whether。如:
Please let me know if you like the book.可理解为:
a.Please let me know whether you like the book.请告诉我你是否喜欢这本书。
b.If you like the book,please let me know.你如果喜欢这本书,请告诉我。
3)如果宾语从句原来是特殊疑问句,只需用原来的特殊疑问词引导。如:
Could you tell me why you were late for the meeting this morning?你能告诉我今天早上你为什么开会迟到吗?
3.时态
含宾语从句的复合句,主、从句谓语动词的时态呼应应包括以下三点内容:
1)如果主句的谓语动词是一般现在时,从句的谓语动词可根据需要,选用相应的任何时态。如:
I don't know when he will come back.我不知道他将何时回来。