同位语从句的引导词,引导同位语从句的词语通常有连词that,whether,连接代词和连接副词等。
一、that引导
that连接从句时从句为一个句意完整的陈述句。that不能省略,没有具体的意思,不充当句子成分,只起连接作用。引导同位语从句的that不能省略
例:he idea that you can do this work well without thinking is quite wrong.你认为不动脑筋就能做好这件工作的想法是完全错误的。
1.在某些名词(如demand,wish,suggestion,resolution等)后面的同位语从句要用虚拟语气
例:There was a suggestion that Brown should be dropped from the team.有一项建议是布朗应该离队。
2.引导同位语从句的连词that通常不省略,但在非正式文体中也可以省去。
例:He grabbed his suitcase and gave the impression he was boarding the Tokyo plane.他拿起了手提箱,给人的印象是他要登上飞往东京的飞机了。
二、whether引导
例:The question whether we should call in a specialist was answered by the family doctor.我们是否请专家由家庭医生来定。
注意:whether 可引导同位语从句,但if不能引导同位语从句。
三、其它引导词引导
连接代词what,who,whom,whose,which,引导同位语从句
例:I have no idea what size shoes she wears.我不知道她穿几号的鞋。(what作定语)
四、连接副词引导
连接副词when,where,how,why
例:We haven’t yet settled the question where we are going to spend our summer vacation.到哪儿去度暑假,这个问题我们还没有决定。