置于动词、介词等词性后面起宾语作用的从句叫宾语从句。宾语从句的语序必须是陈述语序。谓语动词、介词、动词不定式、动词现在分词、过去式、过去分词后面都能带宾语从句。有些形容词(afraid,sure,glad等)之后也可以带宾语从句。
1. that引导
例句1:I suggested that we should go the next day. 我建议我们第二天走。
例句2:We learnt from his letter that he was in Spain. 从他的信里我们了解到他在西班牙。
2. whether / if引导
例句1:I’ll see whether I can induce him to accept it. 我要看看我是否能劝他接受。
例句2:I asked her whether she agreed. 我问她是否同意。
3. 连接代词引导
例句1:I’Il do whatever I can do. 我将做我所能做的事。
例句2:You can take whichever you like. 你爱拿哪个就拿哪个吧。
4. 连接副词引导
例句1:I asked how he was getting on. 我问他情况怎样。
例句2:He knows where they live. 他知道他们住哪里。
3. 关系代词what引导
例句:He could not express what he felt. 他无法表达内心的感受。