(3)连接代词 who, whom, whose, what, which, whoever, whatever, whichever 连接副词 where, when, how, why。 如: Who or what he was, Martin never learned.他是什么人?他是干什么的?马丁 根本不知道。 I wonder what he’s writing to me about. 我不知道他要给我写信说什么事。 I’ll tell you why I asked you to come. 我会告诉你我为什么要你来。 You may do what you will. 你可做任何你想做的事。
The news (that) he told me yesterday is true. (定语从句,that 在从句中作 told 的宾语,可省。) I made a promise that if anyone set me free I would make him very rich. 我许诺如果谁让 我自由,我就让他非常富有 (同位语从句,补充说明promise到底是一个什么诺言)
表语从句
用作表语的从句叫做表语从句,通常位于连系动词之后,这类的连系动词 有:be, look, remain, seem 等
(1) 从属连词 that。如: The trouble is that I have lost his address. 麻烦是我把他的地址丢了。 (2) 从属连词 whether, as, as if。如:
Where did you get the idea that I could not come? 你在哪儿听说我不能来?
Early in the day came the news that Germany had declared war on Russia. 德国已对俄国宣战的消息一大早就传来了。