同位语从句是复合句中的一种名词性从句,用于对其前面的抽象名词进行解释和说明。
常见可以跟同位语从句的抽象名词:
- news(消息)
- idea(想法)
- fact(事实)
- rumor(谣言)
- promise(承诺)
- question(问题)
- doubt(怀疑)
- thought(思想)
- hope(希望)
- message(信息)
- suggestion(建议)
- word(言辞)
- possibility(可能性)
同位语从句通常由以下词引导:
- 连接副词:how、when、where, why等
- The question how we obtained such a high response rate will be discussed next week. 我们如何获得如此高的回复率的问题将在下周讨论。
- It is a question how he did it. 那是一个他如何做的问题。
- We can’t solve the problem how we can travel faster than light. 我们无法解决如何超越光速的问题。
- I have no idea when he will be back. 我不知道他什么时候会回来。
- We have no idea when we will eat out. 我们不知道什么时候出去吃饭。
- He had no idea why she left. 他不知道她为什么离开。
- The question why he didn’t attend the meeting puzzled us. 他为什么不参加会议的问题使我们感到困惑。
- There’s no question where Mr. Jobs belongs. 毫无疑问,乔布斯属于哪里。
- I have no idea where they are spending their holidays. 我不知道他们在哪里度假。
- 从属连词:that、whether
- I just knew the fact that Jim went home. 我刚刚得知吉姆回家了的事实。
- There was little hope that he would survive. 他幸存的希望很小。
- He hasn’t made the decision whether he will go there. 他还没有做出决定是否去那里。
- We are not investigating the question whether he is trustworthy. 我们不是在调查他是否可以信任的问题。
- 连接代词:who、what、whose等
- The question who was to blame has never been settled. 该由谁负责, 这个问题根本没有解决。
- Let’s talk about the matter who will go to the conference.下面我们来谈谈这个问题,谁去开会。
- Next comes the question what you want it for. 其次就是这个问题, 你为什么要它。
- The question what we should do with this situation is under discussion. 对于这种情况我们应该做什么正在讨论中。
- I have no idea whose computer is making noises in front of me. 我不知道谁的电脑在我面前发出噪音。
- The fact whose grade is the lowest will be removed from the team scares him. 分数最低的人将被开除出队,这让他很害怕。