宾语从句是目前初三学生正在学习的语法内容,也是初中英语的语法重点与难点。由于宾语从句是由陈述句、一般疑问句或特殊疑问句等转换而来,而且时态亦要发生变化,所以不少学生在实际运用中容易发生一些错误。现将宾语从句简单归纳如下:
宾语从句与其他名词性从句一样,也有三种类型:
1.由从属连词that引导的宾语从句表示陈述意义,连词that常可被省略。例如:I hope (that) they will have fun. Mary said that she felt sleepy. Can’t you see (that) I’m a bird?
注意:1)当主句的谓语动词是think,believe等时,宾语从句尽管要表示否定意义,却不用否定形式,而将think等动词变为否定形式。如:I don’t think he will come.我认为他不会来。
2)两个表示陈述意义的宾语从句并列时,有时省去第一个从句的连词that,但第二个从句的连词that一般不可以省略。如:
He told me (that)they could not decide what to do and that they asked my advice.
2.由从属连词if或whether引导的宾语从句表示“是否(有,能,已经……)”等一般疑问句的含义。
例如:I wonder whether (if) he lives here.
The teacher asked whether (if) they were getting ready for the English Evening.如果要强调“究竟……还是不……”,常用连词whether引导宾语从句,后面再加or not或直接在whether后加or not。宾语从句要用陈述句语序。如:I’d be interested to know whether he will see the film“House of Flying Daggers”or not.=I’d be interested to know whether or no the will see the film“House of Flying Daggers”.