状语从句指句子用作状语时,起副词作用的句子。它可以修饰谓语、非谓语动词、定语、状语或整个句子。( w1 K [; Q ?( n
根据其作用可分为时间、地点、原因、条件、目的、结果、让步、方式和比较等从句。状语从句一般由连词(从属连词)引导,也可以由词组引起。从句位于句首或句中时通常用逗号与主句隔开,位于句尾时可以不用逗号隔开。4 ^ } a) Y* D; {
让步状语从句
* N/ q: H( \( ]: Y (1)although与though可以引导让步状语从句,不能与but连用,但可以与yet连用。0 x- x6 b6 M6 S* s
Although they are poor,(yet)they are warm-hearted.
5 W, G' F/ I( K (2)even if或even though引导让步状语从句,表示“即使”,"“纵然”,用来使人注意下文所强调内容的性质。
1 |" g$ }& c6 v1 f I'll get there even if(though)I have to sell my house to get enough money to go by air.
* t# |0 a. e0 |: ~! E$ z Z (3)no matter后接上who、what、where、how等疑问词,也可以在这类疑问词后面加上ever构成whoever、whatever、wherever、however等。4 ~$ W) [) i4 | M. w
Don't trust him, no matter what / whatever he says.. o8 H9 H" k" h
Whoever breaks the law will be published.
3 m9 {, a+ e/ d) { No matter how hard the work is, you'd better try to do it well.
3 t6 N5 X% g' s# L" Z( T4 m: N" p% x (4)as也可以引导让步状语从句,要用倒装。
" T( t. T5 V/ ?7 k, S9 I7 i+ t( P( ^9 o Child as(though)he is, he knows a lot.# {( M7 ^9 K- @( V! u* s
Much as I like it, I won't buy.
0 ^0 t% k, O! Y Try as he would, he couldn't lift the heavy box.. m) D" h: C/ ~7 n" s$ `2 E8 n- G
时间状语从句
( |& }4 A) k/ ?: [/ v8 e* H+ \1 [ (1)as、when、while2 B/ m9 ]- O( B4 Y7 d2 S
as表示“当……的时候”,往往和when/while通用,但它着重强调主句与从句的动作或事情同时或几乎同时发生。, W/ H! |. j0 e( w+ b; ~
She came up as I was cooking.(同时)2 {. w; Q& _: v- \. i
The runners started as the gun went off.(几乎同时)% R7 n6 s4 [8 N4 A# @
when:(at or during the time that)既可以表示在某一点的时候,又可表示在某一段时间内,主句与从句的动作或事情可以同时发生也可以先后发生。" f3 ~2 i7 z5 `' G) ~5 a
It was raining when we arrived.(指时间点)0 z! }' }" X7 Y: O% v) r$ n
When we were at school, we went to the library every day.(在一段时间内); k2 A) j) P& v: B$ q, G$ t
while意思是“当……的时候”或“在某一段时间里”。主句中的动作或事情在从句中的动作或事情的进展过程中发生,从句中的动词一般要用延续性动词。在when表示a period of time时,两者可以互换。 d3 @1 ~7 C( m( l, G a$ ^7 Q" \
Please don't talk so loud while others are working.
) N6 A% d3 f8 p/ d2 ]2 x He fell asleep while/when reading. Strike while the iron is hot.(用as或when不可,这里的while意思是“趁……”)' S6 }6 X4 W- d4 t
(2)引导时间状语从句的连接词除上述外还有:
& p) _; W1 J7 p" s% V! T$ D8 D ①till、not…until…、until、before、since% w( ]% T0 v/ N2 Y/ m+ ]3 k- Z& s
Don't get off the bus until it has stopped.
( \* y8 i4 P$ o He waited for his father until(till)it was twelve o'clock.6 a" D, ^4 u! ?
It will be five years before he returns from England. |