三大从句

简单句—并列句—复合句（三大从句）

简单句：He came in. He forgot to close the door.

并列句：He came in, and he forgot to close the door.

复合句：After he came in, he forgot to close the door.

定语从句

(常见连接词：which、that、who、whom、whose、as、when、where)

1.It is the third time that she has won the race, whichhas surprised us all.

2.In our class there are 46 students, half of whom wear glasses.

3.The prize will go to the writer whose story shows the most imagination.

名词性从句

(常见连接词：what、which、who、whom、whether、when、where、how、why、whatever…)

1. What you did made a great influence on our country.

2. That is why he can’t come with his parents.

3. I don’t care who will be in charge of our debate team. WhatI care about is whether he is a man of responsibility.

4. Tom brought us a good news that China won the World Cup.

5. It suddenly happened to himthat he had left his keys in the office.

状语从句

(常见连接词：when、before、after、as、until、since、as soon as、where、because、for、if、as long as、unless、so that、in order that、in case、although、though、even though、as though、however、as if…)

1.WhenTom graduated from Oxford University, he had got a quite astonishing job.

2.Jack don’t get along well with his new colleagues because they think he has nothing interesting to share

3.Many of them did n’t listen to his advice,although they knew it to be valuable.

定从/名从/状从

1. We live in an age when more information is easy to get than ever before.

2. Nancy enjoyed herself so much whenshe visited her friends in Sydney last year.

3. We’ve offered her the opportunity, but I don’t know when she can accept it.

三大从句辨析

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1.Maria has written two novels, both of which have been made into television series.

2.The newcomer went to the library the other day and searched for whatever he could find about Mark Twain.

3.It doesn’t matter whether you turn right or left at the crossing ---both roads lead to the park.

4.You can’t borrow books from the school library unless you get your student card.

5. The air quality in the city, as is shown in the report, has improved over the past two months.

6.By 16:30, which was almost closing time, nearly all the paintings had been sold.

7.Scientists study how human brains work to make computers.

8.Sales director is a position where communication ability is just as important as sales.

9. If environmental damage is done, it will take many years for the ecosystem（生态系统）to recover.

10.Ted came for the weekend wearing only some shorts and a T-shirt, which is a stupid thing to do in such weather.

11.Mary was much kinder to Jack than she was to the others, which, of course, make all the others upset.

12.I am afraid he’s more of a talker than a doer, which is why he never finishes anything.

13.We’ve offered her the job, but I don’t know whether she’ll accept it.

14.—Did you return Fred’s call? —I didn’t need to,because I’ll see him tomorrow.

15.The old town has narrow streets and small houses that are built close to each other.

16.She showed the visitors around the museum, the construction of which had taken more than three years.

17.A man cannot smile like a child, because a child smiles with his eyes, and a man smiles with his lips alone.

18.As many five courses are provided, and you are free to choose which suits you best.

19.Jerry did not regret giving the comment but felt that he could have expressed it differently.

20.Between the two parts of the concert is an interval, when the audience can buy ice-cream.