谈英语中几个状语从句的分类

On the Classification of the Adverbial Clauses

语法学家多把forfearthat、lest以及某些情况下incase引导的从句归类为目的状语从句,本文旨在通过语义和例证分析论证forfearthat引导的从句为原因状语从句;lest和incase引导的从句在某些情况下亦应归类为原因状语从句。

Most grammarians identify the adverbial chuses introduced by ＂for fear that＂, ＂lest＂, and sometimes ＂ in case＂, as adverbial claus,es of purpose. This paper argues, in view of the evidence from the semantic analysis and example study herein, that those introduced by ＂for fear that＂, and in certain cases ＂lest＂ and ＂in case＂, are adverbial chuses of reason.