深入浅出解析名词性从句、定语从句以及“as”的用法

To Compare Nominal Clauses and Attributive Clauses and to Study“as”

在语法书中,名词性从句与定语从句从来都是被分别讲解的,英语学习者也就分别学习这两种语法现象,然而在使用它们的时候,却会犯各种各样的错误,原因之一就是容易把两者混淆。该文对比分析名词性从句与定语从句,找出相同疑问词/关系词所引出的名词性从句与定语从句的结构差异和语法作用的不同。"As"一词对于英语学习者来说也是一个难点和容易出错的词汇,该文列出"as"作关系代词的典型例句,分析出"as"有"像某事"、"像某物"或"像某人"的意思,而并不是单纯表示"某事"、"某物"或"某人",因此,不能换成"which","that"或"who",进而提出解决方法,当"as"指"像某事"或"像某物"时,可以替换成"like what";当"as"指"像某人"时,可以替换成"like+某人+who"。希望本文深入浅出的解析对在此类语法现象易犯错的英语学习者有所帮助。

Nominal clauses and attributive clauses have been expounded separately in grammar books, and thus English learners have to study them separately. In practice, however, they are prone to make mistakes in the two grammatical forms, being confused with them. The paper lists the differences in terms of clausal structures and grammatical functions by contrasting nominal clauses and attributive clauses.'As'is difficult to learn and English learners are prone to make mistakes when using it. The paper lists the typical examples of'as', analyzing'as'can imply'like something'or'like somebody', which can’t be explained simplistically as'which','that'or'who'. So,'as'can be replaced with'like what'when signifying'like something', and with'like somebody who'when signifying'like somebody'. The simple explanations may offer some guidance to the English learners confused with these grammatical phenomena.