在三种英语从句中,名词从句与副词从句用得较多,错误也较少。形容词从句用得较少,但却最易犯错,尤其是下列四种错法: ㈠重复形容词中的宾语。例如: *① The essay which John wrote it yesterday got a good grade. *② Do you know the name of the man whom the police are looking for him? 在①里的形容词从句中的it和②里的him都是重复的宾语,因为这两个宾语已经由关系代词which和whom接管了。因此,it和him是多余的,必须去掉。 ㈡关系代词或关系副词不对。例如: *③ This is the dog who ate up the food. *④ Do you know the time which we must resume work? ③里的关系代词who和④里的which都错。③里的先行词是一种动物,关系代词里which或that才对。④里的先行词是时间,应该用关系副词when才可。 ㈢形容词从句修饰的对象不符。例如: *⑤ Malcolm finished the work and then left the office which was well-planned. 这里的形容词从句which was well-planned,应该修饰名词 the work,不是the office,因此犯了修饰的对象不符之错。最容易的改正方法,是使这个从句紧扣在先行词the work后面,即: ⑥ Malcolm finished the work which was well-planned and then left the office. |