whether/ if及疑问词引导的宾语从句
上一个模块中我们学习了that引导的宾语从句,本模块我们学习whether / if引导的宾语从句和疑问词引导的宾语从句。 一、whether / if引导的宾语从句
当一般疑问句充当句中的宾语时,用连词whether或if引导,连词在从句中不充当任何句子成分,意为“是否”,不可省略。当宾语从句中没有or not时,whether和if都能用;但当宾语从句中有or not时,只能用whether。另外,充当宾语从句的一般疑问句要变为陈述句语序。如: Will she go to Beijing tomorrow? I don’t know.
→I don’t know if / whether she will go to Beijing tomorrow. Will David move to our city or not? She asked.
→She asked whether David will move to our city or not. 二、疑问词引导的宾语从句
当特殊疑问句充当句中的宾语时,由原来的疑问代词what, who, which等或疑问副词when, where, how, why等作为连接词,这些词在宾语从句中充当一定的句子成分,都有各自的词义,不可省略。另外,充当宾语从句的特殊疑问句要变为陈述句语序。如:
What is his sister going to do? I ask Jack. →I ask Jack what his sister is going to do. When did she arrive in Beijing? I want to know. →I want to know when she arrived in Beijing.
Where did you buy the beautiful scarf? Could you tell me? →Could you tell me where you bought the beautiful scarf? 三、whether / if及疑问词引导的宾语从句的时态
我们在使用这两类从句的过程中,当主句的谓语动词是一般现在时的时候,宾语从句的谓语动词可根据需要使用适当的时态;当主句的谓语动词是一般过去时的时候,宾语从句的谓语动词常用相应的过去时态;但当宾语从句表述的是客观真理时,不管主句的谓语动词是何种时态,该从句须用一般现在时。如: I want to know whether / if your brother went to the zoo yesterday.
Susan asks whether / if she can go to the school after eight o’clock. He asked me what I was doing at that time.
The little boy asked whether / if all the planets go around the sun. 【运用】将下列汉语句子翻译成英语。 1. 托尼问我住在哪儿。
_____________________________________ 2. 我想知道他明天会去游泳还是不会。 _____________________________________ 3. 我想知道他姐姐是不是英语老师。 _____________________________________
答案 【运用】
1. Tony asks where I live.
2. I want to know whether he’ll go swimming tomorrow or not. 3. I want to know if / whether his sister is an English teacher.