同位语从句

用作同位语的从句叫做同位语从句。同位语从句其形式与定语从句相似。而这之前都有先行词，但与先行词的关系不同：同位语从句的先行词多为fact，news，idea，thought，question，reply，report，remark等，关联词多用连词that。如：

（1）They were all very much worried over the fact that you were sick .

对你生病这件事，他们很焦虑。（先行词是fact） （2）Where did you get the idea that I could not come ? 你在哪儿听说我不能来？（先行词是idea）

（3）Early in the day came the news that Germany had declared war on Russia .

德国已对俄国宣战的消息一大早就传来了。

（4）”There is a real danger that Oxford will not retain its world position ,”said Dr Brian Smith .

“现在牛津大学有保不住它的世界地位的实际危险，”布莱恩史密斯博士说。（先行词是danger）

关联词that在非正式文体中可省去，如：

（5）He grabbed his suit case and gave the impression he was boarding the Tokyo plane .

他拿起了手提箱，给人的印象是他要登上飞往东京的飞机了。（同位语从句he was boarding ……省去了关联词that）

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同位语从句偶尔由连词whether引导。如：

（6）He was again tortured by the doubt whether or not he might venture to meet Antonia at the station .

他再次为他是否可冒昧去车站接安东尼娅这种疑虑所折磨。 疑问代词who，which，that和疑问副词where，when，why，how也可引导同位语从句。如：

（7）The question who should do the work requires consideration.

谁该干这项工作，这个问题需要考虑。（疑问代词who引导同位语从句）

（8）We haven’t yet settled the question where we are going to spend our summer vacation .

到哪儿去度暑假，这个问题我们还没决定。（疑问副词where引导同位语从句）

（9）It is a question how he did it .

那是一个他如何做了此事的问题。（疑问副词how引导同位语从句）

同位语从句一般紧跟其先行词之后，但有时亦可与先行词分开，置于句末。如：

（10）The suggestion came from the chairman that the new rule be adopted .

采纳新规则的建议是主席提出来的。

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