最新表语从句讲解及专项练习、答案

表语从句讲解及专项练习

概念：表语从句是在复合句中作表语的名词性从句。

放在系动词之后,一般结构是“主语+系动词+表语从句”

可以接表语从句的连系动词有be, look, remain, seem等。

★ The trouble is that we are short of money.困难是我们资金短缺。

★ That is why stone walls are used instead of fences around New England fields.这就是为什么在新英格兰用石头墙而不用栅栏的原因。

★ At that time, it seemed as if I couldn't think of the right word anyhow.当时,我似乎怎么也想不

出一个恰当的字眼来。

引导表语从句的词：

从属连词that、whether、as though、as if（That引导表语从句时，在口语中，间或可以省略。）

关系代词who, what, which, whom, whose, whatever, whoever, whomever, whichever等；

关系副词when, where, why, how, however, whenever, wherever等。

※由从属连词that，whether引导的表语从句。

that在引导表语从句时无词义，而whether有词义，意为、“是否”。这时主句的主语常常是

些抽象名词，如question(问题)，trouble(麻烦)，problem(问题)，result(结果)，chance(可能性)，suggestion(建议)，idea(想法)，reason(理由)等。表语从句对主句主语进行说明、解释，使主

语的内容具体化。

例如：

★ The trouble is (that) she has lost his money. 麻烦的事是他丢了钱。

★The question is whether we need more ice cream.问题是我们是否还需要一些冰淇淋。

★The problem was that it was too valuable for everyday use.问题是它作为日常之用太贵

重了。

★What she couldn’t understand w as that fewer and fewer students showed interest in her lessons. 我们不能理解越来越少的学生对他的课不感兴趣。

※由关系代词引导的表语从句。

关系代词who, what, which, whom, whose, whatever, whoever, whomever, whichever等引导表语从句，在句中作主语、宾语、表语，关系代词不能省略。

例如：

★The question is which of us should go.问题是我们哪一个应该去。

★The problem was who could do the work.问题是谁能做这项工作。

★That's what he is worrying about.那就是他在担心的事。

★That's what we should do.那是我们应该做的。

※由关系副词引导的表语从句。

关系副词when, where, how, why 除在句子起连接作用外，在从句中还充当时间，地点，方

式或原因状语，本身具有词义。

例如：

★Go and get your coat. It's where you left it. 去把雨衣拿来。就在你原来放的地方。

why I got wet through. 我们既没伞也没★I had neither a raincoat nor an umbrella. That’s

雨衣，这是我们淋湿的原因。

★That is how mice ruin many stores of grain every year.那就是老鼠是怎样每年损害大量粮食的。

★That is what he is worried about.那就是他所担心的。

※由连词because，as if/as though等引导的表语从句。

★It looked as if it was going to snow.看起来好像要下雪了。

★That's because we never thought of it.这是因为我们从未想过此事。

好像他不知道答案。

★It seems as if he didn’t know the answer.

注意

A. 表语从句一定要用陈述语序。

False: The question is when can he arrive at the hotel.

Right: The question is when he can arrive at the hotel.

B. 不可以用if，而用whether 连接表语从句(as if 例外）。

引导宾语从句时可以互换if/whether 位于介词后要用whether

位于句首时要用whether。

引导表语从句，主语从句，同位语从句时要用whether。

False: The question is if the enemy is marching towards us.

Right: The question is whether the enemy is marching towards us.

Right: It looked as if he had understood this question.

C.不像宾语从句，在有表语从句的复合句中，主句时态和从句时态可以不一致。

Right: The question is who will travel with me to Beijing tomorrow.

Right: The question is why he cried yesterday.

D. that在表语从句中不可以省掉。

基本用法

表语从句只能置于主句之后，而主句的动词只能是联系动词。

名词性从句在be等系动词后作表语时被称为表语从句

例如：

★The problem is how we can get the things we need.

问题是我们怎样能弄到我们需要的东西。(how 在表语从句中充当方式状语)

★The scissors are not what I need. 这把剪刀不是我所需要的。(what 在表语从句中充当宾语)

★What I told him was that I would find him a good play. 我告诉他的是我会给他找个好剧本。(what在主语从句中作直接宾语，that作为表语从句的引导词在该表语从句中不充当句

子成分，不能省略)

★That is what I want to tell you.那就是我想要对你讲的。(what在表语从句中充当直接宾语)

★That is why she failed to pass the exam. 那就是她考试不及格的原因。(why 在表语从句中充当原因状语)

表语测试

1. The question is ________ we will have our sports meet next week.

A. that

B. if

C. when

D. whether

2．The reason why he failed is ________he was too careless.

A. because

B. that

C. for

D. because of

3. Go and get your coat. It’ s ________you left it

A. where

B. there

C. there where

D. where there

4．The problem is _________to take the place of Ted

A. who can we get

B. what we can get

C. who we can get

D. that we can get

5. What I want to know is ______ he likes the gift given by us.

A. that

B. if

C. whether

D.不填

6. The reason is_________ I missed the bus.

A. that

B. when

C. why

D. what

7. That is __ ___ we were late last time.

A. that

B. when

C. why

D. what

8. She looked _________ she were ten years younger.

A. that

B. like

C. as

D. as though

9.—I fell sick!

--I think it is _______ you are doing too much.

A. why

B. when

C. what

D. because

10. The reason why he hasn’t come is ___________.

A. because his mother is ill

B. because of his mother’s being ill

C. that his mother is ill

D. for his mother is ill

11. —He was born here.

-- That is _______ he likes the place so much.

A. that

B. what

C. why

D. how

12.That is ______ Lu Xun once lived.

A. what

B. where

C. that

D. why

13．_______your father wants to know is________ getting on with your studies.

A. What; how are you

B. That；how you are

C. How；that you are

D. What；how you are

14. The trouble is__________ we are short of tools.

A. what

B. that

C. how

D. why that

15. America was __________was first called “India” by Columbus.

A. what

B. where

C. the place

D. there where

16. China is becoming stronger and stronger. It is no longer_________ .

A. what it used to be

B. what it was used to being

C. what it used to being

D. what it was used to be

17. ________he really means is ________he disagrees with us.

A. What … that

B. That … what

C. What … what

D. That … what

18. The energy is ________ makes the cells able to do their work.

A. that

B. which

C. what

D. such

19 —I drove to Zhuhai for the air show last week.

—Is that_____ you had a few days off？

A. why B .what C. when D. where

20 .I had neither a raincoat nor an umbrella ____I got wet through.

B. That’s why

C. There’s why

D. It’s how

A. It’s the reason

21. See the flags on top of the building? That was ______ we did this morning.

A. when

B. which

C. where

D. what

22. --- Are you still thinking about yesterday’s game?

---Oh, that’s _____.

A. what makes me feel excited

B. whatever I feel excited about

C. how I feel about it

D. when I feel excited

23. What surprised me was not what he said but ______ he said it.

A. the way

B. in the way that

C. in the way

D. the way which

答案

1~5: DBACC

6~10 :ACDDC

11~15:CBDBA

16~20: AACAB

21~23: DAA