文法 – 形容詞子句 (10)
之前形容詞子句只提到關係代名詞,尚未提到關係副詞。如同關係代名詞,關係副詞也是形容或修飾一個名詞。以關係副詞引導出來的形容詞子句,也稱為關係子句,它常用到的關係副詞如下:
when – 用來修飾時間。
where – 用來修飾地方。
why – 用來修飾原因。
how –用來修飾方式或方法。
各類關係副詞引導出來的形容詞子句(續):
3) why的例句
- This is not a good excuse why you came to office late this morning.
= This is not a good excuse for which you came to office late this morning. (why = for which)
= This is not a good excuse you came to office late this morning.
(省略why)
主要子句: this is not a good excuse
形容詞子句: why you came to office late this morning
先行詞: excuse
why是形容詞子句的關係副詞
- We don’t know the reason why Ken didn’t come to the meeting.
(形容詞子句)
主要子句: we don’t know the reason
形容詞子句: why Ken didn’t come to the meeting
先行詞: reason
why是形容詞子句的關係副詞
= We don’t know why Ken didn’t come to the meeting. (名詞子句)
(省略 the reason)
= We don’t know the reason Ken didn’t come to the meeting.
- The reason why Nick doesn’t like Tammy is very important.
這個句子的主詞: the reason
這個句子的動詞: is
這個句子的補語: very important
形容詞子句: why Nick doesn’t like Tammy ()
why是形容詞子句的關係副詞
整句的意思是: Nick不喜歡Tammy的原因是很重要的。
= The reason Nick doesn’t like Tammy is very important.
= Why Nick doesn’t like Tammy is very important. (名詞子句)
注意:
1) 請特別留意省略與取代的例子。