英语小步
中高级 · 英语语法

长句拆解:先抓主干,再读修饰

把定语、原因和补充信息逐层放回去,读懂较长句子。

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这一课学什么

  • 先找主句的主语和谓语
  • 看清连接词,再把背景和原因放回主干

先找主句的主语和谓语

The book that I bought yesterday is useful 的主干是 The book is useful;that I bought yesterday 说明是哪本书。句子里出现多个动词时,先辨认哪些属于从句,别直接把第一个动词当作主句谓语。

The message that Mei sent this morning was helpful.

小美今天上午发来的那条消息很有帮助。

The students who joined the club last week are preparing a show.

上周加入社团的学生们正在准备一个节目。

看清连接词,再把背景和原因放回主干

Although the bus was late, we arrived before the lesson started 的主句是 we arrived;although 部分是让步背景,before 部分交代时间。阅读时先确定发生了什么,再补充条件、原因和时间,不逐词按中文顺序硬拼。

Although it was raining, the students who lived nearby walked to school.

虽然在下雨,住在附近的学生们还是步行去学校了。

We changed the plan because the room that we had booked was unavailable.

我们改变了计划,因为预订的房间无法使用。