考研英语试题语法难点精析--被分隔的定语从句
语法难点精析之三:被分隔的定语从句
定语从句一般紧接被它所修饰的先行词;但有时候它和先行词之间有可能插入其他成分,使它与先行词分隔开来,这种定语从句叫作被分隔的定语从句,在阅读文章时会经常遇到这种情况,在阅读是要注意识别先行词的修饰对象。
一般说来,定语从句被分割开来大致有以下三种:
①在先行词与定语从句之间插入一个状语。
如:There are many thousands of stars in the sky that are like the sun.
在太空中有成千上万的象太阳般的星星。
乍一看,that引导的定语从句在名词sky的后面,似乎应该是修饰sky的。但仔细一想,”不对啊,天空怎么能象太阳呢?“,原来that引导的定语从句被in the sky这个地点状语分隔开来,修饰中心词stars。
②在先行词与定语从句之间插入一个定语。
如:Do you remember one afternoon ten years ago when I came to your house and borrowed a diamond necklace?
你还记得吗,十年前的一天下午,我来到你家,找你借了一条钻石项链?
when I came to your house and borrowed a diamond necklace 实际上是修饰afternoon而不是修饰 years。ten years ago 实际上是定语后置修饰afternoon。
③先行词与定语从句被谓语分隔开来。此时,先行词通常是句子的主语,因定语从句较长,主句谓语较短,为使句子平衡,常将定语从句移至谓语之后
如:A new master will come tomorrow who will teach you German.
明天,新(男)老师将来交你德语。
语法难点精析之四:besides,but,except,exept for,excepting,apart from的区别
(1) besides与except
前者表示”除...以外,还有...”;后者表示”从整体中除去...”
这个大家都知道,就不举例子了.
(2)except与except for
a.除去的和非除去的是同类事物,用except
eg:
All the essays are well written except Nelson's.
Nelson的文章(除去的)和All the essays(非除去的)是同类事物,所以用except.
b.除去的和非除去的不是同类事物,用except for,并且从语气上通常表示遗憾.
eg:His essay is well written except for a few spelling mistakes.
a few spelling mistakes(除去的)和His essay(非除去的)是不同类的事物.
(3)apart from 具有多重意义:既可表示besides,也可以表示exept或exept for,还可以表示without的意思
eg:
Apart from the cost,it will take a lot of time.(=besides)
The orphan had no one to take care of him apart from his uncle.(=except)
He has done good work,apart from a few slight faults.(=except for)
There can be no knowledge apart from practice.实践出真知.(=without)
(4)excepting =except,但一般用于句首或用于not,without,always等词之后
eg:
Excepting his brother,they are all right.
Everyone,not excepting myself,must share the blame.
All of us,without excepting those who know more about the subject,should study.
All my brothers com here every day,always excepting the youngest.