第十一章 词组(phrases)和子句(clauses)
请看以下的句子,特别注意划线的字群:
1.understanding english is easy.
2.i want you to work hard.
3.peter, who has been to england, speaks good english.
4.i told him that i was going away.
understanding english和to work hard有一共同特色,他们都没有主词,也没有动词,这种字群,叫做词组(phrase)。
who has been to england和i was going away中,内部都有主词和动词,这种字群,叫子句(clause)。
由于我们已经对词组很熟悉,我们在这里不再讨论,而我们在这一章将多多介绍子句的用法。