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中学英语基础知识点多面宽,学生们总是感到难以准确地理解和掌握,因此老师一讲学生就懂而学生自己一动笔就错的现象时有发生。怎样才能活用所学的基础知识是一个急待解决的问题。在此,笔者结合教学实践,谈谈如何利用句式变换来获得事半功倍的学习效果。
英语句子从结构上可分为简单句、并列句、复合句三种;简单句的五种基本句型是句式变换的核心。解题时可首先根据特定的语境,把握句式的特点并确定出最佳答案,然后再结合语境变换句式,以期能举一反三,解决这一类问题。
例1. This is the most beautiful gift I’ve ever received, ___________ I will value for all my life.
A. itB. that C. one D. what
分析:该题中后半部分是对前面the most beautiful gift的补充说明。英语中后者对前者的补充说明可以用三种句式:
(1)非限制性定语从句: This is the most beautiful gift I’ve ever received, which I will value for all my life.
(2) 并列句: This is the most beautiful gift I’ve ever received and I will value it for all my life.
(3)同位语:如上题答案为C,one用作同位语,指“一份我将永远珍视的礼物。”
如果用what则可以表达如下: The most beautiful gift I’ve ever received is what I will value for all my life. (what引导表语从句)
例2. ______________ is known to us all is that every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve one’s condition.
A. As B. That C. What D. It
分析:该题意为“众所周知,每一个障碍都是一次提高自我的机会。”学生们很容易习惯性地选择D项,而此题的正确答案为C。what在此引导一个主语从句,that在句中引导一个表语从句,整个句子是“主语 + 系表”结构。该句还可有三种句式表达:
(1) 形式主语句型: It is known to us all that every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve one’s condition.
(2) 非限制性定语从句: As is known to us all, every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve one’s condition.
(3) that引导的主语从句: That every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve one’s condition is known to us all.
例3. ___________-- straight on and you will see a church. You won’t miss it.
A. Go B. Going
C. If you go D. When going
分析:该题的关键在于句式的识别。句中用了并列连词and,从结构上看应该是一个并列句,前面部分是祈使句(动词原形开头),所以正确答案为A。该句还可有两种句式表达:
(1)简单句(-ing分词作状语): Going (When going) straight on, you will see a church. You won’t miss it.
(2) 复合句: If you go straight on, you will see a church. You won’t miss it.
例4. Students shouldn’t be given so difficult a problem___________________-they can not work out.
A. that B. which
C. while D. as
分析: 该题容易受到“so difficult a problem”的影响而误选that,因为“so + adj. + that ...”为常见句型,表示“如此……以致于……”之意。但该句中they can not work out中缺少了宾语,而空格处的连词既要连接从句,又要在从句中作work out的宾语,同时又常与so连用,故正确答案为D,即as引导一个限制性定语从句。如果用“so + adj. + that ...”句型,该句应为:
Students shouldn’t be given so difficult a problem that they can not work it out.
例5. It was twelve o’clock at midnight______________they arrived at a lonely village.
A. that B. before
C. since D. when
分析: 以“It is / was” 开头的句子通常可以先判断是否为强调结构,方法是先去掉“It is / was”和空格处的连词,然后再分析句子剩下部分的结构意义是否完整,如果完整,就是强调结构,否则,则不是。该句中去掉“It is / was”和空格后,twelve o’clock at midnight they arrived at a lonely village在结构上不完整,若需要句子完整则需要在twelve o’clock at midnight之前加上介词at,所以该句不是强调结构。该题答案为D, when在此处引导一个时间状语从句。本句若用强调句表达应为:
It was at twelve o’clock at midnight that they arrived at a lonely village.
句式变换不仅可用于不同句型之间的同义转换表达,也可以用于同一句型的不同变化。
例6. “You can’t have this football back _____________ you promise not to kick it at my cat again,” the old man said firmly.
A. because B. since
C. when D. until
分析:该题意为“直到你承诺不再用球踢我的猫,你才可以拿回这个足球。”,其中“直到……才……”常用“not ... until ...”结构表达,故答案为D。该句型还可以用下面两种句型表达:
(1) 倒装句: Not until you promise not to kick it at my cat again can you have this football back.
(2)强调句: It is not until you promise not to kick it at my cat again that you can have this football back.
以上几例旨在抛砖引玉,在英语学习中同学们既要熟练地掌握基本句式,同时也要明析语境,学会变通,才能最终提高学习效率。
英语句子从结构上可分为简单句、并列句、复合句三种;简单句的五种基本句型是句式变换的核心。解题时可首先根据特定的语境,把握句式的特点并确定出最佳答案,然后再结合语境变换句式,以期能举一反三,解决这一类问题。
例1. This is the most beautiful gift I’ve ever received, ___________ I will value for all my life.
A. itB. that C. one D. what
分析:该题中后半部分是对前面the most beautiful gift的补充说明。英语中后者对前者的补充说明可以用三种句式:
(1)非限制性定语从句: This is the most beautiful gift I’ve ever received, which I will value for all my life.
(2) 并列句: This is the most beautiful gift I’ve ever received and I will value it for all my life.
(3)同位语:如上题答案为C,one用作同位语,指“一份我将永远珍视的礼物。”
如果用what则可以表达如下: The most beautiful gift I’ve ever received is what I will value for all my life. (what引导表语从句)
例2. ______________ is known to us all is that every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve one’s condition.
A. As B. That C. What D. It
分析:该题意为“众所周知,每一个障碍都是一次提高自我的机会。”学生们很容易习惯性地选择D项,而此题的正确答案为C。what在此引导一个主语从句,that在句中引导一个表语从句,整个句子是“主语 + 系表”结构。该句还可有三种句式表达:
(1) 形式主语句型: It is known to us all that every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve one’s condition.
(2) 非限制性定语从句: As is known to us all, every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve one’s condition.
(3) that引导的主语从句: That every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve one’s condition is known to us all.
例3. ___________-- straight on and you will see a church. You won’t miss it.
A. Go B. Going
C. If you go D. When going
分析:该题的关键在于句式的识别。句中用了并列连词and,从结构上看应该是一个并列句,前面部分是祈使句(动词原形开头),所以正确答案为A。该句还可有两种句式表达:
(1)简单句(-ing分词作状语): Going (When going) straight on, you will see a church. You won’t miss it.
(2) 复合句: If you go straight on, you will see a church. You won’t miss it.
例4. Students shouldn’t be given so difficult a problem___________________-they can not work out.
A. that B. which
C. while D. as
分析: 该题容易受到“so difficult a problem”的影响而误选that,因为“so + adj. + that ...”为常见句型,表示“如此……以致于……”之意。但该句中they can not work out中缺少了宾语,而空格处的连词既要连接从句,又要在从句中作work out的宾语,同时又常与so连用,故正确答案为D,即as引导一个限制性定语从句。如果用“so + adj. + that ...”句型,该句应为:
Students shouldn’t be given so difficult a problem that they can not work it out.
例5. It was twelve o’clock at midnight______________they arrived at a lonely village.
A. that B. before
C. since D. when
分析: 以“It is / was” 开头的句子通常可以先判断是否为强调结构,方法是先去掉“It is / was”和空格处的连词,然后再分析句子剩下部分的结构意义是否完整,如果完整,就是强调结构,否则,则不是。该句中去掉“It is / was”和空格后,twelve o’clock at midnight they arrived at a lonely village在结构上不完整,若需要句子完整则需要在twelve o’clock at midnight之前加上介词at,所以该句不是强调结构。该题答案为D, when在此处引导一个时间状语从句。本句若用强调句表达应为:
It was at twelve o’clock at midnight that they arrived at a lonely village.
句式变换不仅可用于不同句型之间的同义转换表达,也可以用于同一句型的不同变化。
例6. “You can’t have this football back _____________ you promise not to kick it at my cat again,” the old man said firmly.
A. because B. since
C. when D. until
分析:该题意为“直到你承诺不再用球踢我的猫,你才可以拿回这个足球。”,其中“直到……才……”常用“not ... until ...”结构表达,故答案为D。该句型还可以用下面两种句型表达:
(1) 倒装句: Not until you promise not to kick it at my cat again can you have this football back.
(2)强调句: It is not until you promise not to kick it at my cat again that you can have this football back.
以上几例旨在抛砖引玉,在英语学习中同学们既要熟练地掌握基本句式,同时也要明析语境,学会变通,才能最终提高学习效率。