(4)It is kind of you to give me so much help.(不定式)
(5)Helping others is helping yourself.(动名词)
(6)Whether he will come is uncertain.(主语从句)
(7)It's said that he will not come back again.(主语从句)
2. 句子谓语
谓语(predicate) 或谓语动词(predicate verb) 的位置一般在主语之后。谓语有简单谓语和复合谓语两种。简单谓语是由一个行为动词构成的,比较容易识别。复合谓语包括情态动词+ 动词原形、连系动词+ 表语、动词短语及被动语态bedone、进行时态be doing、完成时态 has/ have done、将来时态will do / be going to do 等。
(1)You can make a difference if you are confident.
(2)He was followed by the fans.
(3)I was about to go out when my phone rang.
(二)以连词为分界点,确定句子是并列句或复合句
并列连词连接并列句,常见的并列连词有and, but, yet, or,so, for ,not only...but also,while(然而)。
从属连词连接复合句,常见的从属连词引导状语从句的有when, after, before, till, until, since, though, although, because等,引导定语从句的有 that,who, whom, which,where, when 等,引导名词性从句的有what, that 等。
(1)She is a pupil admired by all her classmates.( 定语)
=She is a pupil who is admired by all her classmates.
(2)This is the novel translated into a few languages(. 定语)
=This is the novel that has translated into a few languages.
(3)Written in a hurry, this article was not so good.(原因状语)
=Because it was Written in a hurry, this article was not so good.
(4)Following the teacher, the students walked into the office.(伴随状语)
=The students followed the teacher, and the students walked into the office.
(五)同位语
由两个或两个以上同一层次的语言单位组成的结构,后项是前项的同位语。
(1)Mr Zhang, our president, asked us not to punish students.
(2)Tony, one of the most clever boys in our school, is planning to attend the university.
(3)They were worried over the fact that you could not take part in the sports meeting.
(4)The news that he was ill is not true.
(六)把介词短语看成一个整体
介词短语在句子中充当表语、定语、状语等。
(1)In spite of the difficulties, we went on with our work.
(2)Apps are of great use.
(3)Did you like the last grand fashion show of the 20thcentury?
三、长难句的分析实例
(Book 6 Unit 5 The power of nature )
(1)Sometimes working outdoors, sometimes in an office, sometimes using scientific equipment and sometimes meeting local people and tourists, I am never bored.
分析:此句主干是I am never bored,而其前面出现了四个状语,分别是working outdoors, in an office, using scientificequipment 和meeting local people and tourists。
(2)Although my job is occasionally dangerous, I don't mind because danger excites me and makes me feel alive.