什麼是英文複句？該如何組織它？

如何組成一個英文複句？

形成複句並不像它的名字所說的那麼“複雜”。只需要考慮一下結構。我們來看下方例子:

My mother cried an ocean of tears while watching her favorite soap opera.

獨立子句: My mother cried an ocean of tears
從屬子句: while watching her favorite soap opera

請注意，獨立子句可以單獨作為一個有主詞和謂詞的句子。我們可以單獨寫成一個完整的句子，如下所示：

“My mother cried an ocean of tears.”
             主語            謂語

另一方面，從屬子句以連詞“while”開頭，接著是一個不完整的短語。如果我們把它分開，就會讓我們無法理解句意。

                “while watching her favorite soap opera”
                               連接詞                     短句

上面的子句毫無意義，因為它給我們留下了一個問題：“誰在看她最喜歡的肥皂劇？”表述不清楚，但是如果我們將兩個子句（從屬子句和獨立子句）連結在一起，我們就可以形成一個重新定義的句子。

用從屬連接詞構成複句

從屬連詞“after, although, as, because, before, if, since, until, whereas, while”在英文中形成複句。

                例句:

                After the wedding ceremony, my friend and I will go to the club to party.
                Mr. Miller reported to work today, although he was feeling under the weather.
                My father thought I was awake as he saw me moving.
                Because of the flood, the buses were not able to get through.
                You should finish your homework before going to bed.
                He will meet me if he has time.
                She has been so depressed since her mother’s death.
                The application is open until further notice.
                The driver’s feet were wounded, whereas his arms were broken.
                I bumped into an associate while rushing to the elevator.

使用 WH 疑問詞 + ever 來形成複句

單詞“whatever, whenever, wherever, whichever, whoever, 和 however”也用於複句中。以下是一些例句：

                You can choose whatever style of dress you like.
                Just let me know whenever you are ready.
                Wherever you go, I hope you’ll be fine.
                Whoever told you the information, I’m sure she’s lying.
                The sales results are not good however you look at them.

使用關係代名詞來形成複句

關係代名詞「that、which、who、whom、whose」也用在英文的複句中。

                That – 用於定義人、事物、動物、事件等的子句。

例句: This is the car that I used to drive.

                Which – 用作非限定關係子句，指涉事物、動物、事件等。

例句: The sales lady was able to record the incident which led to solving the crime.

                Who – 代表執行句子中的動作或前句所指的人。

例句: Dr. Peters is the son of the late Prime Minister Peters who lifted the country’s economic status to stability.

                Whom – 用來指稱接受句子中動作的人。

例句: I gave the book to my mother whom I love dearly.

                Whose – 指擁有某物。

例句: The army awarded Jane whose dedication to military service was commendable.

用英文組成複句具有挑戰性，因為必須考慮很多事情才能確保句子結構正確。如果了解基本規則並使用適當的連接詞，會更容易用英文組成複句。

除了考慮事情之外，你還必須考慮句子的含義。即使已經知道如何建構英文複句，也要確保其含義不受影響。不管你如何正確地寫出複雜的句子，只要意思表達不清楚，句子仍然會變得沒有意義。

學習基礎知識後，嘗試使用英文複句，會使溝通表達更順暢。

為什麼要使用英文複句？

作為語言學生，會被英文文法的各個方面的轟炸，但你不必擔心，因為這些不會成為學習障礙，而是提高語言能力的有用工具。學習英文複句等句子結構是執行有意義的對話和有效溝通的基石。

使用英文複句可以讓你清楚地表達你的想法，尤其是在寫作中。還可以讓你意識到使用正確的子句連接詞，使句子結構適當。