that从句
that引导的宾语从句:
省略:that引导宾语从句,起连接主、从句的作用,本身无意义,在口语或非正式文体中常省略。
不省略:
1、从句的主语是that时,that不能省。
We know that that is an important meeting.
2、动词后接多于两个由that引导的宾语从句时,第一个that可省,但后面的that不可省。
He said (that) you were too young to understand the matter and that he was asked not to tell you.
3、that引导的宾语从句中紧跟复合句从句时,that不能省。
I think that if you have lost the library book, you must pay for it.
4、当主句的谓语与宾语从句之间有插入语时,that不能省。
He says, in the newspaper, that English is getting more and more important.
5、当that从句是双宾语中的直接宾语时,that不可省。
I can’t tell him that his mother died.
that引导宾语从句的用法
1、常用在一些动词后面,这些动词有:say, think, insist, wish, hope, demand, imagine, wonder, know, suppose, see, believe, agree, admit, deny, expect, explain, order, command, feel, dream, suggest, hear, mean, notice, prefer, request, require, propose, declare, report等。
My father says (that)he is listening to the weather report.
2、主句是“主系表(形容词)”结构,形容词后常接that引导的宾语从句。这类形容词多表示感情:happy, glad, pleased, sad, sure, afraid等。
I’m afraid(that)he can’t come.
特殊用法:
否定转移:当主句谓语动词是think, believe, suppose, expect等词,宾语从句的意思是否定时,常把否定形式转移至主句表示。
I don’t think it is right for him to treat you like that.