Question

英语句子结构分析.

I offered our Japanese friends whatever assistance is needed.

这句的(that) is needed 可不可以换成分词needed 修饰 assistance?

Answer 1

这句话的结构分析：
I 主语
offered 动词谓语
后面接双宾语：our Japanese friends和whatever assistance is needed。
意思是：我 提供 我们的日本朋友们 一切所需的援助。
直接宾语whatever assistance is needed，如果用形容词needed修饰名词assistance，必须将形容词直接放在名词前面，不能放在后面。形容词做定语放在名词后面没有这样的用法。而且作为从句，whatever后面必须是独立的句子，也不能是定语后置的词组。
所以答案是不能。

Answer 2

可以，有这样的说法。即：I offered our Japanese friends whatever assistance needed.

其他例子有：
PM Lee says family of boys will get whatever help needed.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano (neh-pahl-ih-TAN'-oh) is directing her agency to provide "whatever assistance" necessary in the wake of two explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.

Answer 3

不可以，whatever后面跟从句，不能跟词组。
而且从句是被动语态