Question

初中英语语法问题（宾语从句）高手来帮我解答

She asked who the murderer was.中who the murderer was是宾语从句是顺序，这个我知道 但还有一句话He did not know who was the suspect.中为什么是who was the suspect而不是who the suspect was？

Answer 1

实际上从语法角度来看，两种说法都正确。who was the suspect中的who在从句中作主语，意思是“谁是那个嫌疑犯？”；而who the suspect was中的who在从句中作表语，意思是“那个嫌疑犯是谁？”。 但是，从语义表达方面来看，最好用你的理解：who the suspect was来作宾语从句。 Happy New Year to you ahead of time !

Answer 2

He did not know who was the suspect.可以翻译为：他不知道谁是疑犯。He did not know who the suspect was.可以翻译为：他不知道疑犯是谁。两句都对，看你要强调什么。

Answer 3

who was the suspect的来源是对主语提问构成的，eg.Tom was the suspect.对Tom 提问就是。