一、地点状语从句定义
顾名思义,地点状语从句表示地点、 方位, 通常由where引导。
二、地点状语从句引导词
引导地点状语从句的连词有where(在..地方),wherever(无论哪里,在任何地方),everywhere(每一...地方,到处),anywhere(任何地方),where总是放在主句后,绝不提前。
常用引导词:where
特殊引导词:wherever, anywhere, everywhere
三、地点状语从句的用法
从属连词where“在(或到)……的地方”
例句:Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成。
1、where 在地点状语从句中,除指地点外,还可指处境等。
例句:He said he was happy where he was. 他说他对自己的处境很满意。
2、有时地点状语从句中的某些词可以省略。
例句:Fill in the blanks with the given phrases. Change the form where necessary. 用所给的短语填空,必要的地方可以改变其形式。
3、地点状语从句一般置于主句之后。
例句:Keep it where you can see it. 把它放在你看得见的地方。
注意:根据强调的需要,anywhere, everywhere和wherever也可以 (where则一般不可以) 放在句首。
4、where一般表示一个确定的但非特指的地点。
例句:The church was built where there had once been a Roman temple. 教堂建在曾一度是罗马神庙的地方。
5、wherever, anywhere 和 everywhere 表示“任何地方”。
例句:No matter where you now are in writing, you can improve with practice. 不管你在写作上你处于什么水平,练习都能帮你提高。
四、where引导的定语从句与状语从句:
where引导定语从句时,从句前应有一个表示地点的名词作先行词;而状语从句前则无需先行词。
例句:Go back where you came from.你从何处来到何处去。(where引导地点状语从句)
Go back to the palce where you came from.回到你来的那个村子里去。(where引导定语从句,修饰place)
where引导的定语从句和地点状语从句的区别是什么?
最简单的办法是看where是否有指代先行词
应到定语从句还是状语从句的区别主要可以从以下三点来看:
一、where引导定语从句时, where是关系副词, 在从句中作地点状语, 其前面有表示地点的先行词, where引导的从句修饰先行词。例如:
The bookshop where I bought this book is not far from here.
This is the house where I lived two years ago.
We will start at the point where we left off.
二、where引导状语从句时, where是从属连词, where引导的从句修饰主句的谓语动词, where前面没有表示地点的先行词。例如:
Wuhan lies where the Changjiang River and the Han Jiang River meet.
Make a mark where you have any doubts or questions.
I found my books where I had left them.
有时, where引导的地点状语从句兼有抽象条件含义, 可放在主句的前面, 而where引导的定语从句则不能。例如:
Where there is a will, there is a way. 〔谚语〕有志者事竟成。
Where there is water, there is life. 有水的地方就有生命。
三、在有些情况下, where引导的定语从句可转换为where引导的地点状语从句。例如:
A tall building was put up at the place where there used to be a desert. (=A tall building was put up where there used to be a desert. )在以前曾是沙漠的地方盖起了一幢高楼。
Bam boo grows best in places where it is warm and where it rains often. (=Bamboo grows best where it is warm and where it rains often. )温暖而多雨的地方最适合于竹子生长。