
英语常见5种句子结构
英语语中的五种基本句型结构
一、句型1: Subject (主语) + Verb (谓语)
这种句型中的动词大多是不及物动词,所谓不及物动词,就是这种动词后不可以直接接宾语。常见的动词如:work, sing, swim, fish, jump, arrive, come, die, disappear, cry, happen等。如:
1) Li Ming works very hard.李明学习很努力。
2) The accident happened yesterday afternoon.事故是昨天下午发生的。
3)Spring is coming.
4) We have lived in the city for ten years.
二、句型2:Subject (主语) + Link. V(系动词) + Predicate(表语)
这种句型主要用来表示主语的特点、身份等。其系动词一般可分为下列两类:
(1)表示状态。这样的词有:be, look, seem, smell, taste, sound, keep等。如:
1) This kind of food tastes delicious.这种食物吃起来很可口。
2) He looked worried just now.刚才他看上去有些焦急。
(2)表示变化。这类系动词有:become, turn, get, grow, go等。如:
1) Spring comes. It is getting warmer and warmer.春天到了,天气变得越来越暖和。
2) The tree has grown much taller than before.这棵树比以前长得高多了。
三、句型3:Subject(主语) + Verb (谓语) + Object (宾语)
这种句型中的动词一般为及物动词, 所谓及物动词,就是这种动词后可以直接接宾语,其宾语通常由名词、代词、动词不定式、动名词或从句等来充当。例:
1) He took his bag and left.(名词) 他拿着书包离开了。
2) Li Lei always helps me when I have difficulties. (代词)当我遇到困难时,李雷总能给我帮助。
3) She plans to travel in the coming May Day.(不定式)她打算在即将到来的“五一”外出旅游。
4) I don?t know what I should do next. (从句)我不知道下一步该干什么。
注意:英语中的许多动词既是及物动词,又是不及物动词。
四、句型4: Subject(主语)+Verb(谓语)+ Indirect object(间接宾语)+Direct object (直接宾语)
这种句型中,直接宾语为主要宾语,表示动作是对谁做的或为谁做的,在句中不可或缺,常常由表示“物”的名词来充当;间接宾语也被称之为第二宾语,去掉之后,对整个句子的影响不大,多由指“人”的名词或代词承担。引导这类双宾语的常见动词有:buy, pass, lend, give, tell, teach, show, bring, send等。如:
1) Her father bought her a dictionary as a birthday present.她爸爸给她买了一本词典作为生日礼物。
2)The old man always tells the children stories about the heroes in the Long March.
老人经常给孩子们讲述长征途中那些英雄的`故事。 上述句子还可以表达为:
1)Her father bought a dictionary for her as a birthday present.
2)The old man always tells stories about the heroes to the children in the Long March.
五、句型5: Subject(主语)+Verb (动词)+Object (宾语)+Complement(补语)
这种句型中的“宾语 + 补语”统称为“复合宾语”。宾语补足语的主要作用或者是补充、说明宾语的特点、身份等;或者表示让宾语去完成的动作等。担任补语的常常是名词、形容词、副词、介词短语、分词、动词不定式等。如:
1)You should keep the room clean and tidy. 你应该让屋子保持干净整洁。(形容词)
2) We made him our monitor.(名词)我们选他当班长。
3) His father told him not to play in the street.(不定式)他父亲告诉他不要在街上玩。
4)My father likes to watch the boys playing basketball.(现在分词)
5) Yesterday I had a picture taken with two Americans.(过去分词)
● 常见的动词有: tell, ask, advise, help, want, would like, order, force, allow等。
● 注意:动词have, make, let, see, hear, notice, feel, watch等后面所接的动词不定式作宾补时,不带to。如:
1) The boss made him do the work all day.老板让他整天做那项工作。
2) I heard her sing in the next room all the time last night.昨天晚上我听见她在隔壁唱了一个晚上。
S十V主谓结构
S十V十F主系表结构
S十V十O主谓宾结构
S十V十O1十O2 主谓双宾结构
S十V十O十C 主谓宾补结构
说明:S=主语;V=谓语;P=表语;O=宾
语;O1=间接宾语;O2=直接宾语;C=宾
语补足语五个基本句式详细解释如下:
1.S十V句式
在此句式中,V是不及物动词,又叫自动词(vi.)。例如:
He runs quickly.他跑得快。
They listened carefully.他们听得很仔细。
He suffered from cold and hunger.他挨冻受饿。
China belongs to the third world country.中国属于第三世界国家。
The gas has given out.煤气用完了。
My ink has run out.我的钢笔水用完了。
2.S十V十P句式
在此句式中,V是系动词(link v.),常见的系动词有:look,seem,appear,sound,feel,taste,smell,grow,get,fall ill/asleep,stand/sit still,become,turn等。例如:
He is older than he looks.他比看上去要老。
He seen interested in the book.他似乎对这本书感兴趣。
The story sounds interesting.这个故事听起来有趣。
The desk feels hard.书桌摸起来很硬。
The cake tastes nice.饼尝起来很香。
The flowers smell sweet and nicc.花闻起来香甜。
You have grown taller than before.你长得比以前高了。
He has suddenly fallen ill.他突然病倒了。
He stood quite still.他静静地站看。
He becomes a teacher when he grew up.他长大后当了教师。
He could never turn traitor to his country.他永远不会背叛他的祖国。
注意:有些动词同时也是及物动词,可构成SVO句式,例如:
He looked me up and down.他上下打量我。
He reached his hand to feel the elephant.他伸出手来摸象。
They are tasting the fish.他们在品尝鱼。
They grow rice in their home town.他们在家乡种水稻。
He's got a chair to sit on.他有椅子坐。
Please turn the sentence into English.请把这个句于泽成英语。
3.S十V十O句式
在此句式中,V是及物动词(vt.),因此有宾语。例如:
I saw a film yesterday.我昨天看了一部电影。
Have you read the story? 你读过这个故事吗?
They found their home easily.他们很容易找到他们的家。
They built a house last year.他们去年建了一所房子。
They've put up a factory in the village.他们在村里建了一座工厂。
They have taken good care of the children.这些孩子他们照看得很好。
You should look after your children well.你应该好好照看你的孩子。
4.S十V十O1十O2句式
在此句式中,V是带有双宾语的及物动词。常见的须带双宾语的动词有give,ask,bring,offer,send,pay,lend,show,tell,buy,get;rob,warn等。例如:
He gave me a book/a book to me.他给我一本书。
He brought me a pen/a pen to me.他带给我一枝钢笔。
He offered me his seat/his seat to me.他把座位让给我。
注意下边动词改写后介词的变化:
Mother bought me a book/a book for me. 妈妈给我买了一本书。
He got me a chair/a chair for me.他给我弄了一把椅子。
Please do me a favor/a favor for me.请帮我一下。
He asked me a question/a question of me.他问我个问题。
注意,下边动词只有一种说法:
They robbed the old man of his money.他们抢了老人的钱。
He's warned me of the danger. 他警告我注意危险。
The doctor has cured him of his disease.医生治好了他的病。
We must rid the house of th erats.我们必须赶走屋里的老鼠。
They deprived him of his right to speak.他们剥夺了他说话的权利。
5.S十V十O十C句式
在此句式中,V是有宾语补足语的及物动词。常带宾语补足语的词有形容词、副词、介词短语、名词、不定式、现在分词、过去分词常见的可接宾语补足语的动词很多,哪些动词可接哪几种形式作宾补,须根据动词的惯用法而定,不能统而概论。请看下面的例子。 They made the girl angry.他们使这个女孩生气了。
They found her happy that day.他们发现那天她很高兴。
I found him out.我发现他出去了。
I saw him in.我见他在家。
They saw a foot mark in the sand.他们发现沙地上有脚印。
They named the boy Charlie.他们给这个男孩起名为查理。
I saw him come in and go out.我见他进来又出去。
They felt the car moving fast.他们感到汽车行驶得很快。
I heard the glass broken just now.我刚才听到玻璃碎了。
He found the doctor of study closed to him.他发现研究所的大门对他关闭了。
1、简单句
不管是我们阅读还是写作,构造和理解简单句都是最基本的技能。在这个技能中,记住一点是十分重要的。也就是说:在英语简单句中,只能有而且(一般情况下)必须有一个谓语部分。笔者之所以强调这一点,是因为笔者在长期的教学实践中,深深感到中国学生虽然对它有一个正确的认识,但是由于汉语影响的缘故,往往在写作中犯一个句子中出现两个甚至两个以上谓语的错误。比如有的学生会轻易而不自觉地出现这样的错误:(举例)。体现在阅读中,就是当面对一个多修饰语的简单句时,不能有意识地运用寻找句子谓语部分这一重要的理解句子的突破口。
英语的简单句只有五种基本句型,所有的英语句子都不能离开这五种基本句型,所以我们把它们谙熟于心是非常重要而且大有裨益的。这五种句型是:SV , SVC , SVO , SVOC , SVOiOd。其中S = Subject,也就是主语;V = Verbal phrase,也就是谓语部分;C = Complement ,表示跟在系动词之后的补语;O = Object,也就是句子的宾语,在最后一种句型中包括间接宾语和直接宾语。这五种句型的形成依靠的是谓语部分的动词的用法,动词的用法又是和它的意义不可分的。比如hit这个词,它的意思是摯驍,那么摯驍这个动作必须有一个执行者,就是主语。同时它还少不了一个受事者,也就是宾语,不然就产生不了完整的意义。而smile就不同了,它可以只有一个主语,而没有宾语。从这些简单的例子中我们可以看出谓语部分在句子中的极端重要性。我们在阅读句子的时候,第一个任务就是要找到谓语在什么地方。在阅读实践中,由于英语的很多单词都可以有不止一种词性,所以往往给辨认谓语动词带来一定的困难。下面请先作练习一,辨认句子中的谓语。
2、并列句(compound sentence)
英语的并列句一般情况下引不起巨大的阅读障碍,因为在分句之间往往有固定的连接词说明前后分句的关系。这样的连接词有以and为代表的表示意义延伸的并列连词、以or为代表的表示选择概念的并列连词、以but为代表的表示转折的并列连词和表示原因的for四个类型。第一种包括and, not only … but (also )…, neither ( nor) 。第二种包括or , either … or …;第三种包括but , while , whereas等。第四种只有一个for。对此我们分别举一个例句说明问题:
(1)As is reported, a trade agreement was signed and a cultural exchange was arranged.
(2)Not only is he himself interested in the subject but all his students are beginning to show an interest in it.
(3)Dr. Fisher neither loves the environment, nor is he accustomed to the weather.
(4)The children can go with us , or they can stay at home.
(5)You can either go it by yourself, or you can ask someone else to do it.
(6)The young man has often been praised , but he is never conceited.
(7)While our country has plenty of oil , theirs has none.
(8)They want to live in town , whereas we would rather live in the country.
(9)They apparently have a good drainage system , for the streets never seem to flood after a downpour.
有必要说明的是以上的关联词并非只能有一个含义,比如and就可以表示意义增补、动作先后、转折或让步、条件和结果等等一些用法。这里笔者只是提醒大家辨别从句,所以这方面的语言知识请参考相关的语法书。
另外我们还应该把并列分句和并列结构(coordinate construction)区分开来。并列结构是由并列连词或者其他并列手段例如标点符号连接起来的语法结构序列,它包括并列分句,也包括并列的词或者词组。
3、 从属句
构成从属关系的复杂句包括名词性分句(Nominal Clauses)(可以作主语、宾语、同位语、主语补语)、关系分句(Relative Clauses)、状语分句(Adverbial Clauses)。对于它们的连接词,在相应的语法书上都不难找到,这里就不再多讲了。需要提醒读者的是,在判定句子的类型之后,最主要的工作就是分析简单句的成分,找到主句的谓语,真正抓住句子的纲领。下面请作练习二,首先辨认多重分句的类型,然后找出主句和从属分句的谓语。
Laboratory scientists accustomed to noticing subtle changes in the properties of substances they are investigating are doubtless better than you or I at certain sorts of observations.
这里的主语是Laboratory scientists,但是后面跟了一个过去分词定语,其中分词中的介词又跟了一个-ing形式,-ing形式后又接了一个宾语和一个带有定语的状语。本句的谓语是are doubtless better than。
4.英语的信息末端原则的应用
在英语中,信息含量大的部分往往出现在句子的末尾。这个特点一方面造就了一些非正常语序的句子,另一方面可以给我们提供线索,帮助我们正确理解英语中的长句。我们知道,一个信息发出者要表达丰富的信息,离开从句是寸步难行的。可是不管句子结构多么复杂,基本的句型还是只有五种。下面我们可以通过逐一的分析,探讨英语难句形成的规律。对于SV结构,由于英语句子一般是末尾的信息含量大,所以这种句子往往难以构成阅读困难,至多是主语位置有定语从句或者同位语从句。例如:(例子)。SVO结构的难点在于主语和宾语都可以连接定语从句;SVC结构也难以构成较复杂的句子;SVOC结构如果出现长句,那么往往是补语被调整到宾语的前面;SVOO结构也要注意哪个是直接宾语,哪个是间接宾语。
SVOC:People often let their fear of speaking up and appearing more dull-witted than their peers interfere with their understanding.
Derived from theoretical considerations and confirmed by observations, the velocity-distance law has made secure the concept of an expanding universe.



