1 状语从句状语从句在句子中可修饰谓语、形容词或是整个句子,它可以用来表示时间、地点、原因、目的、结果、条件、方式、比较、让步等
一、 时间状语从句可由 when, as, while, after, before, till(until), since, by the time, once, as soon as, the moment引导When I came into the office, the teachers were having a meeting
He started as soon as he received the news
Once you see him, you will never forget him
注意: not ⋯until 的用法和强调句结构
如:I didn’ t realize that I had left my key in the office until I arrived home
It was not until I arrived home that I realized that I had left my key in the office
在 hardly/scarcely⋯when⋯ , no sooner⋯than ⋯句式中,把hardly/scarcely/no sooner 置于句首时,第一个分句采用部分倒装语序
第一个分句用过去完成时,第二个分句用一般过去时Hardly had he sat down when there was a knock at the door
No sooner had I gone to bed than I went to sleep
二、 原因状语从句原因状语从句时表示原因或理由的,引导这类从句的最常用的是 because, since, as, n