专题九 名词性从句
一、名词性从句的连接词
1.从属连词that,whether和if
(1)that,whether,if在从句中不充当任何成分,只起到连接从句的功能。that没有实际意义,而whether,if意为“是否”。
(2)whether与if的用法比较
二者均可作“是否”讲,都可以引导名词性从句,引导宾语从句时可以互换。
I don’t know whether/if he’ll attend the meeting.
在下列情况下,常用whether,不用if。
①whether引导从句可以放于句首。
Whether he comes or not makes no difference.
②whether可引导表语从句和同位语从句,if不可。
The question is whether it is worth trying.
The question whether he should join the team has not been decided upon.
③whether可以作介词宾语,if则不可。
I haven’t settled the problem of whether I’ll lend him the money.
④whether后可以加不定式,if不可。