同位语从句和定语从句的区别
1. 从意义的角度来看,1) 同位语从句是名词性从句,与先行词之间存在的是同位或等同的关系,是对先行词的具体内容作进一步的解释说明,如:We were greatly pleased at the news that the Chinese women’s volleyball team had won the match again.(听到中国女排再次获胜的消息我们极为高兴。)(that引导同位语从句);2) 定语从句是形容词性从句,与先行词之间存在的是所属关系,起修饰限定作用,如:We were greatly pleased at the news that our teacher had told us.(听到老师告诉我们的消息我们感到很高兴。)(that引导定语从句)
2. 从语法角度来看,引导同位语从句的that是连词,只起语法连接作用,在从句中不充当任何成分;而引导定语从句的that是关系代词,它除了起引导从句的语法作用之外,还要在从句中充当句子成分,主要作主语或宾语。
3. 从可否省略引导词来看,同位语从句的引导词that一般不可以省略,但是定语从句中的关系代词如果在从句中充当宾语,常常可以省略,如:We were greatly pleased at the news (that) our teacher had told us.
4. 同位语从句的先行词多为fact, belief, news, idea, thought, question, reply, possibility, hope, problem, remark, report等名词,引导词常用that,但是并非出现在上述名词后面的从句肯定都是同位语从句,判断同位语从句一定要综合以上原则仔细考虑。