從結(jié)構(gòu)上說,英語連接詞分兩大類:并列連詞和從屬連詞。
并列連詞連接兩個(gè)或兩個(gè)以上地位平等的字、詞組或分句。例如:
(1) Air and water are indispensable to me.
(2) She likes going out with friends or playing outdoor games.
(3) Most workers have a good income, so they look very happy.
從屬連詞連接兩個(gè)或兩個(gè)以上的分句,形成復(fù)雜句中的從屬分句。例如:
(4) He said that he did not want to go .
(5) Many things have happened since I last saw him.
(6) You may come if you want to.
從屬連詞用來連接各種從句。
until(till)直到,在用until表達(dá)時(shí)間狀語的句子中,主句中的動(dòng)詞是要十分小心去選擇的。
如動(dòng)詞是持續(xù)行動(dòng)詞,它要用肯定句,如:
I studied hard until 12 o'clock last night.
如果動(dòng)詞是瞬間截止性動(dòng)詞,則要用否定句,如:
He didn't go to bed until his mother came back.
由since,for,by,before, 來引導(dǎo)的時(shí)間狀語從句。
since 引導(dǎo)的時(shí)間狀語是動(dòng)作的開始時(shí)間,如:
I have studied English since 1990.
而by引導(dǎo)的時(shí)間狀語通常是動(dòng)作的結(jié)束時(shí)間,如:
I had learned 25 English songs by the end of last term.