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| 題型 |
| ❶ Ned asked Hank, “What are you afraid of?”奈德問漢克:「你害怕什麼?」 | |||
| Ned asked Hank |
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| 正解 | Ned asked Hank what he was afraid of. 奈德問漢克他害怕什麼。 |
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| ❷ “ What are we having for dinner?” Johnny asked his mother. 強尼問媽媽:「我們今天晚餐吃什麼?」 | |||
| Johnny asked his mother |
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| 正解 | Johnny asked his mother what they were having for dinner. 強尼問媽媽,他們今天晚餐吃什麼。 |
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| ❸ Kathy asked Ron, “How often do you clean your air conditioner?”凱西問朗:「你多久清洗一次冷氣機?」 | |||
| Kathy asked Ron |
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| 正解 | Kathy asked Ron how often he cleaned his air conditioner. 凱西問朗他多久清洗一次冷氣機。 |
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| ❹ “ Which girl is taller?” Jean asked Peter. 珍問彼得:「哪個女生比較高?」 | |||
| Jean asked Peter |
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| 正解 | Jean asked Peter which girl was taller. 珍問彼得哪個女生比較高。 |
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☑ 以上正答各句中,由疑問詞引導的名詞子句均為間接問句。
| | 一、何謂由特殊問句形成的直接問句? |
Ned asked Hank, “What are you afraid of?”
“What are we having for dinner?” Johnny asked his mother.
Kathy asked Ron, “How often do you clean your air conditioner?”“Which girl is taller?” Jean asked Peter.
在上列題型中,引號裡以疑問詞(what、how often、which)起首、問號結尾的句子皆為由特殊問句形成的「直接問句」,亦即由敘述者直接以詢問者的語氣寫成的句構。在Unit 3,我們已經學習了如何將一般問句改成間接問句,本單元將接著探討如何將特殊問句改為間接問句。
| | 二、何謂由特殊問句改成的間接問句? |
Ned asked Hank what he was afraid of.
Johnny asked his mother what they were having for dinner.
Kathy asked Ron how often he cleaned his air conditioner.
Jean asked Peter which girl was taller.
上列題型正答各句中,由疑問詞引導的名詞子句皆為由特殊問句改成的「間接問句」。與Unit 3 所述由 whether 或 if 引導的名詞子句一樣,皆是敘述者以間接方式將詢問者的問話內容表示出來。間接問句放在主要子句的動詞(如:tell、ask、know)之後,作其受詞,且因本身並非問句,而是直述句,所以主詞、動詞不可倒裝。
| | 三、如何將特殊問句形成的直接問句改成間接問句? |
將特殊問句改成間接問句有三項要點:
➊ 先將特殊問句改成由疑問詞引導的名詞子句
將特殊問句改成間接問句與一般問句改成間接問句的法則大致相同,兩者不同之處在於,特殊問句改成間接問句時,前方不需另外加上任何連接詞(如:whether 或 if)。
將特殊問句改成間接問句的法則如下:
ⓐ 刪除引號、問號及引號前或後的逗點。
ⓑ 問句的倒裝部分還原成直述句的詞序。但疑問詞本身若作主詞時,則不需改變。
比較 1:
who、what、which 及“whose + 名詞”在句中不作主詞時,須採下列詞序:
| 直接問句詞序 | 間接問句詞序 | |
| be 動詞 + 主詞 ➨ | 主詞 + be 動詞 | |
| 一般助動詞 + 主詞 + 原形動詞 ➨ | 主詞 + 一般助動詞 + 原形動詞 | |
| have / has / had + 主詞 + 過去分詞 ➨ | 主詞 + have / has / had + 過去分詞 | |
| do / does / did + 主詞 + 原形動詞 ➨ | 主詞 + 動詞(人稱、時態必須正確) | |
| 直接問句 | 間接問句 | |
| Whose car is this? ➨ | whose car this is | |
| Which will you choose? ➨ | which you will choose | |
| What have you done with my car? ➨ | what you have done with my car | |
| Who did you talk to on the phone? ➨ | who you talked to on the phone | |
比較 2:
who、what、which 及“whose + 名詞”若作主詞時,因原本特殊問句就沒有倒裝,所以改成間接問句時,維持原句構即可,並不需做任何改變。
| 直接問句 | 間接問句 |
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Whose car(主詞) is more expensive? ➨ |
whose car is more expensive |
| Which(主詞) will run faster? ➨ | which will run faster |
| What(主詞) has happened to my car? ➨ | what has happened to my car |
| Who(主詞) turned on the TV? ➨ | who turned on the TV |
➋ 將疑問詞引導的名詞子句置於原本問句的位置
➌ 根據主要子句決定間接問句的主詞、動詞時態及句尾的標點符號
ⓐ 決定間接問句中的主詞人稱:根據主要子句做變化
John asked Jenny, “How long have you lived here?”
John asked Jenny how long she had lived here.以上面這個句子為例,John 直接問 Jenny 問題時,因為說話的對象就是 Jenny本人,所以人稱用的是 you。不過改成間接問句時,人稱就要改為敘述者眼中的she 了。
ⓑ 決定間接問句中的動詞時態:根據主要子句的時態做變化
“When will Mom be back?” I asked(過去式動詞) Daddy.
上面這個句子中主要子句的動詞 asked 是過去式,所以間接問句中的動詞也必須跟著改變,從 will 改為過去式的 would。
Ⓒ 決定全句句尾的標點符號:以主要子句為判斷依據
主要子句若是直述句,句尾就用句號;主要子句若是問句,句尾就用問號。
Do you know(主要子句) where Mike lives?
你知道麥可住哪裡嗎?
如上面的句子,因為主要子句是問句,所以句尾就必須改用問號。
| | 四、實戰演練 1(be 動詞題型) |
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題型 1 Peter asked Mary, “Who is that boy?” |
➊ 將“Who is that boy?”改成由 who 引導的名詞子句
ⓐ 刪除引號、問號及引號前的逗點。
who is that boyⓑ 問句的倒裝部分還原成直述句的詞序。
who that boy is
➋ 將 who 引導的名詞子句置於原本問句的位置
Peter asked Mary who that boy is.
➌ 根據主要子句決定間接問句的主詞、動詞時態及句尾的標點符號
ⓐ 決定間接問句中的主詞人稱:根據主要子句做變化
名詞 that boy 對 Mary 及敘述者而言都一樣,所以無需任何改變。
ⓑ 決定間接問句中的動詞時態:根據主要子句的時態做變化
主要子句的動詞 asked 是過去式,所以間接問句中的動詞也要改成過去式 was。
Ⓒ 決定全句句尾的標點符號:以主要子句為判斷依據
本題的主要子句為直述句,故句尾用句點。
| \ Give It A Try! / | 請將下列特殊問句形成的直接問句改成間接問句。 |
① Ben asked Tom, “Who is the best singer?”
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② Where is your house? Mary asked Judy about it. |
Mary asked Judy
Some people claim that Bell didn’t invent the telephone.
某些人主張電話不是貝爾發明的。
Al invented many stories to cover his lies.
艾爾編造出許多故事來掩飾謊言。
Al made up many stories to cover his lies.
艾爾編造出許多故事來掩飾謊言。
The criminal invented an alibi to deceive the judge.
那名犯人捏造了不在場證明欺騙法官。
Scientists have always been curious about outer space.
科學家對於外太空始終充滿好奇。
It was curious that my talkative brother was so quiet today.
我那很愛說話的弟弟今天這麼安靜真的是很奇怪。
The cat made a curious noise that I had never heard before.
這隻貓咪發出了我從未聽過的奇怪聲音。
Scientists have always been curious about outer space.
科學家對於外太空始終充滿好奇。
