子句分析

 

Positive thinking attracts positive things 

SVO的架構,這本是個句子.

但若前掛了that, 就可以成為子句

that positive thinking attracts positive things.

也就是說,好好的一個句子,利用外掛that後,成為子句後可以做為組成句子的元素--從句,主詞,補語,受詞,同位語等...等各種安排,造出更有深度或層次的句子.

1) 形容詞子句的用法, 必要元素: 先行詞:

the notion (n.觀念),

approach(n.)思考方法,態度

* Law of attraction is based on the notion that positive thinking attracts positive things.

* I have a new appoach that positive thinking attracts positive things in my life.

2) 名詞子句 

a. 當主詞

*That positive thinking attracts positive things is the best motto in my life.

            注意that 一定要掛著,motto(n.)座右銘,  motto in life人生的座右銘

*That positive thinking attracts positive things is a great approach which never let me down.

        (補充:which 引導的是形容詞子句)

b. 當補語

     為什麼是補語,因為是SVC句式, is,seem 是連綴動詞.

*The best motto in my life is that positive thinking attracts positive things.

*It seems that positive thinking attracts positive things.

    
c. 當受詞

*I always believe that positive thinking attracts positive things.

*My teacher has given us that positive thinking attracts positive things as a motto in life when I was in high school. 受詞2


d. 當同位語

* Her motto in life, that positive thinking attracts positive things, is really helpful.

主詞的同位語,記得前後打逗號

* She always keeps the motto, that positive thinking attracts positive things, in her mind.                         

受詞的同位語,記得前後打逗號.

3)副詞子句

         such that  當連接詞

 *The successful people agree the motto in life, such that positive thinking attracts positive things. 

畫底線的是從句修飾前面的主句.