(二)从属连词
从属连词是指在复合句中引导从句的连结词。常见的从属连词有:
引导时间状语从句的:after, before, when,
as, while, since, until, till, as soon as
引导原因状语从句的:because,
since, as
引导让步状语从句的:although,
though, no matter(无论), even if (though)
引导条件状语从句的:if,
unless, once, so (as) long as
引导结果状语从句的:so …
that …, such … that …
引导目的状语从句的:so that
…, in order that …
引导比较状语从句的:as … as
…, not so (as) … as …, … than …
引导方式状语从句的:as if …
引导主语,宾语或表语从句的连词主要有:that, whether, if三个。其中that 和whether间或还可以引起同位从句和状语从句。
(三)某些用法比较特殊的从属连词用法区别