先行詞意思
先行詞(英語:antecedent)是語法中的一個概念,指的是在句子中一個代名詞所指涉的名詞、名詞片語或是一個句子。這個名詞或句子通常是在代名詞之前出現的,因此稱為先行詞。
例如:
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代名詞 "it" 所指涉的名詞或句子:
- 句子:The weather today is terrible.
- 先行詞:The weather today
- 句子:I heard that the company is going bankrupt.
- 先行詞:that the company is going bankrupt
- 句子:The weather today is terrible.
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代名詞 "they" 所指涉的名詞或句子:
- 句子:The students in the class are very smart.
- 先行詞:The students in the class
- 句子:I heard that the team is going to win the championship.
- 先行詞:that the team is going to win the championship
- 句子:The students in the class are very smart.
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代名詞 "which" 所指涉的名詞或句子:
- 句子:The book on the table is very interesting.
- 先行詞:The book on the table
- 句子:I heard that the movie, which was directed by a famous director, is going to be a hit.
- 先行詞:that the movie, which was directed by a famous director
- 句子:The book on the table is very interesting.
在這些例子中,"it"、"they" 和 "which" 都是代名詞,它們分別指涉了在句子中先出現的名詞或句子,這些就是先行詞。