whatever 引导宾语从句的疑问

Their antagonismtheir disappointmentstheir mutual boredom kill whatever is left of the initial excitement.

有个问题:whatever is left是从句么,是的话该怎么理解,不应该leftwhatever的后置定语才说的通吗?还有如果前边是宾语从句,那of the initial excitement 该怎么理解,还是说of前本来就可以加宾语从句(没有见到过)

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刘永科   - 教育出版集团英语总顾问 & 英语系列图书主编
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Their antagonism, their disappointments, their mutual boredom kill whatever is left of the initial excitement.

1. 按现代语法分析,whatever is left of the initial excitement  叫做“名词性关系分句”,作 kill 的宾语。即黑体部分是宾语从句。

2. whatever 是融合性关系代词,身兼两职,既是先行词,又是关系代词,whatever = anything that

3. is left 被动语态(被剩下,留下)

4. of the initial excitement whatever的定语,被谓语动词is left分隔。

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  • cola 提出于 2021-10-26 21:54