before 后接从句还是分词?
问题描述:
before 后接从句还是分词?
NCE3 21课有一句:
How many unsuccessful attempts did he make before becoming Champion of all England?
他经历了多少次尝试后才成为全英国的冠军?
before 后接的现在分词作什么成分?宾语?还是状语?
可改写成.before he became .
答
before 后接的是动名词而不是现在分词,这里before是介词,动名词作时间状语,可以改写成.before he became .,这里before是连词.
句意为:在他成为全英国的冠军前他经历了多少次失败的尝试?