是謂語,
what
a
fairy
is是賓語,用了陳述句語序。所以is在後面。
whatis
your
name?
(特殊問句)
Can
you
tell
what
your
name
is?
(賓語從句)
附:
賓語從句講解
賓語從句(壹)
賓語從句在復合句中作主句的賓語。賓語從句常由that引導,在口語中常省略。
當主句中謂語動詞是現在或將來時態時,從句中謂語動詞不受主句中謂語動詞時態的
影響,按需要可以使用任何時態。如:
She
says
(that)
she
works
from
Monday
to
Friday.
她說她從周壹至周五上班。(從句是壹般現在時)
She
says
(that)
she
will
leave
a
message
on
his
desk.
她說她要在他桌子上留個便條。(從句是壹般將來時)
She
says
(that)
she
has
never
been
to
Mount
Emei.
她說她從來沒有去過峨眉山。(從句是現在完成時)
當主句謂語是過去時態,從句中的時態壹般用表示過去的某種時態。如:
He
said
there
were
no
classes
yesterday
afternoon.
他說昨天下午沒有課。(從句是壹般過去時)
He
said
(that)
he
was
going
to
take
care
of
the
baby.
他說他會去照看這個嬰兒。(從句是過去將來時)
He
said
(that)
they
were
having
a
meeting
at
that
time.
他說他們那時正在開會。(從句是過去進行時)
*當主句謂語是過去時態,而賓語從句敘述某壹客觀真理(事實)時,
賓語從句的時態則用壹般現在時。如:
The
teacher
told
us(that)
nothing
is
difficult
if
you
put
your
heart
into
it.
老師告訴我們世上無難事只怕有心人。
She
said
(that)
her
father
is
twenty-eight
years
older
than
her.
她說她父親比她大二十八歲。
He
said
that
light
travels
much
faster
than
sound.
他說光傳播比聲音傳播快得多。
賓語從句(二)
由連接代詞或連接副詞引導的賓語從句。
引出名詞性從句的連詞whether和if,在引出賓語從句時,用法和意義相同。但是只能引出賓語從句和不在句首的主語從句,而whether除了引出賓語從句外,還可引出主語從句、表語從句和同位語從句。例如:
We
don't
know
whether
(if)
it
is
right.
我們不知道它是否正確。
The
question
is
whether
she
should
do
that.
問題在於她是否應該做那件事。
Whether
it
is
true
remains
a
question.
是真是假還是個問題。
試比較:
當if從句處在主句之後作“是否”講時,引出的是賓語從句。例如:
I
don't
know
if
it
is
true.
我不知道這事是否真實。
當if從句在主句之前作“如果”講,則引出狀語從句。例如:
I
shall
go
there
if
I
have
time.
如果我有時間,我將到那兒去。