表语
表语是用来说明主语的身份、性质、品性、特征和状态的成分。
①That remains a puzzle to me.
②The sun is up.
定语
定语是用来修饰、限定、说明名词或代词的品质与特征的成分。
①In science, a theory is a reasonable explanation of observed events.
②Possible solutions to the problem are formulated.
同位语
一个名词(或其它形式)对另一个名词或代词进行修饰,限定或说明,这个名词(或其它形式)就是同位语。
①A new household convenience, the icebox, a precursor of the modern refrigerator, had been invented.
②Most of them range in size from $5,000 to $12,500, a welcome sum to many young practitioners.
系动词
本身有词义,但不能单独用作谓语,后边必须跟表语,构成系表结构说明主语的状况、性质、特征等情况。
①That is air wrung dry of moisture.
②There seem to have been several periods within the last tens of thousands of years.
主语
主语是句子陈述的对象,说明是谁或什么,表示句子说的是"什么人"或"什么事"。
①My school is not far from my house.
②To do such a job needs more knowledge.
状语
状语是谓语里的另一个附加成分,从情况、时间、处所,方式、条件、对象,肯定、否定、范围和程度等方面对谓语中心(或者整个句子)进行修饰或限制。
①In a way, any hypothesis is a leap into the unknown.
②It extends the scientist's thinking beyond the known facts.