同位语从句是对其前面的抽象名词(例如:idea , insistence , instruction , order , plan , proposal等)进行解释说明,被解释说明的词和同位语在逻辑上是主表关系。同位语从句的结构一定是先行词加引导词加上从句的构成,that并不是唯一可以引导同位语从句的引导词,whether , why , who . 从句一定要具有完整的句子结构,主谓宾都必须齐全,引导词不充当任何成分。
常见先行词:
belief , fact , hope , idea , doubt , news , rumor , conclusion , evidence ,suggestion , problem , order , answer , decision , discovery , explanation , information , knowledge , law , opinion , truth , promise , report , thought , statement , rule , possibility .