四、同义句转换
同义句转换就是将所给的句子换个说法。这一题型包含的内容多,形式杂。有词汇的同义转换,句型的同义转换,等。掌握该题型的解题技巧,可以很好地帮助学生理解、掌握所学的词汇和句型的含义,并在此基础上加以活用,对学生形成语言综合运用能力有极大的帮助。要掌握该题型的正确的解题方法,需要在日常的英语学习中不断练习、归纳、积累。一般说来,同义句转换主要有以下几种形式:
1、词汇的同义转换
词汇的同义转换主要有同义词、近义词的转换,反义词的转换,和同一个词在不同的句式中的不同的语序的转换等。
eg. (1) I spent 50 yuan on the coat .
→ I paid 50 yuan for the coat . (同义词的转换)
(2) He likes playing football too .
→ He also likes playing football . (近义词的转换)
(3) Millie sits behind Daniel .
→ Daniel sits in front of Millie . (反义词的转换)
(4) They are all from America .
→ All of them are from America . (词序的转换)
2、句型的同义转换
常见的句型的同义转换主要有以下几种形式:简单句和简单句的互换,简单句和祈使句的互换,复合句和简单句的互换,复合句和复合句的互换等。
eg. (1) My favourite lesson is English .
→ I like English best. (简单句和简单句的互换)
(2) He is too young to go to school .
→ He isn't old enough to go to school . (同上)
→ He is so young that he can't go to school . (简单句和复合句的互换)
(3) You can't play basketball in the street .
→ Don't play basketball in the street . (简单句和祈使句的互换)
(4) She didn't go to the bookshop yesterday , she went to the library instead .
→She went to the library yesterday instead of the bookshop .
(复合句和简单句的互换)
(5) I went to bed after my mother came back last night .
→ I didn't go to bed until my mother came back last night .
(复合句和复合句的互换)