1. 英语语法
  2. 名词性从句
  3. 名词性wh-从句

1)由wh-词引导的名词从句叫做名词性wh-从句。Wh-词包括who、whom、whose、whoever、what、whatever、which、whichever等连接代词和where、when、how、why等连接副词。Wh-从句的语法功能除了和that-从句一样外,还可充当介词宾语、宾语补语和间接宾语等。

例如:

主语: 

How the book will sell depends on its author.

书销售如何取决于作者本人。

直接宾语:

In one's own home one can do what one likes.

在自己家里可以随心所欲。

间接宾语:

The club will give whoever wins a prize.

俱乐部将给得胜者设奖。

表语:

My question is who will take over president of the Foundation.

我的问题是谁将接任该基金会主席职位。

宾语补足语:

She will name him whatever she wants to. 

她高兴给他起什么名字就取什么名字。

同位语:

I have no idea when he will return.

我不知道他什么时候回来。

形容词宾语:

I'm not sure why she refused their invitation. 

我尚不能肯定她为什么拒绝他们的邀请。

介词宾语:

That depends on where we shall go.

那取决于我们去哪儿。

2)Wh-从句作主语也常用先行词it做形式主语,而将wh-从句置于句末。

例如:

It is not yet decided who will do that job.

还没决定谁做这项工作。

It remains unknown when they are going to get married.

他们何时结婚依然不明。