及物動(dòng)詞都可接賓語從句嗎

有網(wǎng)友在本站“答疑中心”問：是不是所有的及物動(dòng)詞都可接賓語從句。現(xiàn)簡單答復(fù)如下：

可以這樣認(rèn)為，所有及物動(dòng)詞都可接賓語從句。

對于 hear, say, tell, think, believe, suppose等動(dòng)詞后接that引導(dǎo)的賓語從句，這是大家都很熟悉的用法。如：

I was very sad to hear that your mother had died. 聽說你母親去世，我很難過。

They say that hardship is good for the soul.  他們說艱難困苦對心靈有益。

You could tell that they were itching to leave.  你能看出來，他們渴望離開。

I think that we should stick around until we get an answer.  我認(rèn)為我們應(yīng)該留下來直到我們得到一個(gè)回答。

Doctors believe that smoking is harmful to your health.  醫(yī)生們認(rèn)為抽煙會危害健康。

但是，eat, drink, buy, sell 這樣的動(dòng)詞也可以接賓語從句嗎？它們好像通常是接名詞或代詞作賓語啊！

沒錯(cuò)，eat, drink, buy, sell, make 這樣的動(dòng)詞通常是接名詞或代詞作賓語，但它們也可以接賓語從句，如what, whatever 引導(dǎo)的賓語從句。如：

She can eat whatever she likes and she never gets fat.  她可以想吃什么就吃什么，而且從不發(fā)胖。

We’ve got to be practical and buy what we can afford. 我們得講求實(shí)際，只買我們買得起的東西。

He tried to make what he was saying sound less definite. 他試圖讓自己所說的話聽起來不那么肯定。

可見，原則上說，凡是能名詞或代詞作賓語的及物動(dòng)詞，均可以接 what, whatever等引導(dǎo)的賓語從句，因?yàn)檫@類從句相當(dāng)于“名詞或代詞+which / that引導(dǎo)的定語從句”，換句話說，這類從句其實(shí)本質(zhì)上與名詞或代詞是一樣的。