英语插入语用法详解插入语一般对一句话作一些附加的说明。
它是中学英语语法的重点,也是高考的考点。
掌握这一语言现象不仅有利于对句子、篇章的理解,而且也有助于提高书面表达的写作水平。
一、常见的插入语有形容词(词组)、副词、不定式、现在分词短语、介词短语、从句以及固定短语。
1.常见的形容词(词组)、副词作插入语的有:sure enough(果然); strange; worsestill(更糟糕的是);most important(最重要的是); honestly; obviously; however; otherwise; luckily; unfortunately; besides; first; second; especially; surprisingly等。
例如:Worse still, the lion could even carry off the baby in its mouth.We must do the experiment carefully; otherwise you'll get another result. Honestly, I don't need it at the moment.He likes the country, especially in spring.2.常见的不定式有:to tell the truth; to be short(简单地);to begin with(首先); to be sure(自然、当然、果然);to be honest/frank; to make things worse; to make a long story short; to speak of(值得一提的是),to be fair ,to sum up(概括地说) 等。
这些插入语表示说话人的态度,在句子中作独立成份。
例如:________ the truth, this is all Greek to me.A. TellB. To tellC. TellingD. Told [Key: B]That's a good idea, to be sure!To make things worse, many of the men have gone off to cities in search of higher pay.3.常见的现在分词短语有:generally speaking; frankly speaking; judging from/by; talking of(谈到); considering(考虑到,因为是);putting it mildly(说得客气一点)等。
这些分词用来修饰全句。
例如: Judging from appearance, he seems to be a strong man.4.常见的介词短语有:in fact; in addition; in a word; on the other hand; in other words; in one's opinion; in that case; by the way; of course; as a rule(通常);to one's surprise; for example; on the contrary(相反);in a way(在某点上、在某种程度上); for one thing; for another (thing)等。
例如: In a way, I think we both won in the game.5.常见的从句有:if you don't mind; if you like; if you please; if necessary; if any; if I may say so; if convenient; as it happens等。
例如:You can, ________, come to join us in the game.A. if you pleaseB. if you possibleC. if you happyD. if you necessary [Key:A]6.常见的固定短语:as a result; that is (to say); what's more; as above; all in all(总之),等。
例如:All in all, they have had a wonderful time today.二、插入语的位置,可放在句首、句中或句末,一般用逗号或分号隔开。
例如:Besides, I enjoy learning about new things from politics to sports and music.He knows three foreign languages, namely, English, Japanese and Spanish.但是有些词或短语可插在句子中,不用逗号隔开。
例如:What on earth are you doing here?三、表示疑问的插入语结构含think, suppose, guess, say, imagine, expect, believe等动词的疑问句,后接含疑问词的宾语从句时,要将疑问词放在句首。
例如:Whom do you think I should see first?这一结构可改为:Whom should I see first, do you think?He made another wonderful discovery, ________of great importance to science.A. which I think isB. which I think it isC. which I think itD. I think is [Key: A]这里I think是插入语。
which引导非限制性定语从句,故选A。
巩固练习:请选出最佳答案1. It is always difficult being in a foreign country, ________if you don't speak the language. (NMET2000)A. extremelyB. naturallyC. basicallyD. especially2. ________be sent to work there? (上海2002)A. Who do you suggestB. Who do you suggest that shouldC. Do you suggest who shouldD. Do you suggest whom should3. Two middle-aged passengers fell into the sea ,________, neither of them could swim.A. in factB. luckilyC. unfortunatelyD. naturally 4. Never waste anything, and________, never waste time.A. after allB. at allC. in allD. above all5. His father came home at midnight, and ________, he was drunk.A. as a resultB. that is to sayC. what's moreD. sooner or later6. My sister speaks English＿＿＿＿＿, if not better than, my brother.A. as wellB. as well asC. so wellD. so well as7 ＿＿＿＿＿, you have given me a lot of help.A Tell the truth B. To tell the truth C. Telling true D. Telling truth8. ＿＿＿＿＿ his face, the young man must be over 20.A. Judged fromB. JudgedC. Judging from D .Judging9. I don’t picking up your thing from the store ,____,the walk will do me good .A. sooner or laterB. stillC. in timeD. besides10. What he said,＿＿＿＿＿, has nothing to do with what he did.A. to my surprise B .to my surprised C. to my surprising D. to our surprises KEY: DACDC BBCDA英语插入语的几种常见用法是英语语法中的一个重要考点，它是指插在句子中的词语或句子，其位置比较灵活，通常被逗号、破折号或句子的其他部分隔开，与句子的其他部分之间没有语法上关系。
插入语通常是对一句话的附加解释、说明或总结，有时表示说话人的态度和看法，有时起强调作用，有时是为了引起对方的注意，还可以起转移话题或说明原因的作用，也可以承上启下，使语句间的衔接更紧密。
插入语的种类比较多，常见的有以下几种：1．副词(短语)作插入语常见的有：indeed，surely，however，obviously，naturally，luckily，happily，fortunately，strangely，briefly，actually， altogether， further， besides，similarly，exactly，especially等。
如：Surely．I will keep the secret for my wholelife．Strangely，he hasn’t written to me for half a year．2．形容词(短语)作插入语常见的有：strange，sure enough，worse still，even better，hard to say，most important ofall，worst ofall等。
如：Most important of all，each of us fulfilled our own task．3．介词短语作插入语常见的有：to one’s joy，in a word，in short，on the contrary，in other words，in a／some sense，in general，in one’s view／opinion，in conclusion， in reality，as a matter of fact，in a addition，in turn，in return，as a consequence／result 等。