在《走进重高》里看到一个句子,“Sarah said they were happy that didn’t go too far fromhome.”happy后面的从句是否与be afraid(of)that类似,也是一个省略了介词的宾语从句呢?
是的,表语形容词一般可将来接that从句,补足形容词汇义的不完整。最简单的剖析就是把这个that从句剖析为表语形容词的补足语。形容词+that从句=形容词短语,作表语。be happy about sth., be happy to do sth, be happy that从句,这三种结构中,介词短语、不定式和that从句起的都是同一个用途——形容词的补足语。(这是现代语法的讲解,最易理解。)