解放军文职考试：从属连词的用法

　　在英语词类中，连接词可说是最容易掌握的一种。

　　从结构上说，英语连接词分两大类：并列连词(coordinating conjunctions)和从属连词(subordinating conjunctions)。

　　并列连词连接两个或两个以上地位平等的字、词组或分句。例如：

　　(1) Air and water are indispensable to me.

　　(2) She likes going out with friends or playing outdoor games.

　　(3) Most workers have a good income, so they look very happy.

　　从属连词连接两个或两个以上的分句，形成复杂句中的从属分句。例如：

　　(4) He said that he did not want to go .

　　(5) Many things have happened since I last saw him.

　　(6) You may come if you want to.

　　从属连词用来连接各种从句。until(till)直到，在用until表达时间状语的句子中，主句中的动词是要十分小心去选择的。如动词是持续性动词，它要用肯定句，如：I studied hard until 12 o'clock last night.如果动词是瞬间截止性动词，则要用否定句，如:He didn't go to bed until his mother came back.由since,for,by,before, 来引导的时间状语从句。since 引导的时间状语是动作的开始时间，如:I have studied English since 1990.而by引导的时间状语通常是动作的结束时间，如：I had learned 25 English songs by the end of last term.