He told me that his brother John was a world-famous doctor.
注意:同位语不影响谓语的形式。eg:Our teachers,each have a strong sense of responsibility for teaching us.
形容词
eg:People,old and young,took to the streets to watch the parade.
短语
不定式
eg:He says that Computertown UK was formed for just the opposite reason,to bring computers to people and make them "people-literate".
of
限定词the+名词+of+名词
The city of Newcastle lies at the mouth of Newcastle river.
This flower blossoms in the month of May.
不定冠词a/an+表示面积、长度、比例等名词+of+数字
Belgium has an area of 11778 square miles. Water has a density of 62.4 pounds per cubic foot. The air and fuel are mixed in a proportion of 15 to 1.
限定词the、this、that等+名词+of+名词性物主代词或不带中心词的名词所有格
Those new shoes of yours look very smart.
What do you think of this sonata of Beethoven's?
限定词the、all等+数词+of+宾格代词或名词
I'll take both of them
prupose,hope,question,fact等+动名词短语
Did the idea of becoming an engineer never enter your head?
名词problem,question等+of+疑问句·+动词不定式
The question of when to leave never came up.
状语
副词
现在分词短语
过去分词短语
动词不定式短语
介词短语
插入语
……,插入语,…… ; ——插入语——
形容词(true,excellent,etc)副词(indeed,surely,however,etc)介词短语(in fact,by the way,etc) V-ing(generally speaking,considering,judging from,etc) 不定式(to be frank,to make matters worse,etc) 句子(I am sure,as we know,what's more)
非简单句
并列句(省略)
主从复合句
名词性从句
主语从句
宾语从句
表语从句
同位语从句
先行词:idea,fact,news,hope,belief,thought,doubt等,注意:同位语不一定紧跟在名词后面,eg:The order soon came that all the soldiers should go to the front.