tell(sb) 後面可以跟 that(if, whether, what, when , where, which, why, who, whom, whose, how, whatever, whichever, whenever, however, whoever等)引導的賓語從句。
注意事項:
1、當that 引導賓語從句時, that可以省略。例如:
He said (that) he was leaving for Japan. 他説他要去日本。
2、引導賓語從句的that在下列情況下一般不省略:
(1)賓語從句前有插入語。例如:
We hope, on the contrary, that he will stay at home with us.
恰恰相反,我們希望他和我們呆在家裏。
(2)有間接賓語時。例如:
He told me that he was leaving for Japan.
他告訴我他要去日本。
(3)有兩個或兩個以上that引導的賓語從句時, 第一個that可省略,其餘的不能省略。例如:
He said (that) the book was very interesting and that(不省略) all the children like to read it.
他説那本書很有趣,所有小孩都喜歡讀。
(4)在“it(形式賓語)+補語”之後時。例如:
I think it necessary that he should stay here.
我們認為他有必要留在這裏。
(5)that從句單獨回答問題時。例如:
What did he hear?
他聽説了什麼事