l built a hospital in what is called a waste land. 这句话中为什么in的后面用what?是怎么看出它是名词性从句的?又为什么不是介词提前的宾从用which呢?
l built a hospital in what is called a waste land.
这句话中为什么in的后面用what?是怎么看出它是名词性从句的?又为什么不是介词提前的宾从用which呢?
【答】如果是:I built a hospital in which is called a waste land.那么,is called的主语是什么?那里有宾从,是那个词的宾从?所以,in的后面不是介词提前的宾从用which。
what is called a waste land 是 what 分句充当介词的补足成分。
wh- 分句可以直接充当介词的补足成分。例如:Before I came downstairs I had prepared myself very carefully for what I must say. (摘自章振邦主编《新编高级英语语法》p.491,上海外语教育出版社 2012年12月第1版)
这里的 what I must say 是介词 for 的补足成分。