看到一个疑问句 what could he have done that would warrant such a punishment ?
想知道这个特殊疑问句里的that 后面的句子是结果状语从句吗?那that从句中 would前面为什么没有主语?是省略了吗?
先不以疑问句来看
what (the thing which) he could have done. It would warrant such a punishment.
it 指 前面的 整件事 能用一句话表达就不用2句
what (the thing which) could he have done that would warrant such a punishment?
that 指前面提到的事情 代指整个前面部分 that 自己就是主词
变疑问句助动词位置改变 这些基本的不多说
2. 注意虚拟语气
what (the thing which) had he done that warranted such a punishment?
what (the thing which) could he have done that would warrant such a punishment?
明明第一句可以表达 还要加上 could 和 would,
表示是于事实相反的。
句子意思是 什么事情他做了,就会受到如此惩罚?
整个意思都在虚构,没有发生过