有關英文句子的解析

版主您好: 或許您已經知道這句話的含意, 不過為了與稍後的說明作對照, 在下還是把它寫出來, 取得共識. I think he intentionally missed the bus so he wouldn't have to go to work. 我認為他是故意錯過班車, 以(達到)不必上班(的目的). 原句的完整寫法是: I think (that) he intentionally missed the bus so (that) he wouldn't have to go to work. 主詞: I 動詞: think 第一個[that](連接詞)引導名詞子句:[he intentionally missed the bus so (that) he wouldn't have to go to work], 整個名詞子句當[think]的受詞. 而這個名詞子句本身仍然是複句: 主要子句: [he intentionally missed the bus] 從屬子句(表"目的", 當副詞子句):(不是對等子句) [he wouldn't have to go to work] 而[so (that)]則是引導副詞子句的從屬連接詞. 所以整體結構是: I think (that) [he intentionally missed the bus so (that) he wouldn't have to go to work]. 也可以這麼寫: I think (that) he intentionally missed the bus (in order) that he wouldn't have to go to work. 為什麼要強調"不是對等子句"呢? [so (that)]當對等連接詞時, 是表示[結果], 而非[目的]; 另外, 它前面必須要有逗號",". 原句如果在[so (that)]前面加上逗號: I think he intentionally missed the bus, so he wouldn't have to go to work. 我認為他是故意錯過班車, 所以他可以不必上班. (即使是中文, 語意都不通順, 更別說英文了) 這樣的句子就合理: He missed the bus, so (that) he couldn't go to work on time. 他錯過了班車, 所以無法準時上班. 如果不加逗號, 變成: He missed the bus so (that) he couldn't go to work on time. 他錯過班車, 以達到不能準時上班的目的. 語意完全不同.