在英语中,"that"作为关系代词,引导定语从句,用来修饰前面的名词或代词。在定语从句中,"that"有时可以省略,但并不是所有情况下都可以省略。
以下是一些关于"that"省略的情况:
1. 当"that"在从句中作为主语或宾语时,通常可以省略。例如:
The book that I read is interesting. (省略了"that",因为"that"作为主语)
I like the movie that you recommended. (省略了"that",因为"that"作为宾语)
2. 当"that"在从句中作为表语时,通常不能省略。例如:
The book that I read is interesting. (不能省略"that",因为"that"作为表语)
3. 当"that"在从句中引导的从句是限制性定语从句(即没有逗号隔开)时,"that"通常不能省略。例如:
The book that I read is interesting. (不能省略"that",因为这是限制性定语从句)
I don't know the man that you're talking about. (不能省略"that",因为这是限制性定语从句)
4. 当"that"在从句中引导的从句是非限制性定语从句(即有逗号隔开)时,"that"可以省略。例如:
The book, which I read, is interesting. (省略了"that",因为这是非限制性定语从句)
因此,如果你看到一句话中的"that"不能省略,很可能是因为它是引导限制性定语从句的关系代词,且在从句中作为表语。在这种情况下,省略"that"会导致句子意思不完整或产生歧义。