本文所要探讨的所谓Preposi-tional Clause是宾语分句中一类比较特殊的分句形式,其句法特点及变化规律与常见的Accusative Clause不尽相同。GeorgeO.Curme指出:“In the prepositionalclause the preposition and the followingclause form a unit called a preposi tion-al clause,…”(《Syntax》p.239)有时, The Preposted Clause to be explored in this paper is a special kind of clauses in object clauses. The syntactic features and variations are not the same as the common Accusative Clause. GeorgeO. Curme states: “In the prepositional application of the preposition and the following clause form a unit called a preposition-al clause, ...” (“Syntax” p. 239)