学员疑问:While that may will be true, researchers have also recently found that interacting with strangers actually brings a boost in mood and feelings of belonging that we did not expect. 此句最后that we did not expect修饰的是 a boost in mood and feelings of belonging 还是 feelings of belonging ?
老师解答:that we did not expect是定语从句,仅仅从结构上看,既可以修饰feelings of belonging,也可以修饰a boost in mood and feelings of belonging,此时需要结合整体句意来判断。该句主要表达研究者的发现与陌生人交流所带来的结果,这个结果是意想不到的。这样判断定语从句应该修饰整个a boost in mood and feelings of belonging更合适。
点评分析:无论是定语还是状语,如果仅仅从结构上看无法判断所修饰的内容,就需要结合句意,甚至更多的上下文语境来做出具体的判断。再次提醒,理解句子一定要重视上下文。