什么是宾语从句Lookingathiswatch,hesawthatitwasoneo'clock,butthebellstruckthirteentimesbeforeitstopped这个句子是从句吗

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什么是宾语从句
Looking at his watch ,he saw that it was one o'clock ,but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped
这个句子是从句吗

Answer 1

Looking at his watch 是动名词结构做伴随状语,that it was one o'clock 是宾语从句做he saw的宾语,but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped 是转折关系复句.
整个句子可以简化为：He saw ...,but ....他看见了什么,但是...