1、常见的可以跟同位语从句的抽象名词有news, ideas, fact, rumor, promise, question,doubt, thought, hope, message, suggestion, word(消息），possibility等等
2、例如，I've come from Mr. Wang with a message that he won't be able to see you this afternoon，我从老王那里来，他让我告诉你，他今天下午不能来看你了
3、英语中引导同位语从句的词通常有连接副词how, when, where等，从属连词that, weather, 连接代词who, what, whose等，if 和which不能引导同位语从句
4、例如，I have no idea when he will be back, 再例如，he must answer the question whether he agrees to it or not，他必须回答他是否同意这样一个问题
5、同位语从句的位置也可以比较特殊 ，同位语从句在有时可以不紧跟在说明的名词后面，而是被别的词隔开
6、例如several years later, word came that Napoleon himself was coming to inspect them，几年以后，有消息传来，说拿破仑要亲自视察他们
