was that i refused to be driven around town

题目

was that i refused to be driven around town
My primary motivation behind buying a car,despite the scarcity of my funds,was that I refused to be driven around town in a car with red and blue lights on top.
1.was that I refused to be driven around town主语是despite the scarcity of my funds?
2.refused to be driven是什么语法现象?

答案

1.despite the scarcity of my funds只是一个让步状语,并不是句子的主语.注：despite是介词,不是连词,所以引导让步状语,而不是让步状语从句.was that I refused to be driven around town是主句的系表结构,表语从句...