状语从句为主句补充时间、条件、让步、原因、结果、目的等逻辑信息，由 when / if / although / because 等从属连词引导。它的位置灵活，句首、句中、句尾都可能出现，是把简单陈述织成逻辑链条的核心手段。
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识别要点 从属连词本身就标明了逻辑关系：先圈连词定类型，再切出从句边界；句首状语从句以逗号收尾，找到逗号即找到主句起点。
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常见引导词： when 736 · as 136 · after 92 · before 89 · while 74 · 其他 59 · until 43 · since 23
It happens when the parts of your brain used for learning, memory, decision making, and language are damaged or diseased.
当大脑中负责学习、记忆、决策和语言功能的部位受损或患病时，就会出现这种情况。
这是由 "when" 引导的时间状语从句，说明 "It happens" 所描述的事情在什么情况下或什么时候发生。从句内部有完整主语 "the parts..." 和谓语 "are damaged or diseased"。
Wide awake at 3:30 am with our nine-year-old daughter on our lodge balcony, I stared for hours at the most incredible night sky I've ever seen before the dawn slowly started to rub out the stars on the horizon and the multiple shooting stars faded away.
凌晨三点半，我和九岁的女儿在小屋的阳台上毫无睡意。我凝望了几个小时那片我见过的最令人惊叹的夜空，直到黎明缓缓抹去地平线上的星辰，几颗流星也渐渐消逝。
“before”引导一个时间状语从句，说明主句“stared”发生的时间背景：在黎明逐渐抹去地平线上的星星、流星也消失之前。该时间从句内部包含两个由“and”连接的独立分句。
We were going to my wife's big family reunion in Auckland, New Zealand, but when we found out that Great Barrier Island, just off the coast, had been recently awarded Dark Sky Sanctuary status—a typically remote area that has an "exceptional or distinguished quality of starry nights"—we thought it would be the perfect place to relax before our busy schedule.
我们原本打算去新西兰奥克兰参加我妻子家族的大型聚会，但得知就在海岸外不远处的大堡礁岛最近获评为“暗夜星空保护区”——这类地方通常地处偏远，拥有“非凡或独具特色的星空夜色”——我们觉得，在忙碌的行程开始前，那里会是放松身心的完美去处。
"when" 引导一个完整分句 "we found out..."，整体修饰主句 "we thought..."，说明产生这一想法的时间，因此属于时间状语从句。
The man told authorities that his experience began in December when currents swept the sailboat out to sea while he was making repairs.
这名男子告诉当局，他的遭遇始于12月，当时他正在维修帆船，海流却将船冲向了大海。
该从句由“when”引导，整体作时间状语，说明“his experience began”发生的具体时间背景，即洋流把帆船冲向海上时。
When one of my wife's relations, who comes here regularly, found out that we'd been there, he whispered to us, only half-joking: "Shh—don't tell anyone!"
我妻子的一位经常来这里的亲戚得知我们去过那里后，半开玩笑地低声对我们说：“嘘——别告诉别人！”
该分句由时间从属连词"When"引导，说明主句动作"he whispered to us"发生的时间。其内部主干是"one of my wife's relations found out..."。
常见引导词： if 517 · 其他 12 · unless 11 · when 10 · 零引导(倒装条件) 6 · as 5
Given these limitations and concerns, even if this mode of obtaining consent is to move forward, it likely won't fully protect automakers from their legal liability should the system malfunction(发生故障) or an accident occur.
考虑到这些局限性和担忧，即使这种获取同意的模式要继续推进，一旦系统发生故障或发生事故，它也可能无法完全保护汽车制造商免受其法律责任。
"should the system malfunction(发生故障) or an accident occur" 是省略 "if" 的倒装条件状语从句，可还原为 "if the system should malfunction or an accident should occur"。它说明主句中 "legal liability" 可能产生的条件，即系统故障或事故发生时。
"If a product that is so nakedly unnecessary can exist, then the whole system is failing," he says.
“如果一个如此明显不必要的产品能够存在，那么整个系统就失败了，”他说。
由 "if" 引导的条件状语从句,为主句 "the whole system is failing" 提供假设前提。
Hyphenating the last names could be a win-win solution should arguments arise about what name to adopt upon marriage.
在结婚时若出现关于采用什么姓氏的争论，使用连字符连接姓氏可能是一个双赢的解决方案。
省略if的倒装条件从句,将should提前构成"should + 主语 + 动词原形"结构,等同于"if arguments should arise..."。从句表达"如果出现关于采用什么姓氏的争论"这一条件,修饰主句。从句内部包含宾语从句"what name to adopt upon marriage"。
We wonder what would happen if schools helped to make beliefs about the potential for change and improvement a larger feature of the overall school culture, especially for students starting the ninth grade.
我们想知道，如果学校帮助使关于改变和提升潜力的信念成为整体学校文化中一个更显著的特征，特别是对于开始九年级的学生，会发生什么。
条件状语从句，由 "if" 引导，表达虚拟条件（与现在事实相反或对未来的假设）。从句主干为 "schools helped to make beliefs...a larger feature"，使用了 "help to do" 和 "make + 宾语 + 宾补" 结构。
Even though Wang tried to account for this by culling the weakest winners, it's impossible to know which of the winners would have quit had they found themselves on the losing side.
尽管王试图通过剔除最弱的获胜者来解释这一点，但不可能知道如果获胜者发现自己处于失败的一方，他们中哪些人会退出。
省略 if 的虚拟条件从句,采用倒装结构 "had they found"(= if they had found)。表示与过去事实相反的假设条件,对应主句的 "would have quit"。
常见引导词： while 83 · although 63 · 其他 55 · though 53 · if 30 · when 12 · as 6
Any way you have used music, it is almost certain that every other culture has used music in the very same way.
无论你以何种方式使用音乐，几乎可以肯定，其他每一种文化也都曾以完全相同的方式使用过音乐。
"Any way you have used music" 在句首以让步方式状语从句的省略形式出现，意为“无论你以何种方式使用过音乐”，可理解为 "No matter how you have used music" 或 "However you have used music"。其中 "you have used music" 是完整分句，"Any way" 表示方式让步关系，不是修饰名词 "way" 的限制性定语从句。
Though the study mentioned above was fairly small (only 191 women took the initial fitness test, which means it's hard to maintain statistical significance while breaking the group down into sub-categories of more or less fit), it does give us hope that dementia can be prevented or delayed through exercise in one's middle age.
尽管上述研究的规模相当有限（最初只有191名女性接受了体能测试，这意味着如果再按体能水平将参与者细分为更健康和不太健康的亚组，就很难保持统计学显著性），但它确实让我们看到希望：人在中年时期通过锻炼，或许能够预防或延缓痴呆症的发生。
该分句由"Though"引导，说明研究规模较小这一事实与主句中的希望形成让步关系，整体修饰主句。
Whether it was the gravity force of the plane climbing or the noise of the engine, it put our three-year-old daughter instantly to sleep until we bumped down on the grass at Claris Airport.
不管是飞机爬升时的重力作用，还是发动机的轰鸣声，都让我们三岁的女儿立刻睡着了，直到飞机在克拉里斯机场的草地上颠簸着降落。
该分句采用 "Whether...or..." 结构，意为“不论起作用的是飞机爬升时的重力，还是发动机的噪音”，对后面主句作让步性限定。它位于句首并由逗号同完整主句隔开，不充当后面主句的主语；主句中的 "it" 指代两种可能因素中的实际原因，也不是形式主语。
Although prior studies in animals and humans have shown some biological and behavioral similarities between substance-use disorders and addictive-like consumption of highly processed foods, no studies have looked at whether reducing junk food can trigger withdrawal symptoms in people, she noted.
她指出，尽管此前针对动物和人类开展的研究显示，物质使用障碍与对高度加工食品的成瘾性消费之间存在一些生物学和行为上的相似之处，但尚无研究考察过，减少垃圾食品摄入是否会引发人类的戒断症状。
"Although" 引导一个具有完整主谓结构的分句：主语是 "prior studies in animals and humans"，谓语是 "have shown"。该从句先承认既往研究已经发现某些相似性，再与主句所说“尚无研究考察戒断症状”形成让步关系。
"The literature has not yet settled on an amount or type of exercise that is going to be key, although the bulk of literature has suggested that aerobic(有氧的) exercise is what you need to be doing," he said.
他说：“现有文献尚未确定哪种运动量或运动类型是关键，尽管大多数研究都表明，你需要进行有氧运动。”
"although" 引导让步状语从句，说明尽管大部分文献已经提出具体建议，前面的文献结论仍未确定一个公认的关键运动量或运动类型。
One relies on pesticides whereas the other does not.
一个依赖农药，而另一个则不使用农药。
该从句由"whereas"引导，对比主句中的"One"与从句中的"the other"。"does not"后省略了与主句相同的谓语"rely on pesticides"，完整意义是“而另一方不依赖农药”。
At the moment, those who change jobs get an average 7.3% raise every year, while those who stay get a 5.4% raise.
目前，那些更换工作的人每年平均获得7.3%的加薪，而那些留下来的人获得5.4%的加薪。
"while" 在这里不表示时间，而是引出与换工作者相对照的留任者数据，语义相当于 "whereas"；从句具有主语 "those who stay"、谓语 "get" 和宾语 "a 5.4% raise"，整体作对比状语。
At the same time, your name is associated with the identity you've built up and hyphenation allows you to respect that while also respecting tradition and your husband's family's identity.
与此同时，你的名字与你建立起来的身份相关联，而连字符的使用让你在尊重这一点的同时，也尊重传统和你丈夫家族的身份。
省略形式的对比状语从句,完整形式应为 "while you are also respecting tradition and your husband's family's identity",主语 you 和系动词 are 被省略,保留现在分词 respecting。while 在此表示 "同时" 的对比/让步意味,强调在尊重个人身份的同时也尊重传统。
Some argued that humans weren't producing enough greenhouse gases, while others claimed the effects would be tiny.
一些人认为人类没有产生足够的温室气体，而另一些人则声称其影响会很小。
"while others claimed the effects would be tiny" 由 "while" 引导，但这里不是表示“当……时候”，而是表示对比，相当于 "whereas"。整个从句与前面的 "Some argued ..." 构成两种观点的对照。
Men are more likely to face that dispute from the perspective of what benefits them most, whereas women may approach the same dispute from the perspective of what's the easiest and quickest way to resolve the problem—even if that means doing the boring work themselves.
男性更有可能从最有利于他们的角度面对那场争论，而女性可能从最简单和最快解决问题的方式的角度处理相同的争论——即使那意味着她们自己做枯燥的工作。
"whereas" 引导对比状语从句,修饰主句,表示与男性的做法形成对比。从句主语 "women",情态动词 "may",谓语 "approach",宾语 "the same dispute",介词短语 "from the perspective of..." 作状语,破折号后带条件让步状语从句补充说明。
常见引导词： because 258 · as 89 · since 34 · 其他 21 · when 2 · 零引导(倒装条件) 1
Dr Jet Sanders, who worked on the study while a PhD student at the University of York, said: "Failure to detect synthetic faces may have important implications for security and crime prevention as super realistic masks may allow the key characteristics of a person's appearance to be incorrectly identified."
杰特·桑德斯博士在约克大学攻读博士学位期间参与了这项研究，他说：“未能检测出合成面孔可能对安全和犯罪预防产生重要影响，因为超写实面具可能会导致一个人外貌的关键特征被错误识别。”
as 引导原因状语从句，解释为何无法检测合成面孔会有重要影响。从句主语是 "super realistic masks"，谓语是 "may allow"，宾语是复合结构 "the key characteristics of a person's appearance to be incorrectly identified"（allow sth. to be done）。
That's because he plans to ban tipping in favor of paying his servers an actual living wage.
那是因为他计划禁止给小费，转而支付他的服务员一份实际的生活工资。
该从句由 "because" 引导，说明主句 "That" 所指情况的原因，为典型的原因状语从句。虽然位于系动词后，但 "That's because" 是固定句式，其中 because 从句修饰整个主句而非充当表语。从句内部主干为 "he plans to ban tipping in favor of paying…"，含不定式短语作宾语。
Groups of highly cooperative individuals have higher chances of survival because they can work together to reach goals that are unattainable to less cooperative groups.
高度协作的群体更有可能生存下来，因为他们能够共同努力，实现那些协作程度较低的群体无法达成的目标。
该完整分句由"because"引导，在主句后作原因状语，说明这些群体为什么有更高的生存机会。
That's mostly because the risk of groundwater contamination from organic farming is lower.
这主要是因为有机农业造成地下水污染的风险较低。
该从句由"because"引导，说明主句"That's mostly"所指情况成立的原因，整体作原因状语从句，而不是位于系动词之后就自动成为表语从句。
This finding is surprising, given that bitterness often serves as a warning mechanism to convince people to spit out harmful substances, the scientists said.
科学家们表示，鉴于苦味通常会作为一种警示机制，促使人们吐出有害物质，这一发现令人惊讶。
“given that”在此表示“鉴于、考虑到”，整体引出原因或背景状语从句，修饰“This finding is surprising”。其中“that”引出的内容是“given”所依据的事实，不另行标作宾语从句；整个原因状语从句内部还包含目的不定式。
常见引导词： 其他 59 · so that 16
During Covid, restaurants and cafés lost so much business that cities nationwide began allowing them to build curbside seating areas where people could sit, safely, in the open air.
在新冠疫情期间，餐馆和咖啡馆失去了如此多的生意，以至于全国的城市开始允许它们建造路边座位区，人们可以在那里安全地露天就坐。
"that cities nationwide began allowing them to build curbside seating areas..." 与前面的 "so much business" 构成 "so much...that" 结果结构，表示餐馆生意损失严重到导致全国许多城市开始允许其建设路边座位区；从句内部有完整主谓结构 "cities nationwide began allowing"。
Now, she notes ironically, the lanes are so full of activity that opponents have turned to claiming the problem is the opposite: There are too many cyclists getting in the way of cars.
现在，她讽刺地指出，车道上活动如此频繁，以至于反对者转而声称问题恰恰相反：有太多骑自行车的人挡了汽车的路。
that 引导的结果状语从句,与主句 "the lanes are so full of activity" 构成 so...that 框架。从句内部包含宾语从句 "the problem is the opposite"。
We may develop a habit of being so focused on maintaining a perfect appearance that we never cultivate the inner qualities necessary to sustain and deepen intimacy and connection.
我们可能会养成一种如此专注于维持完美外表的习惯，以至于我们从不培养维持和加深亲密关系与联系所必需的内在品质。
该从句由 "so focused...that..." 结构中的 "that" 引出，表示"如此专注于外表，以至于我们从不培养内在品质"的结果。"so...that..." 是一个整体结构，其中 "so focused on maintaining a perfect appearance" 是程度状语，"that we never cultivate..." 是结果从句。该从句内部有完整主谓结构：主语 "we"，谓语 "never cultivate"，宾语 "the inner qualities..."。
In contrast, anaerobic exercise—such as lifting heavy weights—is of such vigorous intensity that your body does not have time to use oxygen to create energy and so instead it breaks down glucose(葡萄糖) in your blood or muscles.
相比之下，无氧运动——例如举重物——强度如此之大，以至于你的身体没有时间利用氧气产生能量，因此反而分解你血液或肌肉中的葡萄糖。
"that"引导结果状语从句，与主句中的"such vigorous intensity"构成"such...that"结果框架，表示"如此剧烈以至于……"的因果逻辑。从句内部包含并列结构"does not have time...and so instead it breaks down..."，但无进一步嵌套的从句，符合结果状语从句定义。
They were such strange marvels that, on her first official state visit to the United States in 1957, Queen Elizabeth II insisted on an impromptu(即兴的) tour of a suburban-Maryland Giant Food.
它们是如此奇特的奇迹，以至于1957年伊丽莎白二世女王对美国进行首次正式国事访问时，坚持要即兴参观马里兰州郊区的一家巨人食品店。
"that" 与上文的 "such" 构成 "such...that" 结果结构；该从句内部主语是 "Queen Elizabeth II"，谓语是 "insisted"，说明前文所说的奇异程度带来的结果。
常见引导词： so that 34 · 其他 11
Whenever she called her parents or other relatives, she always had to think about the time difference so that she wouldn't wake someone up or call when she knew they were at church.
每当她给父母或其他亲戚打电话时，她总是不得不考虑时差问题，这样她就不会吵醒别人，也不会在她知道他们在教堂的时候打电话。
"so that" 引导从句 "she wouldn't wake someone up or call when she knew they were at church"，说明她考虑时差的目的，即避免吵醒别人或在别人做礼拜时打电话。该从句整体修饰主句中的 "had to think about the time difference"。
Without conflict, we're often stuck in this artificial harmony where people don't express potentially innovative ideas for fear that they may start conflict with others.
没有冲突，我们常常陷入这种人为的和谐中，在这种和谐里，人们因为害怕可能会与他人发生冲突而不表达潜在的创新想法。
"for fear that" 作为复合从属连词，引导一个表示避免不良结果的目的/顾虑状语从句，说明人们不表达想法的原因或顾虑：担心自己会与他人产生冲突。从句内部主语是 "they"，谓语是 "may start"。
Meanwhile, they keep the milk, eggs, and other daily basics all the way back so you'll travel through as much of the store as possible, and be tempted along the way.
与此同时，他们把牛奶、鸡蛋和其他日常必需品一直放在商店的最里面，这样你就会尽可能多地逛完整个商店，并且一路上会受到诱惑。
目的状语从句,由 "so" 引导(口语中常省略 "that"),说明主句行为的目的。从句内部包含两个并列谓语 "will travel" 和 "(will) be tempted",由 "and" 连接。"as much of the store as possible" 是程度状语修饰 "travel through"。
Some say we should never meet our heroes, lest they disappoint us when we find out how normal they are.
有人说我们永远不应该见我们的英雄，以免当我们发现他们是多么普通时他们会让我们失望。
"lest" 引导目的状语从句,表示 "以免、唯恐",修饰主句 "we should never meet our heroes"。从句主语 "they",谓语 "disappoint",宾语 "us",后接 "when" 引导的时间状语从句。"lest" 常接虚拟语气(此处用 "should" 被省略的形式),表达消极目的。
Therefore, businesses need to set up their IT infrastructure so that it is designed to fit in with their employees' work, rather than adjust their work to fit in with the company's IT limitations.
因此，企业需要建立其IT基础设施，以便其设计能适应员工的工作，而不是调整他们的工作以适应公司的IT限制。
"so that"引导目的状语从句,说明建立IT基础设施的目的。从句主语"it"指代"IT infrastructure",谓语是"is designed",后接不定式"to fit in with their employees' work"作目的补语。这是典型的"so that"表目的的用法。
The body continues to act as if the sleeper were awake.
身体继续表现得好像睡眠者是醒着的。
由"as if"引导的方式状语从句，修饰主句谓语"act"，说明行为的方式。从句使用虚拟语气"were"(而非"was")，表示与事实相反的假设情况。从句主语"the sleeper"，系动词"were"，表语"awake"，结构完整。
In fact, I thought it added character… like it gave him a certain uniqueness.
事实上，我认为它增添了个性……就像它赋予了他某种独特性。
"like" 在口语中常用作从属连词,引导方式状语从句,表示 "好像/仿佛" 的意思,修饰主句 "I thought it added character"。从句内部完整: "it"(主语) + "gave"(谓语) + "him"(间接宾语) + "a certain uniqueness"(直接宾语)。虽然 like 作连词在正式语法中有争议,但在现代口语和非正式书面语中已被广泛接受为方式状语从句引导词。
Not everyone will see us and appreciate us as we take the courageous risk to allow ourselves to be seen as we really are.
当我们勇敢地冒险让自己以真实的样子被看见时，并非每个人都会看见我们并欣赏我们。
"as we really are"由"as"引导，内部有主语"we"和系动词"are"，修饰"be seen"，表示“按照我们真实的样子/以我们真实存在的方式被看见”，因此是方式状语从句。
As is so often the case, clever marketing can beat reason; awareness is rarely enough.
情况往往如此，巧妙的营销可以战胜理性；仅仅有认知往往是不够的。
此为方式状语从句,由 "as" 引导,表示「正如常见的情况那样」。"as" 在从句中作表语(is 后的成分),"the case" 为主语,构成完整从句。该从句修饰后面的主句,说明主句所述情况的普遍性。
Just as height usually declines over the years, so does brain volume: Humans lose about 4 percent every decade starting in their 40s.
正如身高通常会随年龄下降一样，大脑体积也是如此：人类从40多岁开始每十年大约会减少4%。
"Just as" 引出包含主语 "height" 和谓语 "declines" 的完整分句,与主句中的 "so" 呼应,形成 "Just as A, so B" 的关联结构,表示方式类比,说明脑容量的变化方式与身高随年龄下降的方式相似。
常见引导词： 其他 9
They bring their Dobsonian telescope and beanbags (it's hard work staring up wide-eyed in wonder without neck support) and, our elder daughter was glad to hear, hot chocolate to wherever you are on the island.
他们会把多布森望远镜和懒人沙发带到岛上的任何地方（没有颈部支撑，仰着头睁大眼睛惊叹地凝视星空可是很辛苦的事）；而且，听到还有热巧克力，我们的大女儿很是高兴。
"wherever" 引导地点状语从句，表示“无论你在岛上的什么地方”。该从句整体作 "to" 后的地点补足语，说明 "bring" 的目的地；它不是介词的名词性宾语从句。
As a Chinese woman working in China, and using traditional Chinese medical records, she rediscovered an ancient plant-based treatment for malaria that worked where modern therapies failed.
作为一名在中国工作的中国女性，并使用传统中医病历，她重新发现了一种古老的植物性疟疾治疗方法，这种方法在现代疗法失败的地方有效。
"where modern therapies failed" 中 "where" 表示“在……的地方/情况下”，修饰动词 "worked"，说明这种疗法在现代疗法失败的地方或情境中奏效。该分句有完整主谓 "modern therapies failed"，整体作地点/情境状语。
However, online CBT programs have been gaining popularity, with the attraction of providing low-cost help wherever someone has access to a computer.
然而，在线认知行为疗法项目越来越受欢迎，其吸引力在于能提供低成本的帮助，无论人们在哪里能接触到电脑。
"wherever"引导地点状语从句,修饰"providing low-cost help",表示"无论在哪里有人能使用电脑";从句主语"someone",谓语"has",宾语"access to a computer";"wherever"兼有条件含义但核心表地点范围
Some desalination plants exist where feasible, but they are costly to run and can need constant repairs.
一些海水淡化厂在可行的地方存在，但它们运行成本高且可能需要经常维修。
where 引导地点状语从句,修饰 "exist",表示「在可行的地方」。从句中省略了主谓 "it is",完整形式为 "where it is feasible"。
W: Obviously, when driving through a residential area or where there is a school, you've got to have speed policemen.
W：显然，当驾车穿过居民区或有学校的地方时，你必须有测速警察。
"where there is a school" 由地点连接词 "where" 引导，表示“在有学校的地方”。整个从句为主句提供地点条件或地点场景，说明在这类地点也需要设置测速警察。
What does the passage say about organic and non-organic products as far as food safety is concerned?
就食品安全而言，文章对有机产品和非有机产品是怎么说的？
“as far as ... is concerned”引导一个完整分句，表示讨论范围，相当于“就……而言”或“在……方面而言”；其中“food safety”是主语，“is concerned”是谓语结构。
Organic farming is much less efficient when it comes to land use, although yields vary considerably depending on the crop.
就土地利用效率而言，有机农业要低得多，不过产量会因作物种类不同而有很大差异。
“when it comes to land use”由“when”引导，内部有主语“it”和谓语“comes”。这里“when it comes to”是固定表达，意为“谈到/涉及”，整体说明“much less efficient”的适用范围，而不是严格表示时间。
The more they achieve and the greater progress they make, the more they trust your judgement and strength.
他们取得的成就越多，取得的进步越大，就越信任你的判断和力量。
这是"the+比较级..., the+比较级..."结构的前半部分(条件句),充当整句的条件状语从句。包含两个并列的比较结构:"the more they achieve"和"the greater progress they make",由and连接。该从句表达了条件或程度递进关系。
They do their favored activity whenever and wherever possible.
他们在任何可能的时间和地点进行他们喜欢的活动。
"whenever and wherever possible" 为复合状语从句，"whenever" 和 "wherever" 通过 "and" 并列，共同引导该从句。整体表示 "无论何时何地只要可能"，既有时间维度又有地点/条件维度。两个引导词省略了相同的谓语部分 "it is"，完整形式为 "whenever it is possible and wherever it is possible"。该从句修饰主句动作 "do"，限定动作发生的时间和地点条件。
While consumers are spending less on toilet paper, they remain fussy—in theory at least—when it comes to paper quality.
虽然消费者在厕纸上的花费减少了，但他们至少在理论上对纸张质量仍然挑剔。
"when it comes to paper quality" 由 "when" 引导，内部有形式主语结构 "it comes"，整体是固定表达 "when it comes to..."，表示“在谈到/涉及纸张质量时”。它修饰主句 "they remain fussy"，说明挑剔所涉及的方面。
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