英语八大从句类型与用法总结是如下：
1、When he was still a little boy,Jack London wrote some compositions which were praised by his teachers.
读为：杰克·伦敦还是小孩时，他写的一些作文就受到老师的赞赏。(不宜读为：他就写受到老师赞扬的作文)。
2、I met the boatman who then took me across the ferry.
读为：我遇到了那位船夫，他将我渡到对岸。(不宜读为：我遇到那位将我渡到对岸的船夫)。
3、While they were waiting there,a dog from one of the houses down the road began a wild,hoarse howl that continued until a voice called out and hushed him.
读为：他们正在那儿等时，从路边一幢房屋窜出的一条狗开始狂吠不止，直到有人出来喝住，它才停下来。(不宜读为：一条狗开始了直到有人出来喝住才停止的狂吠)。
4、 In the torchlight，he caught sight of a figure whom he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkines,our local grocer.
读为：借着电筒的亮光，他看见一个人影，马上认出是当地杂货商比尔·威尔金斯。(不宜译为：他看见马上认出的是当地杂货商比尔·威尔金斯的影子)。
5、The snake catches the toad that eats the insect that nibbles the green leaves that grow on the branches.
遇到这种一个从句扣一个从句的句子，汉语只有以简驭繁：断句。读为：蛇吃癞蛤蟆，癞蛤蟆吃虫子，虫子吃生长在树枝上的绿叶子。