subject clause noun clause object clause predicative clause
主语从句 subject clause 名词性从句 noun clause 宾语从句 object clause 表语从句 predicative clause 同位语从句 appositive clause
在空白处填入适当的内容。 Whether ________ we’ll go camping tomorrow depends on the weather. What the doctors really doubt is whether ________ my mother will recover from the serious disease soon.
if / whether it Could you tell me _______ snows in winter in Australia? ________ you don't like him is That none of my business.
我们要召开一次会议,这已决定了。 That we’ll hold a meeting is decided. 他是 否已离开这儿,这还不清楚。 Whether he has left here is not clear.
Noun clauses introduced by question words
1. I want to know what your first impression of me is. object clause 宾语从句 2. What you said makes me more / less confident about this lesson. subject clause 主语从句
3. I have no idea how I can make a grammar lesson interesting. appositive clause 同位语从句 4. My question is why you don’t like / like open presentation. predicative clause 表语从句
请看例句: What are people from the north saying? People from the south find it difficult to understand what people from the north are saying.
‘Borrowed Words’-----good or bad? Languages keep borrowing words from other languages. This is one of the reasons why languages keep changing almost _____ What we should do about the every day. ______ increasing number of ‘borrowed words’ in our vocabulary is something that deserves careful thought.
In England nowadays, there is no one which new words should to decide _______ be accepted into the language. A standard was first set for the English language by King Henry VII. That is ____ why we have the phrase ‘the king’s English’.
King Henry VII was a poet who showed great concern for language. how people He set a standard for ______ were to speak English, but today who can make a decision like that ______ is anyone’s guess.
However, there is an organization to make decisions like this in France. _____ How French will be used is decided by a government department. At one time the department banned some ‘borrowed words’ from English, including ‘weekend’ and ‘e-mail’. French people supported this because they wanted to keep their language pure and unique.
Today, the spread of ‘borrowed words’ is mostly due to the easily accessed Internet and television programmes from across the world. Some people are optimistic and believe that this process is good, while others worry that it may result in language pollution. _______ Which opinion you agree with is up to you.
Some useful phrases: • show concern for … � … 表示关切 The whole society should show concern for handicapped children. • make decisions 做出决定 He’s really bad at making decisions.
Preparatory subject it
• It is important to know how to use a computer. • It is no use asking him. • It is no good going there.
· 在It is known. . . ; It is said. . . ; It is hoped. . . ; It is believed. . . 等句型中。如: It is said that our school football team won. · 主语从句也可以用it作形式主语, 以wh-连 接的句子作真实主语, 放到句子后面. 如: It is still a question when we shall have our sports meet. It doesn't matter what you say.
· 当seem, appear, happen, turn out 和prove 在句子中作谓语动词时,我们也可以使用形 式主语it。 It turned out that she was a friend of my sister. It seems to be a turning point in his life.
在空白处填入适当的内容。 1. Does ______ matter if he can't it finish the job on time? 2. ______ is a fact that English is It being accepted as an international language. 3. ______ was Jane that I saw in It the library this morning.
The key to Exercise A (2) It requires a good understanding of their behavior to know what they mean. (3) It always puzzles me why my dog barks in certain ways. (4) It won’t be difficult to buy a machine like this.
The key to Exercise B 2. It happens that several racial groups live in Singapore. 3. It is fun to hear different people speaking different languages all at the same time. 4. It is certain that I’ll see you next week.
It was never clear ______ the why man hadn’t reported the accident sooner. I’m afraid he’s more of a talker than a doer, which is ______ he never why finishes anything.
Do not let any failures discourage you, for you can never tell _______ how close you may be to victory. What _______ you said at the meeting describes a bright future for the company.
It was the culture, rather than the language, _______ made it hard for that him to adapt to the new environment abroad. It's not doing the things we like, thatbut liking the things we have to do _______ makes life happy.
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