高中英语Unit 3 Back to the past Grammar and usage课件牛津版必修三.pptVIP

* U  NIT 3 Grammar and usage Object complement Either… or and neither… nor Subject-verb agreement Tasks Object complement Situation one ------ Did you find anything special when you went to the classroom? ------ No, I didn’t. ------ You found the door open, didn’t you? ------ Oh, yes. But I found nobody in the classroom. Position V. + Object + object complement eg: The inspector shot the drug-dealer dead. (= The drug-deal was shot dead by the inspector.) ------ What do you think about her performance? ------ We consider that her performance is a big success. ( We consider her performance a big success. ) ------ What do people think about dogs? ------ People believe that dogs are honest. ( People believe dogs to be honest. ) Situation two Usage An object complement , which gives information about the object, can be a noun, a noun phrase, an adjective, a to-infinitive, a bare infinitive, or a prepositional phrase. More examples with an object complement (1) We made him chairman of our Students’ Union. (2) I find the novel interesting and amusing. (3) Please keep the cat out. (4) I am often kept at home all day long on Sunday. ------What do you think about Harry Potter? ------I find it ________________________. More practice with an object compliment: ------What happened to the man? ------The man was kept _________. very interesting / an interesting book in prison / jail Find out similar examples with an object complement from the reading passage. (1)Unfortunately, all the people were buried alive, and so was the city! (2)Sven found the remains of buildings buried under the sand, together with a lot of treasures. (3)We found the ruins most interesting. Either… or and neither… nor Situation ------ I have got one ticket for Liu Xiang’s 110m hurdle race to be held in Nanjing. Either you or your desk-mate can have it. ------ Is it on Saturday or on Sunday? ------ It is on