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表语从句(经典)(国外英文资料) Predicative Clause 1. Definition: predicative clause is a sentence as the predicative. What the subject is, or how it is, consisting of a noun, an adjective, or a word or phrase equivalent to a noun or adjective, and a verb together to form a predicate Two. Types of Related words, guide the predicative clause: (1) subordinating conjunction that. Dont make a composition in a clause. Such as: The, trouble, is, that, I, have, lost, his, address.?? the trouble is that I lost his address. The reason is that he was late for school, The, reason, was, that, he, was, late, for, school. (2) subordinating conjunctions whether, as, as, if. Such as: 1., He, looked, just, as, he, had, ten, years, before., looked? He looks the same as ten years ago. The The question whether is they will be to help able us. question is whether they can help us. Note: if generally do not have to guide the subordinate conjunctions predicative clause, but as if can guide the predicative clause, such as: All, this, was, over, years, ago, but, it, s, twenty, as, if, it,, was, only, yesterday. It was more than 20 years ago, but it was just like yesterday. Eg:1. the key is whether we can solve the problem. The, key, is, whether, we, can, solve, the, problem. 2. it looks as if it is going to rain. It, looked, as, if, it, was, going, to, rain. Note: with predicative clause predicate verb is the verb be, seem, look, sound etc.. Such as: He looked, just, as, he, had, looked, ten, years, before., he looks the same as ten years ago. Eg: it sounds like someone is knocking at the door. It, sounds, as, if, someone, is, knocking, at, door., the (3) connect pronouns who, whom, whose, what, which, whoever, whatever, whichever Subject and object in. Such as: The, problem, is, who, we, can, get, to, replace, her., the question is who we can find to replace her?. That was what she did this morning on reaching the attic., thats what she went into the attic this morning. Eg: the question is who we can fin