英语周报牛津模块九 Unit 4 Grammar.ppt

* 牛津版 高三 Module 9 Unit 4 Unit 4 Grammar and usage Analysis of complicated sentence You are as wise as Solomon. What does the sentence mean? Very clever. ‘as wise as Solomon’ is an idiom in Bible, and in it Solomon was the third king of Israel who was known for his wisdom. What is an idiom? An idiom is a group of words or an expression whose meaning often cannot be understood by looking at the meanings of the separate words in it. 。 In the reading text ‘Biblical idiom in English’, we learnt something about idioms. Can you recite the first paragraph of ? There are three sentences in it. 1. An idiom is a group of words or an expression whose meaning often cannot be understood by looking at the meanings of the separate words in it. 2. In other words, its meaning can be completely different from the meanings of its components. 3. Idioms often use a number of words to represent a single object, person or concept, among other things, and unless you recognize when an idiom is being used, you can easily misunderstand what you read or hear spoken. Can you analyze the sentence above? The sentence is a Complex sentence. It is made up of a main clause and one subordinate (Attribute) clause. A Complex sentence is made up of a main clause and one or more subordinate clauses. They are linked by subordinators(从属连词) such as because, when, where, if, since, that, unless, whereas, whose, while and although. the first sentence What kinds of Complex sentence do you know? 一、名词性从句 1、包括主语从句、宾语从句、表语从 句、同位语从句 2、引导名词性从句的连接词可分为三 类： Discuss 连接词: that, whether, if（不充当从句的任何成分） 连接代词: what, whatever, who, whoever, whom, whose, which 连接副词: when, where, how, why It is a pity that you didnt go to see the film. She did not know what had happened. The news that Tom would go abroad is told by him. 二、定语从句 定语从句中的所有关系词不但有具体意义而且都在从句中担当一定的成分。 关系代词：who, whom, whose, which, that等。 关系副词：when, where, why等。 在定语从句中，关系副词=介词+which e.g. Those who /that are in their forties are req