College_English_Grammar_13_Subject_clause_and_predictive_clause二教材教学课件.pptVIP

College English Grammar: Grammar and Writing;Unit 13;Noun Clauses ;This is the reason. Why are so many people unable to afford a house? ? This is why so many people are unable to afford a house. [as a subject complement] (Compare: This is the reason why so many people are unable to afford a house. [as an adjective clause modifying the noun “reason”]) No one can deny the fact. The fact is that the inflation of the world is growing serious. ? No one can deny the fact that the inflation of the world is growing serious. [as an appositive];1. Forms and kinds Noun clauses usually begin with subordinating words like how, why, what, where, when, who, that, which, whose, whether, etc. Subordinating word + subject + predicate verb + object + … Noun clauses can be put into three: those from wh-questions, starting with a question word such as who, what, when where, why, and how; those from yes-no questions, starting with if, whether; those from statements, starting with that. Wh-questions are the questions that begin with wh-question words, including how, what, when, where, who, etc. and yes-no questions are the questions to which the answer is yes or no. ;Why did so many people believe his story? The reason is a mystery to me. ? Why so many people believed his story is a mystery to me. (why functions as an adverb inside the noun clause) Who will join us? No one told me that. ? No one told me who will join us. (who functions as a subject inside the noun clause);Had my operation been successful? He asked his doctor that question. ? He asked his doctor if/whether his operation had been successful. (if/whether has no function within the noun clause) He would have to stay in hospital. He should be there for another two weeks. The doctor told him so. ? The doctor told him that he would have to stay in hospital for another two weeks. (that has no function within the noun clause); Word order in noun clause is the same as in s