《Unit1 Theworldofoursenses课件》高中英语译林版模块三_49.ppt

Introduction to noun clauses At lunch, the weatherman reported that the mist would become a thick fog in the afternoon. She wondered if the buses would still be running. The truth is that the fog is too thick for the bus to run that far. What surprised me most was that the old man couldn’t see anything. Introduction to noun clauses Because the clauses in these sentences have the same function as nouns or noun phrases, they are called noun clauses. There are four kinds of noun clauses the subject clause, the object clause, the predictive clause and the apposition clause. Presentation 1.A noun clause can be used as the subject of a sentence : 1) That he will succeed is certain. 2) Whether he will go there is not known. 3) What he said is not true. 4) Where he hid the money is to be found out. 2.A noun clause can be used either as the object of a verb or a preposition in a sentence. 1) They know that the habit will kill them. 2) He asked how much I paid for the violin. 3) He made it clear to the public that he did an important and necessary job. 4) I find it necessary that we should do the homework. 3.A noun clause can be used as the predicative after the link verb be. 1) The question is whether we can rely on him. 2) That’s because we were in need of money at that time. 3) He looked as if he was going to cry. 4) That’s why I was late. 4.Explain to students what apposition means. 1) The news that he failed in the exam surprised his parents. 2) Word came that we would have two days off next week. 3) There is no possibility that our team will lose the game. 4) I’ll keep the promise that I will help you out when you are in trouble. Noun clauses beginning with that that引导肯定含义的从句，在从句中不充当成分，没有实际意思 在非正式英语中，以下情况中that可以省略： 动词后的宾语从句中 be动词后的表语从句中 其他情况下that一般都不可省 Noun clauses beginning with that Can “that” be left out? That you like him is strange. The fact is that the earth is smaller than the sun. The idea that you will invite him sounds good.