大学英语语法和写作College English Grammar and Writing 13 Subject clause and predictive clause.ppt

* College English Grammar: Grammar and Writing Unit 13 Subject clause and predictive clause Grammar: 1) Subject clause 2) Predictive clause Writing: Correcting: Faulty Coordination/Subordination Rewriting: How to expand a sentence Noun Clauses A noun clause is a subordinate clause used as a noun. Like a noun, a noun clause can act as a subject, an object, a complement or an appositive. How did the ancient Greeks build the pyramids? The method is still a mystery. ? How the ancient Greeks built the pyramids is still a mystery. [as a subject]  What did he write on a note? He showed me the message last night. ? Last night he showed me what he wrote on a note.[as an object] 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 m