英语名词性从句.ppt

Classification of noun clauses: Object clause Subject clause Predictive clause Appositive clause Identify the following clauses: That he survived the accident is a miracle. I don’ t know whether he will attend the concert. The problem is that we can’t get there early enough. There is a possibility that he is a spy. words that can be used before noun clauses: Object clause I really don’t know_____ he is doing. Do you know _______ they are waiting for? He asked______ dictionary it was. He can’t tell ____ method they will use for the experiment. Pay attention ___ _____ the teacher said. Predicative clause: Structure : S.+ link-verb + predictive clause 1. Link-verbs: be ,look, seem, remain, appear… 2. More sentence patterns: The reason… is that… It is because…  It seems _____________________. 看起来要下雨了。 The reason why he didn’t come is _________________. 他病了。 =It is ________________. That is____________________________. 他昨天旷课的原因。 Appositive clause Words often used before appositive clauses: belief, fact, hope, idea, doubt, news, conclusion, suggestion, problem, order, answer, decision, discovery, information, opinion, possibility, probability, statement, thought, report EG: 1. I have a belief that we will go to our ideal university. 2. The question why the Earth runs around the sun is not easy to answer. Fill in the blanks with the proper words The news ____ we won the competition is very encouraging. I have no idea ____ has happened to him. There is some doubt ________ he will come. There arose the question _____ we could get the money. There is no possibility _____ everyone can spend Thanksgiving with their family, I think. Subject clause That the earth is round is true. = It is true that the earth is round. Whether he will come hasn’t been decided. = It hasn’t been decided whether he will come. 用it 作形式主语的结构 (1) It is＋名词＋从句 It is a fact that … 事实是… It is an honor that …非常荣幸 It is common knowledge that