Unit 2
Grammar and usage
语法讲解建议采用归纳法,如尽可能多的呈现一些相关例句,或可让学生从已学课文中找相应例句,引导学生试着从所观察到的语言现象中总结出语言规则和语法规律。
1. At lunch time, the radio weatherman reported that the mist would become a thick fog in the afternoon.
2. The truth is that the fog is too thick for the bus to run that far.
3. What surprised me most was that the old man couldn’t see anything.
4. The fact that Polly didn’t ask for the man’s name is a pity.
Predictive Clause
(
表语从句
)
Object Clause
(
宾语从句
)
Subject Clause
(
主语从句
)
Appositive Clause
同位语从句
Find clauses from the following sentences
and tell the functions of them
Noun clauses act like nouns and can function as the subject, object, predicative or appositive in the sentence.
Question:
What is the function of a noun clause in a sentence?
Noun Clauses
主语从句
Subject Clause
名词性从句
Noun Clause
宾语从句
Object Clause
表语从句
Predicative Clause
同位语从句
Appositive Clause
在一个句子中由一个句子充当的主
语,这个句子叫做
主语从句
。
How the book will sell
depends on its
author.
That he is the best student in the class
is obvious.
主语从句
Subject Clause
I. Subject clauses
Subject clauses can be introduced by
that, whether
or questions words.
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.
5.
Whoever
comes is welcome.
6.
How
we can help the twins
will be discussed at the meeting.
7.
When
they’ll start the project
has not been decided yet.
用
it
作形式主语,
that
引导的从句是句子的真正主语。
有以下四种不同的结构:
a. It + be +
形容词
+ that-
从句
It is necessary that …
有必要
……
It is important that …
重要的是
……
It is obvious that …
很明显
……
主语从句常用
it
作形式主语放句首
b. It + be + -ed
分词
+ that-
从句
It is believed that …
人们相信
……
It is known to all that …
众所周知
……
c. It + be +
名词
+ that-
从句
It is a surprise that …
令人惊奇的是
……
It is a fact that …
事实是
……
d. It +
不及物动词
+ that-
分句
It happens that …
碰巧
……
It occurred to me that …
我突然想起
……
在一个句子中由一个句子充当的
宾语,这个句子叫做
宾语从句
。
I worry about
whether he can get
over the illness
.
John said
that he was leaving for
London on Wednesday
.
宾语从句
Object Clause
宾语从句就是在复合句中作宾语的名词性从句,通常放在主句谓语动词(及物动词)或介词之后。
1.
作动词的宾语
She did not know
what had happened
.
动词
+
间接宾语
+
宾语从句
She told me that
she would accept my
invitation
.
2.
作介词的宾语
Our success depends upon
how well we can cooperate with one another
.
that
引导的从句常跟在下列形容词后
作宾语:
anxious, certain, convinced,
determined, glad, proud, surprised,
worried, sorry, ashamed, disappointed,
annoyed, pleased, satisfied, content
等。
3.
作形容词的宾语
I am afraid (that)
I’ve made a mistake
.
it
不仅可以作为形式主语,还可以作为形式宾语,而真正的宾语则放在句尾,特别是在带复合宾语的句子中。
She has made it clear
that she will get married next month
.
4. it
可以作为形式宾语
下列动词后常引导宾语从句
make, think, consider, feel, find
等。
这类动词有
allow, refuse, let, like, cause, force, dislike, love, help, take, forgive
等。这类词后可以用不定式或动名词作宾语,但不可以用
that
引导的宾语从句。
I admire
their winning the match
. I admire
that they won the match
.
5.
后边不能直接跟
that
从句的动词
(right)
(wrong)
常见的有
envy, order, accuse, refuse, impress, forgive, blame, advise
等。
He impressed
the manager as an honest man
. He impressed the manager
that he was an honest man
.
(right)
(wrong)
6.
有些动词不可用于“动词
+
间接宾语
+ that
从句”结构中。
在一个句子中由一个句子充当的表
语,这个句子叫做
表语从句
。
The fact is
that he has not been seen
recently
.
My suggestion is
that we should turn
the land into rice fields
.
表语从句
Predicative Clause
2.
在
that
引导的表语从句中,
that
不能
用
which
来替换。
1.
表语从句可以用
that, why, where,
when, how, whether, what, who,
which
等词引导。
表语从句需要注意的问题
3.
如果引出表语从句的名词是一些表示
“建议”或者是“命令”之类的词
,
如
:
advice, suggestion, proposal, order,
plan, idea
等
,
那么从句中的动词通常
用
(should) +
动词原形
。
1) My suggestion is that we all
___________ (take) an active part in
the coming sports meet.
2) His proposal was that the work
_________________ (finish) in five
hours.
(should) be finished
(should) take
(1)
同位语从句的定义
在复合句中用作同位语的从句称为同位语从句。同位语从句是名词性从句的一种。它在句中起同位语的作用。
同位语从句
Appositive Clause
它一般放在
fact, news, idea, truth, hope, problem, information, belief, thought, doubt, promise, question
等名词的后面
,
对前面的名词作进一步的解释
,
说明前面名词的具体含义。引导同位语从句的词有连词
that
,
连接副词
how,
when, where, whether
等。
The story goes that William Tell killed
the king with an arrow.
Word came that their team had won.
同位语从句有时被别的词把它和名词隔开:
注意
:
(2)
同位语从句的表现形式
:
①
由
that
引导
The fact
that you haven’t enough
time to do the work
is simply
unbelievable.
The hope
that he may come here
is not gone yet.
②
由
whether
引导
The question
whether we need more time to do the work
has not been discussed.
③
由
when
引导
I have no idea
when they will go
.
We express the hope
that they will come to visit China again
.
Those
who want to go
please sign your names here.
(
同位语从句
)
(
定语从句
)
(3)
同位语从句与定语从句的区别
:
①
同位语从句说明的名词大都是抽象名词
;
定语从句所修饰、限定的名词或代词有抽象的也有不抽象的。
The news that they won the match is true.
(
同位语从句
,
new
s
和从句没有逻辑关系
)
The news that you told us yesterday is true.
(
定语从句
,
news是told的逻辑宾语
)
②
同位语从句所说明的名词与从句没有
逻辑关系
,
定语从句所限定的名词是从
句逻辑上的主语、宾语、表语、定语、
状语等。
③
同位语从句主要由连接词
that
引导
,
有时也可用
when, where, who, whether
等引导
;
定语从句由关系代词或关系副词引导。
Then he raised the question
where they were to get the machine needed
.
Do you know the place
where he was born
?
④
引导同位语从句的连词不可省略
;
引导定语从句的关系代词作宾语时常可省略。
The news
that
he has been elected monitor of our class is true.
The news
(that)
he told me is exciting.
⑤
同位语从句与先行词一般可变成一个完整句子
,
谓语动词用be的不同形式
。
He heard the news
that their team had won
.
The news
was
that their team had won.
此句可以变为一个表语从句
:
A
Read the article and decide whether the underlined clauses are subject, object, predicative or appositive clauses.
subject clause
predicative clause
object clause
object clause
appositive clause
课本练习
B
Join each pair of sentences into one.
It is great that the ancient tower in the temple will go on the National Cultural Heritage list.
Don’t you know that passengers are not allowed to use mobile phones during the flight?
It is my hope that I can learn more about World Heritage by reading this book.
4. I promised my dad that I would quit
watching TV for two weeks before the
exam.
5. My suggestion is that we should deal
with the problem in another way.
6. I have some doubt whether these pop
stars will still be famous in 10 years.
Individual activity
They expressed the hope ___ they
would come over to China.
A. which B. that
C. whom D. when
2. The fact ___ he didn’t see Tom
yesterday is true.
A. that B. which
C. when D. what
3. I have no idea ____ he will come back.
A. where B. when
C. what D. that
Multiple choice
4.
____ his dream of going to college will
come true is uncertain.
A. That B. Whether
C. If D. Even if
5. One of the men held the view ___ the
book said was right.
A. what that B. that which
C. that what D. which that
6. Word has come ___ some American
guests will come for a visit to our
college next week.
A. what B. whether
C. that D. which
7. The question is ____the film is
worth seeing.
A. if B. what
C. whether D. how
8. They received orders _____ the work
be done at once.
A. which B. when
C. / D. that
9. The reason ____ I have to go is ____
my mother is ill in bed.
A. why; why B. why; because
C. why ; that D. that; because
10. ___ I can’t understand is ___ she
wants to change her mind.
A. What; why B. Which; how
C. That; why D. What; because
11. He made a promise ___ anyone set
him free he would make him very
rich.
A. that B. if
C. what D. that if
1. At lunch time, the radio weatherman
reported that the mist would become a
thick fog in the afternoon.
Object Clause
II. Find clauses from the following
sentences and tell the functions
of them.
2. That most of these are now threatened
and may disappear is a serious matter
to the people in Britain.
Subject Clause
3. The truth is that the fog is too thick
for the bus to run that far.
4. What surprised me most was that the
old man couldn’t see anything.
5. The fact that Polly didn’t ask for the
man’s name is a pity.
Appositive Clause
Subject Clause
Predicative Clause
1. __________________ (
他出生在何地
)
has not been found.
2. _____________________ (
谁会赢得比
赛
) is still unknown.
3. ______________ (
谁来都
) is welcome.
4. ____________________________ (
那个
人为什么被谋杀
) is still unknown.
5.
________________________________
_______ (
我们是否要建新高中
) hasn’t
been decided.
III.
汉译英。
Where he was born
Who will win the match
Whoever comes
Why the person was murdered
Whether we will build a new high
school
6. _______________ (
真遗憾
) the weather
isn’t good for our outing today.
7. _____________________ (
他是否帮我们
)
makes much difference.
8. ___________________________ (
我们需
要更多的电脑
) is quite obvious.
9. Who put the apples here _____________
_________ (
我们都不知道
).
10. _________________________ (
不管你借
哪一本书
) must be returned within a
week.
Whichever book you borrow
It is a pity (that)
Whether he will help us
That we need more computers
is not known
to us all
11. Our teacher told us ________________
_______________ (
北京是中国的首都
)
when I was a child.
12. The reason he gave for failing the
exam was ________________________
(
因为他没有努力学习
).
13. They haven’t decided ______________
______________________ (
下周是否举
行运动会
).
capital of China
(that) Beijing is the
that he didn’t study hard
will hold the sports meet
whether / if they
14. I asked them ____________________
_____ (
他们在哪学习的绘画
).
15. Could you tell me __________________
(
选择哪个
) as a gift for your mother?
16. The problem is ____________________
____ (
我们能否替换她
).
17. Can you tell me ___________________
_____________ (
怎么去火车站
)?
where they learned to
paint
what you will choose
whether we can replace
her
how I can get to the
railway station
18. I had no idea _________________ (
你在
这里
).
19. The belief ________________________
(
条条大路通罗马
) is shared by many
people.
20. The thought came to him ____________
_____________________________ (
或许
敌人已经逃离了那个城市
).
that you were here
that all roads lead to Rome
that maybe
the enemy had fled from the city
Preview
To preview
Task
on Page 26:
Skills building 1
: listening for discourse markers
Skills building 2
: stressing syllables and words
Skills building 3
: writing informally about a formal topic
Homework
Read the points on Page 24 again.
Do the exercises on Page 109 of your Workbook.