Unit
2
Grammar and usage
Linking verbs
Unit 2
课件描述：
学生将学会什么是连系动词（系动词），以及连系动词的功能。即：连系动词用于连接主语和表语，说明主语的状态，性质，特征或身份。常见的系动词是
be
（
am/is/are
）；除
be
外，还有
appear, seem
，
look , sound , feel, taste, smell
，
become, come, get, grow, turn, fall, go
，
keep, remain, stay, stand , prove
等。
A linking verb is a word used to connect the subject of a sentence to further information about the state which the subject is in.
What is a linking verb?
1. I Zhu Zhenfei.
2. Surfing the Internet really interesting.
3. We now in need of English teachers.
4. The question how to solve the problem.
5. What we want to know who will give us the lecture next Monday.
6. Your suggestion reasonable.
7. It that everyone knows him well.
8. Milk bad easily in summer if you do not put it in the fridge.
am
is
are
is
is
sounds
seems
goes
the linking verbs
be
（
am/is/are
）
appear, seem
look , sound , feel, taste, smell
become, come, get, grow, turn, fall, go
keep, remain, stay, stand , prove
Linking verbs
1. appear, seem
表示“似乎”
She
appears/seems
all right.
Children
appear/seem
in favour of the Internet.
He
appears/seems
to be friendly to us.
They
appear/seem
to have misunderstood me.
It
appears/seems
that she will win.
It
appears/seems
to me that you are wrong.
试比较：
He seems (to be) in his thirties.
He appears (to be)
in his thirties
.
他似乎三十多岁了。（与实际相符）
他看上去三十多岁。（从外表上看）
2. look , sound , feel , taste , smell
表示“感觉”
（
1
）
That
sounds
wonderful, but some people claim that the Internet is a waste of time.
（
2
）
If you always eat fast food, vegetables may not
taste
delicious to you.
（
3
）
It
feels
good to sit in front of the TV
after a whole day’s hard work.
（
4
）
When he got up on stage, he
looked
a little nervous.
（
5
）
The air often
smells
bad in Internet
cafes.
become , come , get , grow , turn , fall, go
表示 “变化”
Leaves
turn
green in spring.
The boy will
go
mad if you don’t allow him to use the computer.
She
fell
asleep the moment she got into bed.
Your son has
grown
much taller.
John
gets
easily excited when playing computer games.
4. keep, remain, stay, stand , prove
表示
“
状态”
The Internet
proved
of great value to
us during our project.
You shouldn’t
keep
quiet in a debate.
People
stayed
silent and listened to us,
and applauded at the end.
I believe the Internet
remains
a positive tool that helps make our lives better.
Usage of “remain
”
1. Peter became a judge but John
remained
a fisherman.
2. His knowledge of French
remained
very
weak, because he was not good at
learning languages.
3. The door
remained
closed.
4. You can’t let the room
remain
like this.
5. It
remains
to be proved.
Translation (Use linking verbs):
1.
那位老人似乎聋了。
2.
她显得很健康。
3.
她没有感觉到足够的安全。
4.
这个混合物闻起来很难闻。
5.
我的梦想已实现。
The old man seems deaf.
She appears quite well.
She didn't feel safe enough.
The mixture tasted terrible.
Now my dream has come true.
6.
杰克一年年地长高了。
7.
保持身体健康很重要。
8.
今天的乡村音乐还是与从前一个样。
Jack grew taller every year .
Keeping healthy is of great importance.
Country music today remains much the same as before .
使用连系动词时应当注意以下几个问题：
（一）连系动词的句子变为疑问句，
be
的正确形式直接提前；否定句时，
be
后
加
not
。
Mr. William
is
in the office .
→
Is
Mr. William
in the office?
→
Mr. William
is not
in the office.
其他连系动词变疑问句或否定句时
与实义动词相同
。
The language spoken in these places
stayed
the same .
→
Did
the language spoken in these places
stay
the same ?
→The language spoken in these places
didn't stay
the same .
（二 ）对连系动词之后表语提问
（
1
）形容词
,
常用“
How”
提问
如：
The book is
interesting
.
→
How is
the book ?
(2)
名词
,
常用“
what”
提问
如：
My father is
a teacher
.
→
What is
your father?
（
3
）副词、数词、代词、介词短语、分词、动名词都可以作表语，分别表示不同的含义，提问时，要针对性强。
如：
The professor is at home .
→ Where is the professor?
The computer is mine .
→
Whose computer is it?
Five and six is eleven .
→ How much is five and six?
(
三
)
动名词（
短语）
跟在连系动词后
My job is
looking after the children
.
(
四
)
现在
分词
（
短语）
跟在连系动词后
The film is
moving
.
(
五
)
过去
分词
（
短语）
跟在连系动词后
We were moved by the story.
I.
翻译并比较：
1.
她的工作是教盲人。
2.
许多妇女站在那里。
Her job is teaching the blind.
Many women are standing over there.
3.
窗户被男孩打开了。窗户是开着的。
4.
我摸了摸桌子。桌子摸上去很冷。
The window
was opened
by the boy.
The door
was open
but the window
was closed.
I
felt
the desk and the desk
felt
cold.
5.
请看这幅图。看上去很美。
6.
这听起来是个好主意。
请按铃喊他们进来。
7.
我在花园里种的植物现在越长越高。
Please look at the picture. It looks nice.
It sounds a good idea. Please sound the
bell and ask them to come in.
The plant which I grew in my garden
is growing higher and higher.
常见连系动词的用法总结：
2. become
become + noun.
become + adj.
become + v-ed/ing
1. seem
seem (to be) +
表语
seem to have done sth.
seem to be doing sth.
seem +
从句
3. grow
grow + adj.
grow to do sth.
grow into (= become)
It’s
growing
colder at night now.
I
grew to
like the dog.
He has grown into a fine young man.
4. remain
remain + n.
remain + adj.
remain + pron.
remain + v-ed/ing
remain + prep.
remain + to do sth.
Exercises on Page 25 in the textbook.
Answers to Part A (p25)
18 March
Today I
feel
worn out. This morning, I took part in a debate about the Internet. The Internet
is
very controversial. It
seems
very popular with many people, but there
are
still some people who do not like it at all.
They say that it
is
full of information
that can not
be
trusted, and that it
stops people from spending time with their families and friends.
I admire the boy I debated against
because he
was
very skillful. He made
some quite reasonable points and gave a good speech. I talked to him
after the debate. He
seemed
tired too. He doesn’t really think the Internet
is
bad, but he thinks we should pay attention to the problems it can cause. I agreed and told him I
felt
sure that if we use it in an intelligent manner, the Internet can
be
a good tool.
Let’s have a competition!
Choose the correct!
1. The cloth that __ smooth and soft __.
A. feels; sells well
B. feels; is well sold
C. is felt; sells well
D. is felt; sells good
2. __ delicious, the food was soon sold out. A. Tasted B. Being tasted
C. Tasting D. To taste
3. Happy birthday, Alice! So you have ___ twenty-one already.
A. become B. turned
C. grown D. passed
4. The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain ___ as the plane was making a landing.
A. seat B. seating
C. seated D. to be seating
5. Be careful when you cross this very busy street. If not, you may ___ run over by a car.
A. have B. get C. become D. turn
6. Your suggestion _____ good.
A. hears B. sounds
C. listens to D. listens
7. The theory that he had stuck _______ true.
to proved B. proved
C. proving D. to prove
8. The traffic lights ____ green and I pulled away.
A. came B. went C. got D. grew
9. What he said caused us _____. A. to feel frightening B. feel frightened C. feeling frighten D. to feel frightened
表语从句用法小结
概念：
放在连系动词后面做表语的从句。
结构：
主语
+
连系动词
+
表语从句
常用连系动词：
be, look, remain, seem …
引导表语从句的连词：
that, whether, when,
where, because, why …
1.
引导表语从句的
that
一般不能省略。
The trouble is that I have lost his address.
2.
表语从句通常用
whether
而不用
if
引导。
The question is whether we can make good
preparations in such a short time.
3.
常见的表语结构有：
It looks as if …; The reason is that…
It is because…; That is why…
The fact is/ remains that…
注意事项：
Translate the following sentences:
1. That was what she did this morning.
2. This is why we can’t get the support of
the people.
3. The reason why he was late for school is
that he missed the early bus.
4. It looks as if it is going to rain.
5. The fact remains that we are behind
the other classes.
4.
在表示“建议，劝说，命令，请求”等
名词后面的表语从句中，谓语动词要用虚拟语气
(should +
动词原形，
should
可省略
)
。
Translation:
1. My suggestion is that we (should) start
early tomorrow.
2. Our request is that we (should) have a
good rest to refresh.
3. The order from the headmaster came
that we (should) go to school on Saturdays.
Let’s practice!
—The mother tries to do everything for her son.
—That’s ______ she is mistaken.
A. where B. wherever C. when D. how
—Are you still thinking about yesterday’s games?
—Oh, that’s _______.
A. What makes me feel excited.
B. whatever I feel excited
C. how I feel about it
D. when I feel excited
3. ______ made the school proud was
______ more than 90% of the students
had been admitted to key universities.
A. What, because B. What, that
C. That, what, D. That, because
4. Perseverance (
毅力）
is a kind of
quality—and that’s _____ it take to do
anything well.
A. what B. that C. which D. why
5. ______ she couldn’t understand was
_____fewer and fewer students showed
interest in her lessons.
A. What, why B. That, why
C. What, because D. Why, that
6. The place _____ the bridge is supposed
to be built should be _____ the cross-
river traffic is the heaviest.
A. which, where B. at which, which
C. at which, where D. which, in which
7. —Don’t you think it necessary that he
____ to Miami but to New York?
—I agree, but the problem is ____ he has
refused to.
A. will not be sent, that
B. not be sent, that
C. should not be sent, what
D. should not send, what
8. Go and get your coat. It’s ____ you left it.
A. which B. where
C. there where D. where there
9. —I drove to Zhuhai for the air show
last week.
—Is that ____ you had a few days off?
A. why B. how C. what D. where
10. What the doctors really doubt is ____
my mother will recover from the serious
disease soon.
A. that B. how C. where D. what
11. _____ we were worried about was ____
they could manage to control the
pollution.
A. That, how B. That, whether
C. What, that D. What, whether
12. _____ Lily will get better soon is
______ her mother is worrying about
now.
A. What, what B. Whether, what
C. If, that D. What, that
13. America was _____ was first called “India” by Columbus.
A. that B. where
C. what D. the place
14. —What are you worrying about when
going to the zoo?
—It is _____ there is any chance of
being harmed by animals.
A. why B. when
C. whether D. what
1. Review what we have learned in class.
2. Go over the exercises in class.
3. Finish the workbook exercises (P120).
Homework
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