Unit 5 The British Isles

GrammGrammarar

ClauseClausess

从句从句

NounNoun

名词性名词性重庆市兼善中学 郭艳

Noun Clauses 名词性从句 (1)

• To know what Noun Clauses are;• To know functions of Noun Clauses;• To learn how to identify Noun

Clauses in sentences.

Match the four functions in sentences with their Chinese?

Subject

Object

Predicative

Appositive

表语

宾语

主语

同位语

[pri'dikətiv]

[ə'pɔzitiv]

Identify the functions of the Noun Clauses in the three sentences with any of the four functions in the box below on your leaflets.

Subject 主语 Object 宾语

Predicative 表语 Appositive 同位语

1. The idea that England stands for Fish & Chips, Speakers’ Corner, Big Ben and Tower of London is past.

2. The result of so much French influence was that the English language ended up with many French words such as table, animal and age.

3. Some people feel that Wales is an ancient fairy land.

Form a sentence with these words !

Miss Guo

JH Jiang look

young an old friendhave

and

BRAINSTORM !!

Miss Guo looks young and has

an old friend, JH Jiang.

Subject

主语

Appositive

同位语

Predicative

表语

Object

宾语

What are the Subject 主语 ,

Object 宾语 ,Predicative 表语 and Appositive 同位语 in this sentence?

Miss Guo looks young and has

an old friend, JH Jiang.

Miss Guo looks young and has

an old friend, JH Jiang.

Miss Guo looks young and has

an old friend, JH Jiang.

Miss Guo looks young and has

an old friend, JH Jiang.

Where are they in the sentence?

(after a noun)

• Subject 主语

• Object 宾语

• Predicative 表语

• Appositive 同位语

Where are they in the sentence?

位于系动词如 be 之后

在及物动词或介词之后

往往在句首

总在名词之后，与名词表示同一内容

Miss Guo looks young.

D.

Who you met in CBDL

yesterdayA. Miss Guo B. Our English teacher

C. Miss Guo, our English teacher

D. Who you met in CBDL yesterday

Which is a clause to take the place of the Subject 主语 ?If a clause takes the place of the Subject, it will be a _______________________.

Subject Clause 主语从句

________

________

________

________

In this way, there can be:

in sentences.

Subject Clauses 主语从句Object Clauses 宾语从句

orAppositive Clauses 同位语从句

作主语作宾语作表语Predicative Clauses 表语从

句 作同位语

Noun Clauses

名词性从句

• To know what Noun Clauses are;• To know functions of Noun Clauses;

There is always a conjunction _____ (before/in/after) a clause.

FORGET-ME-NOT

连词before

But how can you identify Subject Clauses 主语从句 , Object Clauses 宾语从句 , Predicative Clauses 表语从句 or Appositive Clauses 同位语从句 ?1. Get the ____________!

2. Locate where the ______ is ！

conjunction

clause

• To learn how to identify Noun Clauses in sentences.

1. The idea that England stands for Fish & Chips, Speakers’ Corner, Big Ben and Tower of London is past.

2. The result of so much French influence was that the English language ended up with many French words such as table, animal and age.

3. Some people feel that Wales is an ancient fairy land.

1. The idea that England stands for Fish & Chips, Speakers’ Corner, Big Ben and Tower of London is past.

2. The result of so much French influence was that the English language ended up with many French words such as table, animal and age.

3. Some people feel that Wales is an ancient fairy land.

Appositive Clauses 同位语从句

Predicative Clauses 表语从句

Object Clauses 宾语从句

Translate them into Chinese.

4. The fact that Great Britain is made up of three countries is still unknown to many.

5. That most of these are now threatened and may disappear is a serious matter to the people in Britain.

4. The fact that Great Britain is made up of three countries is still unknown to many.

5. That most of these are now threatened and may disappear is a serious matter to the people in Britain.

Appositive Clauses 同位语从句

Subject Clauses 主语从句

Try more sentences.

Complete the following sentences on your leaflets.

1. _______ ( 何时 ) the sports meeting will be held is unknown to us all.

2. __________________________________ ___________( 运动会将在下周举

办 )makes us excited.

When

That the sports meeting will be held next week

Subject Clauses 主语从句

3. But the problem is _______( 谁 )in our class will compete for medals .

4. The fact is ____________________________________( 我们谁也不擅长体育 ).

who

that none of us is good at sports

Predicative Clauses 表语从句

5. We want to know _________( 能否 ) we can give it up.

6. People often say _____________________________________

( 一个人应该为了梦想而战 ).

whether

(that) one should fight for dreams

Object Clauses 宾语从句

7. The news ________ the sports meeting will be put off makes us feel easier.

8. We have to keep the faith _________________________________________________

( 人们应该努力去接近更美好的明天 ).

that people should try to get closer to a better day

that

Appositive Clauses 同位语从句

TIPS: THAT can’t be left out in:

__________________________,

__________________________,

__________________________.

Appositive Clauses 同位语从句Subject Clauses 主语从句

Predicative Clauses 表语从句

Challenge yourselves on the leaflets !College Entrance

Examinations. 1. Cindy shut the door heavily and burst into tears . No one in the office knew _____ she was so angry. (2010湖南卷 )

A. where B. whether C. that D. why

2. News came from the school office _____ Wang Lin had been admitted to Beijing University. (2009 四川卷 )

A. which B. what C. that D. where

D

C

3. I want to be liked and loved for ____ I am inside.

(2010 北京卷 ) A. who B. where C. what D. how

C

4. _____ some people regard as a drawback is seen as a plus by many others. (2010 北京卷 )

A. Whether B. What C. That D. How

B

5. Children who are not active or _____ diet is high in fat will gain weight quickly. (2010 北京卷 )

A. what B. whose C. which D. that

6. Part of the reason Charles Dickens loved his own novel, David Copper Field, was ____ it was rather

closely modeled on his own life. (2010 北京卷 ) A. what B. that C. why D. whether

B

B

7. It is uncertain _____ side effect the medicine will bring about, although about two thousand patients have taken in. (2010 浙江卷 )

A. that B. what C. how D. whether

8. --- Is there any possibility _____ you could pick me up at the airport ?

--- No problem. (2009 浙江卷 ) A. when B. that C. whether D. what

B

B

HWFinish your leaflets.

Thank you for the time.

email: josephinerunner@sina.com.cn

Can you identify conjunctions in the sentences?

• They know that the habit will kill them.

• The question is whether we can rely on him.

• What you left are only several old books.

• They know that the habit will kill them.

• The question is whether we can rely on him.

• What you left are only several old books.

从属连词 ( 在从句中不充当主语 , 宾语 , 表语 )

Conjunctions in Noun Clause

连词

连接代词 ( 在从句中充当主语 , 宾语 ,表语 , 定语 )

连接副词 ( 在从句中充当状语 )

that, whether/if

who, whom, whose, what, which, w-+everhow, when, where, why

• The news that Liu Xiang won the 110 hurdles brought Chinese great happiness.

• The news that Liu Xiang had told the public brought people great happiness.

Identify the clauses in the sentences and the Subject and the Object in each of them. Special attention should be paid to the conjunction THAT.

If THAT does not work as a Subject or an Object in a Clause, this is an Appositive clause.

• The news that Liu Xiang won the 110 hurdles brought Chinese great happiness.

• The news that Liu Xiang won the 110 hurdles brought Chinese great happiness.

• The news that Liu Xiang won the 110 hurdles brought Chinese great happiness.• The news that Liu Xiang had told the public brought people great happiness.

• The news that Liu Xiang had told the public brought people great happiness.

• The news that Liu Xiang had told the public brought people great happiness.

• The news that Liu Xiang had told the public brought people great happiness.

Object an Attributive Clause 定语从句

an Appositive Clause 同位语从句

2. How much one enjoys himself travelling depends largely on _____ he goes with, whether his friends or relatives. （四川卷） A. what B. who C. how D. why C 10. John’s success has

nothing to do with good luck. It is years of hard work ____ has made him what he is today. ( 湖南卷 ) A. why B. when C. which D. that

D