M2P2Grammar.ppt

* Highlights of My Senior Year My belief is that he’s got a health problem. The reason why he didn’t come was that he was ill. My problem is whether we can accomplish it in time. He looked as if he was going to cry. The question is who can complete the difficult task. That’s just what we expected. The problem is how we can find such stuff. Predicative Clauses Predicative Clauses The clause is used as a predicate nominative of a link verb. Predicative clauses begin with that, whether, as if, who, what, which, whose, when, where, how, why, etc. Why he did that wasn’t quite clear. How this happened is not clear. Where she has gone is not known yet. When they will start is not known yet. Which team will win the match is still unknown. Who will go makes no difference. What I’m looking for is a real success. Whether she will come or not is still a question. That she was able to come made us very happy. Whoever breaks the law should be punished. Why How Where When Which Who What Whether That Whoever Subject Clauses The clause is used as a subject of the main verb. Subject clauses begin with that, whether, who, what, which, when, where, how, why, whoever, whichever, etc. Subject Clauses 主语从句和表语从句是名词性从句中的两种。名词性从句还包括宾语从句和同位语从句，它的功能相当于名词。本模块重点学习主语从句和表语从句。 一、主语从句 (1) That he will come is certain. (2) Whether she is coming or not doesn’t matter too much. (3) What surprised me most was to see some of the village people seated on the benches at the end of the room. 主语从句 (4) Which team will win the match is a matter of public concern. (5) Where she has gone is not known yet. 当主语从句较长时，多放在句子后部，用 it 作形式主语。 主语从句 以it作形式主语，把主语从句后置的常用句型有： 1. It+be+形容词+that从句 It is/was certain that – clause clear important necessary probable possible 主语从句 （1）It is certain that she will do