Unit4-period 4&5表语从句

Noun Clauses

--The Predicative Clause

Please translate the following the sentences.

1. The fact is that I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand, which accounts for

my appearance.

2. That’s way we’ve given you the letter.

【互动探究】

表语从句

一、表语从句的定义：

表语从句放在________________之后，充当复合句中的___________。 The question is who will do it. (请翻译并分析句型结构)

二、表语从句的构成：_________________________________

What I want to say is that I am tired. (请翻译并分析句型结构)

三、引导表语从句的关联词的种类： 1. 可接表语从句的连系动词有be（is, am, are, was, were）, look, seem, sound, appear等。 China is no longer what she used to be. (请翻译并分析句型结构)

The question remains whether they will be able to help us.

At that time, it seemed as if I couldn't think of the right word.

2. 从属连词whether, as, as if / though引导的表语从句

He looked just as he had looked ten years before. (请翻译并分析句型结构)

It sounds as if someone is knocking at the door.

3. because, why引导的表语从句

That's because he didn't understand me. (请翻译并分析句型结构)

That's why he got angry with me.

＊what引导的主语从句表示结果或名词reason作主语时，后面的表语从句表示原因时要用that引导，不宜用because。

The reason why I was sad was that he didn't understand me.

4. 连接代词who, whom, whose, what, which, whoever, whatever, whichever 连接副词 where, when, how, why。如：

The problem is who we can get to replace her. (请翻译并分析句型结构)

The question is how he did it. (请翻译并分析句型结构)

That was what she did this morning on reaching the attic. (请翻译并分析句型结构)

5. 从属连词that。that在表语从句中不充当任何句子成分，也没有任何意义。如： The trouble is that I have lost his address. (请翻译并分析句型结构)

6. 使用虚拟语气的表语从句

在表示建议、劝告、命令含义的名词后的表语从句，谓语动词需用\动词原形\表示，should可省略。常见的词有：advice, suggestion, order, proposal, plan, idea等。

My suggestion is that we (should) start early tomorrow. (请翻译并分析句型结构)

四、应注意的问题：

1. 连系动词be，appear，seem，look等之后可以跟表语从句。(请翻译并分析句型结构) It was because he didn't pass the exam.

It seems（that）he was late for the train.

It appears that she was wrong.

It seems to me that we should answer for this.

It appears to her that he wants to teach us all he has.

2. 引导表语从句的引导词有以下几类。(请翻译并分析句型结构) 1）wh-疑问词

My question is who left.

What I wonder is when he left.

That's what he wants.

This is where they once lived.

That is why he didn't come here.

2）whether 注：if不能引导表语从句。 My question is whether he left（or not）.

3）that

The fact is that he left.

The truth is that I didn't go there.

4）because，as，as if，as though

It's just because he doesn't know her.

Things are not always as they seem to be.

He looks as if he's tired.

【巩固练习】

1. The question is ________ we will have our sports meet next week. A. that B. if C. when D. whether 2．The reason why he failed is ________he was too careless.

A. because B. that C. for D. because of 3. Go and get your coat. It’ s ________you left it

A. where B. there C. there where D. where there 4．The problem is _________to take the place of Ted

A. who can we get B. what we can get C. who we can get D. that we can get 5. What I want to know is ______ he likes the gift given by us. A. that B. if C. whether D.不填 6. The reason is_________I missed the bus.

A. that B. when C. why D. what 7. That is __ ___ we were late last time.

A. that B. when C. why D. what 8. She looked _________ she were ten years younger.

A. that B. like C. as D. as though 9.—I fell sick!

--I think it is _______ you are doing too much.

A. why B. when C. what D. because 10. The reason why he hasn’t come is ___________.

A. because his mother is ill B. because of his mother’s being ill C. that his mother is ill D. for his mother is ill 11. —He was born here.

-- That is _______ he likes the place so much.

A. that B. what C. why D. how 12.That is ______ Lu Xun once lived.

A. what B. where C. that D. why that/what的区别

1．_______your father wants to know is________ getting on with your studies. A. What; how are you B. That；how you are C. How；that you are D. What；how you are 2. The trouble is__________we are short of tools.

A. what B. that C. how D. why that 3. America was __________was first called “India” by Columbus.

A. what B. where C. the place D. there where 4. China is becoming stronger and stronger. It is no longer_________ . A. what it used to be B. what it was used to being C. what it used to being D. what it was used to be 5. ________he really means is ________he disagrees with us.

A. What … that B. That … what C. What … what D. That … what 6. The energy is ________ makes the cells able to do their work.

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

高考练习 1 —I drove to Zhuhai for the air show last week . —Is that_____ you had a few days off？

A. why B .what C. when D. where

2 . I had neither a raincoat nor an umbrella. ____I got wet through. A. It’s the reason B. That’s why C. There’s why D. It’s how

3. See the flags on top of the building? That was ______ we did this morning. A. when B. which C. where D. what 4. --- Are you still thinking about yesterday’s game? ---Oh, that’s _____.

A. what makes me feel excited B. whatever I feel excited about C. how I feel about it D. when I feel excited

5. What surprised me was not what he said but ______ he said it.

A. the way B. in the way that C. in the way D. the way which