Module2HighlightsofmeyseniorYearPeriod3Grammar--Predicativeclausesandsubjectclauses▇Goals●Tolearnaboutthepredicativeclausesandsubjectclauses■ProceduresStep1:Learningaboutpredictiveclausesandsubjectclauses1.Subjectclause:Theclauseisusedasasubjectofthemainverb.Subjectclausesbeginwiththat,if,whether,who,what,which,when,where,how,why,whoever,whichever,etc.Examples:1)Whyhedidthatwasn’tquiteclear.2)Howthishappenedisnotclear.3)Whereshehasgoneisnotknownyet.4)Whentheywillstartisnotknownyet.5)Whichteamwillwinthematchisstillunknown.6)Whowillgomakesnodifference.7)WhatI’mlookingforisarealsuccess.8)Whethershewillcomeornotisstillaquestion.9)Thatshewasabletocomemadeusveryhappy.10)Whoeverbreaksthelawshouldbepunished.2.Predicativeclause:Theclauseisusedasapredicatenominativeofalinkverb.Predicativeclausesbeginwiththat,whether,asif,who,what,which,whose,when,where,how,why,etc.Examples1)Mybeliefisthathe’sgotahealthproblem.2)Thereasonwhyhedidn’tcomewasthathewasill.3)Myproblemiswhetherwecanaccomplishitintime.4)Helookedasifhewasgoingtocry.5)Thequestioniswhocancompletethedifficulttask.6)That’sjustwhatweexpected.7)Theproblemishowwecanfindsuchstuffs.Notes1.“it”isusedastheformalsubject.Sometimesitisputatthebeginningofasentenceandusedtheformalsubjectwhiletherealsubjectclauseisputattheend,becauseinEnglishpeopleusuallyputlongorcomplicateditemstowardstheendofasentence.Therefore,itcanalsobecalledapreparatorysubject.1)Itisclear/certain/likely/true/surprisingthat...2)Itisapity/shame/goodidea/nowonderthat...3)Itissaid/reported/believed/known/thought/suggestedthat...4)Itseems/happensthat...eg:IthappenedthatIwentoutlastnight.ItissaidthatChinawillwinintheWorldCup.Itseemsstrangethatheshouldhavesaidthat.It’sclearthatweshoulddosomethingtostopit.2.Wecanusewhethertointroduceasubjectclauseorpredicativeclausewhentheclauseisayes/noquestion.Ifnotusedatthebeginning,wecanalsouseiftointroducethesubjectclause.Weusewhetherornot,butnotifornot;weusebothwhether...ornotandif...ornot.eg.Whetheritisgoingtoclearupkeepsmewondering.Whetherthemeetingwillbeputoffhasnotbeendecided.Thequestioniswhethertheyhavesomuchmoney.It’sunknownwhether/ifhe’sfinishedhisnewnovel.It’sunderdiscussionwhether/ifwewillgobackpackingornot.3.thatandwhatthatdoesn’tworkasanelementinthesubjectorpredictiveclause,butusuallynotomitted.whatmustbeanelementoftheclause.1)Thathesaidsomuchwasveryencouraging.2)Whatwecan’tgetseemsbetterthanwhatwehave.3)Whatyoudescribedisquitedifferentfromwhatweseenow.4)WhattroublesmeisthatIcan’tlearnalltheseEnglishidiomsbyheart.5)Theproblemisthatwedon’thaveenoughmoney.6)Energyiswhatmakesthingswork.7)ImeanwhatIsay.8)Dowhatyouwanttodoandsaywhatyouhavetosay.
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