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GRAMMAR: PREDICATIVE CLAUSES 表语从句 湖北省洪湖贺龙高级中学娄华林Teaching aims教学目标To get the students to have the knowledge of the grammar point: noun clauses used as the predicative 重点难点Learn about the conjunctions of clauses used as the predicative clause: that, whether, as if, because; who, what ,which ;when ,where , how , why etc.StepI leading-inlisten to the song “That is why (you go away)” and answer the question.Why does the girl go away?___________________________________________________StepII PresentationThe definition of noun clauses used as the predicative 表语从句的定义：表语从句在复合句中作主句的表语。

表语从句和主语指同一内容，它对主语进行解释、说明，使主语的内容具体化结构是“主语+系动词+表语从句”可以接表语从句的系动词有be, look, remain, seem等连接词：that/whether /as if /as though / because连接代词：who / whom / whose / which / what 连接副词：when / where / why / how 1.The question is whether we can rely on him.2.That’s because we were in need of money at that time .3.He looked as if he was going to cry .4.That’s why I was late .引导词的用法（一）that在表语从句中 意义, 成分， 省略 The fact is that he hasn’t yet recover from illness. The reason why he has to go is that his mother is ill in bed.引导词的用法（二）whether在表语从句中表 意义,但不充当句子的成分。

if 引导表语从句.如:1.What the doctor really doubts is whether my mother will recover from the serious disease soon.2. The question is whether it is worth doing.引导词的用法（三）what 在表语从句中充当___语 语 语表示____________________.1. The question is what caused the accident. 2. That mountain is no longer what it used to be .3. What he told you was what had been discussed at the meeting.引导词的用法（四）who 在表语从句中充当______语_____语___ 语表示____ .1.The problem is who could do the work.2. My trouble is who (whom) I can turn to.引导词的用法（五）which 在引导表语从句时,常充当____语 表示 。

I read about it in some book or another ,but what I don’t know is which (book) it is. 引导词的用法（六）由as if ,as though引导表语从句，表示____句子中的系动词常用look, appear, seem等1. It looks as if it was going to rain.2.The young man with long hair looks as if he were a girl.引导词的用法（七）当主句的主语为reason,或者是由why引导的从句时,与它相关的表语从句用_________,而不能由_______ 引导;because 引导表语从句时只能用于________________________句型中. 1.The reason why I was late was that I missed the train.2. I was late. It/That/This was because I missed the train.引导词的用法（八）当表语从句中主语、宾语、表语具备，但是还是要表示疑问含义，可以判断句子中缺少状语，常常用相应的特殊疑问词引导，有why表示_____________, when______________, where___________, how_____________________等This is how he did it.That is why the brothers wanted to make a bet.The difficulty is where they can raise enough money.StepIII PracticeI Enjoy the humorous stories and underline the sentences where noun clauses used as the predicative欣赏下列幽默故事，划出表语从句。

1. A: We all want to go to the moon, don’t we?B: Yes. That is what we want. The question is where we can catch the early bus to the moon.2. A: Doctor, you know I haven’t slept for days.B: Why is that?A: I guess that’s because I sleep at night.’’3. A: Do you know which particular dance cleaners do ?B: The Char-char.A: How do you know?B: “It’s what’s called a floor show.” My aunt often says that.A: What’s your aunt?B: I do believe she is the best cleaner and dancer in the world.II Use the proper conjunctions to fill in the blanks. 用适合的连词填空。

whetherwhatas ifhowwherethatbecausewhy1. The question is _________ we can rely on him.2. That’s _______ we were in need of money at that time.3. What the doctors really doubt is _________ my mother will recover from the serious disease4. The question is _______ we can find enough food for winter.5. The problem is ______ it is true or not.6. Our plan is _______ we’ll go there once a week.III Group work Noun clauses are often used in formal situations. Talk about your dreams. Brainstorm some sentences with predicative clauses.（用表语从句造句）1. My dream is ..2. The reason why … is that…3. The fact is…4. My problem is… __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Step IV In-class tests.1. It doesn’t matter _________ you pay by cash or credit card in this store.A. how B. whether C. what D. why2. The newcomer went to the library the other day and searched for ______ he could find about Mark Twain. A. Wherever B. however C. whatever D. whichever3.—Are you 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 4. – I drove to Zhuhai for the air show last week. -- Is that ______ you had a 。