Unit 2 Language Grammar and Usage

Noun clauses introduced by question words & Preparatory subject it

Teaching Aims:

* To learn all noun clauses and help students judge different noun clauses

* To learn question words in noun clause.

* To learn how to use it as an empty subject.

Teaching Procedure:

Step One: Leading-in

Go over the different noun clauses such as subject clause, object clause, predictive clause, and appositive clause.

Step Two: question words in noun clause

Introduce all question words in noun clauses, such as what, which, who, whom, where, when, how, why, and whose.

That the earth is round is a fact.

Mrs. Black won't believe that her son has become a thief.

My idea is that we should do it right now.

I had no idea that you were her friend.

主语从句

在复合句中作主句的主语。引导词有连词that (that 不可省)， whether；代词有who，what，which；副词 when，where，how，why 等。

宾语从句

在复合句中作主句的宾语。 引导词有连词that (that 常可省略)，whether，if；代词有who，whose，what，which；副词 when，where，how，why 等。

表语从句

在复合句中作主句的表语。引导词有连词that (that 不可省)，whether；代词有who，what，which；副词 when，where，how，why 等。

同位语从句

在句中起同位语的作用。 一般放在名词fact，news，idea，promise，thought，suggestion等之后，用以说明或解释前面的名词。引导词有连词 that；少数情况下也可用连接副词等。