What-clause
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What-clause
1) what引导的从句类型: 主语从句[ ] 宾语从句[ ] 表语从句[ ] 同位语从句[ ]定语从句[ ] 状语从句[ ]
2) what的词性: 关系代词[ ] 关系副词[ ]
3) what在从句中所做的成分: ________、_________、_________
Complete the following groups of sentences, focusing on the differences and similarities between the sentences of each group.
Group 1:
—Tom, do you know ________ most of your classmates think of you
—I don’t know, nor do I care.
—Tom, do you know ________ most of your classmates think badly of you
—I don’t know, nor do I care.
—Tom, do you know ________ most of your classmates think badly of you.
—So what I don’t care at all.
Group 2:
_________ is known to us all, the 2012 Olympic Games will take place in London.
_________ is known to us all that the 2012 Olympic Games will take place in London.
_________ is known to us all is that the 2012 Olympic Games will take place in London.
Group 3:
a) Some children want to challenge themselves by learning a language different from the one _________ their parents speak at home.
b) Some children want to challenge themselves by learning a language different from _________ their parents speak at home.
a) Choosing the right dictionary depends on the use __________ you want to make of it.
b) Choosing the right dictionary depends on __________ _________ you want to make of it.
c) Choosing the right dictionary depends on __________ you want to use it for.
a) The shopkeeper did not want to sell for the money ___________ he thought was not enough.
b) The shopkeeper did not want to sell for ____________ he thought was not enough.
Group 4:
He told us all _______ had happened to him.
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2.
Group 5:
A school has been put up __________ there used to be a lake.
A school has been put up in the place __________ there used to be a lake.
A school has been put up in __________ used to be a lake.
A school has been put up in the place __________ used to be a lake.
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Bonus 1
I want due respect.
It is enough practice that matters most in learning English.
→_____________________________________ is enough practice.
It is what he is that counts rather than what he has.
→______________________________ is what he is not what he has.
Bonus 2
A modern city has been set up on a waste land.
→ A modern city has been set up on __________________. (过去曾经是一片废墟的地方建起了一座现代化的都市。)
→ It is on ________ was a waste land that a modern city has been set up. (where/what)
After a long time, he came to and found himself tied to a chair.
→After ________________________________________, he came to and found himself tied to a chair.
(似乎过了很长时间之后,他醒了过来,发觉自己被绑在了椅子上。)
He found himself stuck in a dilemma.
→He found himself stuck in ___________________________________________________________.
(他发觉自己陷入了一种似乎进退两难的境地。)
“You’re so strong!” she smiled and pointed at my right arm.
→“You’re so strong!” she smiled and pointed at ______________________________________________. (指着似乎是我的右臂部位。)
Bonus 3
The village is no longer ___________________________________ (现在不再是以前的摸样了)—great changes have taken place ever since you left.
Don’t be fooled by her appearance—she isn’t _______________________________ (她实际上不是看上去的那样).
The seaside here draws a lot of tourists every summer. Warm sunshine and soft sands make __________ it is.
Bonus 4
军民鱼水情。 The people are to the army _____________________________________.
作家的笔犹如战士的枪。The pen is to a writer ______________________________________.
Practice makes perfect.
__________ was most important to her, she told me, was her family.
It is none of your business ___________ other people think of you. Believe in yourself.
It is none of your business ___________ other people think badly of you. Believe in yourself.
I want to get on with my normal life.
→_________________________ is _____________________________________________.
(我只想继续过正常的生活。)
The companies are working together to create ___________ they hope will be the best means of transport in the 21st century.
A man’s worth lies not so much in ______________ he has as ______________ he is.
A book is to the mind ___________________________________________________.
书籍对于心灵犹如食物对于身体。
People in Chongqing are proud of the achievements (that) they have made in the past ten years.
→People in Chongqing are proud of what _________________________ in the past ten years.
What would otherwise have buried him, actually blessed him because of the manner in which he handle his adversity.
Your translation: ______________________________________________________________
He told us all ____ had happened to him
all of us
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He told us all ____ had happened to him
everything
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It is due respect that I want.
What I want is due respect.
All (that) I want is due respect.
Air is to us what water is to fish.
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