名从专题
Grammar 名词性从句
主语从句 1 在句中充当主语;亦可用it作形式主语,主从置于句末。
2 引导词:wh-, that(不省略), whether, if(不可置于句首)等。
3 例句:1) ______ we’ll have an art week makes us excited. 2) ______ was good news ______ everyone got back safely. 3) ______ he’ll be able to come isn’t yet known. 4) ______ leaves last should turn off all the lights.
宾语从句 1 在句中充当及物动词或介词宾语;亦可用it作形式宾语,宾从置于句末。
2 引导词:wh-, that(引导动宾可省略;作in, but, except的介宾时,不省略;引导实际宾从不省略;引导两个或以上宾从时,第二个及后不省略),whether, if(不可引导介宾)等。
3 例句:1) She sensed (that) she was being watched, and______she couldn’t escape. 2) I wonder if / whether that’s a good idea. 3) There’s a discussion about ______ Polly found the blind man. 4) The driver made ______ clear ______ no buses would be running.
表语从句 1 在句中充当系动词的表语。
2 引导词:wh-, that(可省略), whether等。
3 例句:1) The truth is (that) the fog prevented the bus from running. 2) That is why he lost his way that day. 3) My question is whether Polly can find her way home.
同位语从句 1 放在诸如fact, idea, news, promise, doubt, suggestion, possibility, belief等有内容的名词后,充当同位语。
2 引导词:wh-, that(不省略), whether等。
3 例句:1) The news ______ the ferry had sunk made the country shocked. 2) I have no idea when the film Myth will be on show again. 3) There is still some doubt ______ aliens exist.
注意:1 从句皆用陈述句语序。
2 下列情况,表示“是否”,一般只用whether:
1) 引导主从(句首)、表从和同位语从句。
2)引导介词后的宾从。
3)whether与or not连用。
4) 后跟动词不定式。Ⅲ Grammar
Wh-疑问词引导名词性从句
规则 1 从句中缺少主、表、宾,常用what引导,亦可用which(选择),who/whom/whoever(指人);缺少定语可用whose引导。
2 从句中缺少状语,常用when(时间),where(地点),how / as(象)(方式),why(原因)引导。
3 从句中不缺成份,则常用that(单个动词宾从、表从中可省略)引导;如为一般疑问句,表示“是否”,则用whether 或 if(只可用于动词宾从、后置主从中)引导。
例句 完成下列句子,并在括号内写出其从句类别。---I rang you at about ten, but there was no reply.---Oh, that was probably ______ I was seeing the doctor.( )The news took me by surprise ______ his grandmother was still picking up a new foreign language at the age of 95.( )______ a person comes from will affect their style of speech.( )You can see ______ English has such strange rules.( )It worried her a bit ______ her hair was turning gray.( )______ gets home first is to cook supper.( )Things were ______ they had been before.( )---Do you know ______ Mr Black’s address is ---He may live at No.18 or No.19 of Bridge Street, but I’m not sure of ______.( ; )9 ______ English will continue changing in the future is easy to answer.( )10 I am wondering ______ you’d like to have your coffee, black or white ( )
Reinforcement
1) ______ Tony likes playing football is known to us all.
A What B That C Which D Who
2) ______ makes no difference to us.
A He comes or not B Whether he comes or not
C If he comes or not D That he comes or not
3) The good news is ______ they win the game.
A what B that C how D why
4) Is the green bag ______
A you are looking for B that you are looking for
C what are you looking for D what you are looking for
5) John got a message ______ there would be a math’s test soon.
A when B which C as D that
6) Polly lost her way in the fog and ______ made things worse was that it began to rain.
A it B what C which D that
7) These students were praised for ______ they had done for the blind man.
A what B that C which D whom
8) ______ that paper was first invented in China.
A It is all know B It is all knew C We all know D As is known to all
9) ______ we shall meet next time has not been decided yet.
A Whether and that B When and what
C When and where D Where and if
10) The dealer told me ______ he was prepared to pay for my car and ______ I could have the money without delay.
A how much; / B when; if C how much; that D that; whether
11) Can you make sure ______ the key to the car
A where I had put B where have I put C where had I D where I have put
12) Tom’s brother had at last become a lawyer, ______ he wanted to be.
A what B who C which D as
13) I don’t doubt ______ Laura will be able to get along well with her classmates.
A if B whether C that D how
14) ______ fashion differs from country to country may reflect the cultural differences from one aspect. A What B That C This D Which
15) A computer can only do ______ you have instructed it to do.
A how B after C what D when
16) ---I drove to Zhuhai for the air show last week.
---Is that ______ you had a few days off.
A why B when C what D where
17) ______ he will go abroad is not certain.
A That B What C Where D Whether
18) I’ve learned ______, no matter what happens and how bad ______ seems today, life goes on and it will be better tomorrow.
A it; that B that; it C it; it D that; that
19) The doctors are trying to reduce the patient’s fear ______ he would die of the disease. A which B when C that D if
20) ---What’s that building
---______ the medical equipment is stored.
A There’s in which B That’s where
C The building that D That’s the building which
21) ---Don’t you believe me
---______, I’ll believe ______ you say.
A No; whatever B Yes; no matter what
C No; no matter what D Yes; whatever
22) ______ different life today is from ______ was fifty years ago.
A What a; what B How; what C What; what D What a; how
23) Upon graduation he asked to be sent to ______.
A where he is most needed B where he needed
C where he is mostly needed D where is mostly needed
24) It worried her a bit ______ her hair was turning gray.
A which B that C if D for
25) ______ is no possibility ______ Bob can win the first prize in the match.
A There; that B It; that C There; whether D It; whether
26) What time do you think ______
A will Tom come here this morning B Tom will come here with John
C is Tom coming here with John D can tom get here this morning
27) Word has come ______ some American guests will come for a visit to our college nest week.
A what B that C whether D when
28) Along with the letter was the his promise ______ he would visit me this coming Christmas. A which B that C what D whether
29) A modern city has been set up in ______ was a wasteland ten years ago.
A what B which C that D where
30) You are saying that everyone should be equal, and this is ______ I disagree.
A why B where C what D how
31) Our club is open to adults only. ______ your children have entered without permission.
A There seems that B It seems to be
C There seems to be D It seems that
32) ---I think it’s going to be a big problem.
---Yes, it could be.
---I wonder ______ we can do about it.
A if B how C what D that
33) ---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
34) Perseverance is a kind of quality --- and that’s ______ it takes to do anything well.
A which B that C what D why
35) It was a matter of ______ would take the position.
A who B whoever C whichever D whenever
36) I can make a bet ______ he said was wrong.
A what that B that what C whether that D whether what
37) ______ you don’t like him is none of my business.
A What B Who C That D Whether
38) ______ the old man’s children wanted to know was ______ the money had been hidden
. A That; what B What; where C What; that D What; if
39) ______ shocked us very much that my best friend left without a word.
A That B What C It D He
40) Go and get your bag. It’s ______ you left it.
A there B where C there where D where there
41) It depends on ______ he has enough time.
A if B that C if or not D whether
42) ______ the school sports meeting will be held depends on the weather.
A Whenever B If C Whether D That
43) I made a suggestion ______ he ______ to Australia for further education.
A that; goes B that; go C which; will go D what; will go
44) Some researchers believe that there is no doubt ______ a cure for AIDS will be found. A which B that C what D whether
45) Tommy always thinks of ______ he can do more for all of his friends.
A how B if C what D whatever
1) ______ all the inventions have in common is ______ they have succeeded.
A What; what B That; that C What; that D That; what
2) ---Have you found Jack
---Yes, he is ______ you told me to go.
A where B which C what D when
3) It makes no difference ______.
A that who will go with me B why will they stay
C when you will leave D that how you get there
4) ______ goes against the nature is to be punished by it.
A Who B The one C Whoever D Anyone
5) I wish I ______ yesterday’s exam.
A passed B had been able to pass C could pass D were able to pass
6) He told me the news ______ the Queen would visit China the next month.
A that B which C when D where
7) He was lucky to sell his car for ______ he had paid for it.
A when B what C that D which
8) A man’s worth lies not in ______ he has but ______ he is.
A that; what B what; what C what; that D that; that
9) So far there has been no proof ______ people from other planets do exist.
A which B how C what D that
10) That’s ______ I used to play with my fellows in my childhood.
A where B when C how D that
11) I was lucky ______ I was able to find a good baby-sitter.
A in which B in that C in what D in
12) It’s no wonder ______ you’ve achieved so much success.
A / B that C how D whether
13) ______ happens ______ my new neighbour comes from my hometown.
A That; that B It; that C It; which D This; that
*14) It was in the hotel ______ I met Christine ______ I learned English from at college.
A where; that B in which; who C that; who D that; which
*15) It was not until yesterday ______ your letter.
A did I get B that I got C do I get D that I get
16) I don’t think ______ possible to master a foreign language.
A this B that C its D it
17) Does ______ matter if he can’t finish the job on time
A this B he C that D it
*18) I hope there are enough glasses for each guest to have ______.
A one B it C those D them
19) The population of Shanghai is larger than ______ of any other city in China.
A it B one C that D those
20) I was disappointed with the film, I had expected ______ to be much better.
A that B this C one D it
21) ---Look! Someone is coming towards us.
---Who can ______ be
A he B this C one D it
22) There’s a feeling in me ______ we’ll never know what a UFO is.
A that B which C of which D what
23) I read about it in some book or other. Does it matter ______ it was
A where B what C how D which
24) It was ______ he said ______ disappointed me.
A what; that B that; that C what; what D that; what
25) Go and get your coat. It’s ______ you left it.
A there B where C there where D where there
26) It remains a question ______ we can get so much money in such a short time.
A how B that C when D what
27) ---Are you familiar with the music
---Yes, there was a time ______ this kind of music was quite popular.
A that B when C with which D about which
28) ______ has helped to save the drowning girl is worth praising.
A Who B The one C Anyone who D Those who
*29) The other day, my brother drove his car down the street at ______ I thought was a dangerous speed. A as B which C what D that
*30) It is well understood ______ controls the flow of carbon dioxide in and out the atmosphere today.
A that B when C what D whether
31) John suggested to Lucy that she ______ a rest.
A took B take C could take D might take
32) They gave us a suggestion that we ______ English harder than before.
A studied B study C would study D could study
33) What we suggested to her was that she ______ the work from the beginning.
A must do B did C do D would do
34) Put the book back ______ they belong after you have read it.
A where B to where C to which D to the place
35) You have reached the point ______ a change is needed.
A which B that C when D where
*36) As is known to all, ______ Yang Liwei has become a space hero is ______ we have expected.
A that; which B what; that C that; what D which; that
37) ______ worries his mother a lot is ______ Tom is getting more and more quiet at home.
A That; which B Whether; what C It; that D What; that
38) ______ is no good ______ in the dim light.
A It; to read B It; reading C There; to read D There; reading
39) We think it useless ______ what we have done.
A to regret B regretted C regretting D having regretted
40) I suppose it is high time we ______ action to prevent the disease from spreading.
A take B shall take C took D will take
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