(共13张PPT)
Made by PangYan
Xianyang Middle School of Shhanxi Province
Definition:
The appositive clause refers to the clause , acting as the appositive in the whole sentence , which is used to explain the abstract noun in the first part of the sentence.
从词类上区别
1. The noun in the appositive can only be idea,fact,news,hope,belief,suggestion,proposal,word,thought,doubt,truth,possibility,promise,order and so on.
The possibility that the majority of the labour force will work at home is often discussed.
We are not looking into the question whether he is worth trusting.
Word came that he had been abroad.
Compared with attributive clause :
Our team has won the game, which made us very happy.
The doctor whom you are looking for is in the room.
His mother did all she could to help him with his study.
Tips:
Firstly, both of the appositive clause
and the attributive clause have a noun before the clause.
Secondly, the appositive clause is a whole complete sentence without any missing words while the attributive clause lacks words acting as subject or object, etc.
Practice: judge the attributive clause or the appositive
The news that our team has won the game was true.
The news that he told me yesterday was true.
I made a promise that if anyone set me free I would make him very rich.
The mother made a promise that pleased all her children.
Pk contest : Fill the proper connectives necessary.
The order _____we should send a few people to help the other groups was received yesterday.
The order _____we received yesterday was that we should send a few people to help the other groups.
The whole world are shocked at the fact____ most African people lack food and medicine .
Everyone is concerned the news ____ the America is holding the president election .
You’re not surprised at the news ____China has successfully launched three spaceships ,Tiangong 1st, Shenzhou 17th , Changzheng 5th into space.
Attention: How to connect the
interrogative clause?
How, whether, what can be used to connect the interrogative clause .
That question whether we need it has not been considered.
I have no idea what has happened to him.