Subject clauses
Using language
主语从句
一、主语从句概述
主语从句即在主从复合句中用作主语的从句。主语从句通常由连词that,whether/if,连接代词(what,which,who等)或连接副词(when,where,why,how等)引导。
What caused the accident is a complete mystery.
是什么导致了这次事故还完全是一个谜。
Whether she will come or not is still a question.
她是否来还是一个问题。
Which team will win the match is still unknown.
哪个队会赢得这场比赛还不知道。
二、从属连词that,whether/if引导的主语从句
连接词that本身没有意义,不作句子成分, that不能略;whether/if尽管不充当句子成分,但是含有“是否”的意思,可以加上“or not”,其语意不变。若主语从句位于句首或和or not 连用时,则必须用连接词whether,而不用 if。
That they will go is certain.
他们去是肯定的。
Whether she’s coming or not doesn’t matter too much.
她来不来没有多大关系。
三、it作形式主语引导主语从句
如果主语从句太长,为避免句子结构头重脚轻,我们可用it作形式主语。that引导的主语从句可用it代替,that 不可省略。that引导主语从句时,常用it作形式主语,常见句型有:
①It+be+形容词(necessary/right/likely/unlikely/wrong/important/certain等)+that从句.
It is wonderful that all of you have passed the difficult exam!
你们都通过了这次很难的考试真令人高兴!
②It+be+名词(短语)(a pity/a shame/a surprise/no wonder等)+that从句.
It is a pity that you have missed the wonderful lecture.
你错过了这么精彩的演讲真遗憾。
③It+be+过去分词(said/told/reported/decided/suggested等)+that从句.
It is suggested that the lab building (should) be built next year.
有人建议实验楼明年修建。
④It+特殊动词(seems/appears/happens/matters)+that从句.
It appears that they have made the same mistake.
好像他们犯了同样的错误。
【温馨提示1】在以下主语从句中,常使用虚拟语气,即“should+动词原形”形式,其中的should可以省略。
①It is necessary/strange/important/natural...+that...
②It is a pity that...
③It is suggested/requested/required/proposed/desired...+that...
【温馨提示2】whether引导的主语从句既可放在句首也可放在句末,但if引导的主语从句只能放在句末,且前面需用it作形式主语。
Whether it is true remains a question.
这是否是真的依然是个问题。
It is unknown if he will attend the meeting.
他是否会参加会议还不清楚。
四、由连接代词引导的主语从句
(1)关系代词who,what,which,whom,whose,whatever,whoever,whomever,whichever
等引导主语从句时,它们分别在从句中担任主语、宾语或定语(whose),不能省略。
Whoever leaves the room last ought to turn off the lights.
走得最晚的应当关灯。
What you have done might do harm to other people.
你的行为可能伤害别人。
(2)what引导主语从句表示“……的东西/事情”时,等同于the thing(s)which/that。what,who,whom,which,可以和ever构成合成词引导从句,ever 起强调作用。这些关系词在句子中充当成分,所以不能省略。此类主语从句不能用形式主语it引导。
What I need (=The thing which/that I need) is a mobile phone.
我所需要的是一部移动电话。
Whoever leaves the office should tell me.
无论是谁离开办公室都应该告诉我。
五、连接副词引导的主语从句
连接副词when,where,why,how,however,whenever,wherever等引导主语从句时,它们在从句中担任状语,不能省略。
How a telephone works is a question which not everyone can answer.
电话是怎样工作的,这个问题并不是每个人都能回答。
六、主语从句不可位于句首的四种情况
(1)含主语从句的复合句是疑问句、感叹句时,主语从句不可提前,用引导词it作形式主语。
Is it really true that he has gone abroad?
他真的出国了吗?
(2)It is said/reported...结构中的主语从句不可提前。
It’s said that the play is very interesting.
据说这部戏剧很有趣。
(3)It happens/occurs...结构中的主语从句不可提前。
It occurs to her that she has forgotten to lock the door.
她突然想起忘了锁门。
(4)It doesn’t matter how/whether or not...结构中的主语从句不可提前。
It doesn’t matter how he will come.
他怎么来不重要。
用主语从句完成句子
1.他昨天晚上干了些什么正在调查之中。
is being investigated.?
2.她成为艺术家可能是受她父亲的影响。
may have been due to her father’s influence.?
3.他们是否会支持我们还是一个问题。
was a problem.?
What he did last night
That she became an artist
Whether they would support us
4.竟有这么多人失业这是不公平的。
so many people should lose their jobs.?
5.谁先到就会获奖。
will receive a prize.?
It`s unfair that
Whoever comes first
直击高考
Jim was a well-known and famous radio show host. If he’s on-air, he is always wearing a suit and a tie. His friends laughed 1. him, “No one ever sees you. Why do you dress like that?”But he always turned that into 2. joke.
One day Jim was invited 3. (appear) on the TV. For the first time the people, who only knew him by his voice, would see him. Before the 4. (record) of the show, the director came to Jim and asked,“5. (usual) you arrive on time, but today you are 10 minutes late. It’s not horrible, but I’m still interested. Why?”
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“You see,” Jim answered,“ at the last moment when I was already 6. (dress) up, I thought that simply 7. ____ (wear) clean socks was not enough. So I needed to go to the store for socks.” “But why do you need new socks?” The director was surprised.“You could have come without the socks,8. we will be filming you only over the waist.” “You see,I need to feel myself spotless in everything. And if my socks have 9. (hole) in them, or my shoes are 10. (dirt),I’m not spotless anymore.”
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Look at the sentences and answer the questions.
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a … what I say is that my pictures aren’t hurting anyone, so who cares?
b “That my pictures aren’t hurting anyone is what I say, so who cares?”
c It’s true that inner beauty is very important…
d That inner beauty is very important is true…
1 What is the role of the words in bold in each sentence?
2 In sentence (a), what does “what” refer to?
The role of the words in bold in each sentence is to act as the subject of the sentence.
In sentence (a), “what” refers to the thing(s) that / which the speaker says.
Activity 1
a … what I say is that my pictures aren’t hurting anyone, so who cares?
b “That My pictures aren’t hurting anyone is what I say, so who cares?”
c It’s true that inner beauty is very important…
d That inner beauty is very important is true…
3 What does “it” refer to in sentence (c)?
In sentence (c), “it” refers to “that inner beauty is very important”.
The author chooses to use the sentences (a) and (c) to place the focus on the end of the sentences, rather than the beginning.
4 Why does the author choose to use sentences (a) and (c) instead of sentences (b) and (d)?
Read the passage and choose the correct words.
It is a well-known fact / what the faces some people show to the world might be completely different to their real personalities. For instance, most comedians have permanent smiles on their faces and always sound cheerful because that’s the nature of their work. From this, it’s impossible to know / where their true feelings are. Although they might be laughing on the outside, they might be crying on the inside. That / others are feeling is not something that we should make assumptions about, because it’s not always obvious who is truly happy. / That is certain is that comedians often use comedy to help them understand themselves and the world. In fact, comedy is a very serious job indeed!
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Write an introduction to Ma Xu based on the profile.
Use three or four subject clauses in your introduction.
?Ma Xu became a military doctor in 1947. She applied to become a paratrooper in 1961, but her first application failed because there were no female paratroopers at that time. Ma was only 1.53 metres tall and weighed just 37.5 kg. But she learnt to parachute by training hard in secret. After Ma proved that she could jump as well as anyone else, her application was successful.
? Ma is China’s first female paratrooper. She completed over 140 parachute jumps over a period of 20 years – the most of any female paratrooper. She also set a national record as the oldest enlisted woman to do a parachute jump, at the age of 51.
? In 2018, Ma donated her entire life savings to her home town in Mulan County. This donation was to support local education and public welfare.
Listen to the speech. Choose the title that best describes the topic and give your reasons.
1 How to Hide Scars
2 Our True Self Lies Within
3 The Life Story of Dr Kleck
4 The Psychology of Sadness
Listen again and complete the fact sheet.
The Scar Experiment
Basic facts
The researcher: Dr Robert Kleck
Year: 1 _____
The procedure:
?2 was drawn on each volunteer’s face using Hollywood-style make-up.
? Dr Kleck showed the scars to the volunteers.
? He 3 the scars without the volunteers’ knowing it.
? The volunteers went outside and noted how people 4 .
?They thought that people were ruder to them, and less kind. They thought people 5 __the scars.
1991
An ugly fake scar
removed
reacted to them
stared at
Findings
? The volunteers 6 others’ behaviour
towards them.
? Who we are is in our heads, not 7 .
? If people choose to feel 8 , they will actually
feel that way.
Now give a short introduction to the experiment using the information in the fact sheet.
Imagined / misunderstood
how we look on the outside
happy and positive
Complete the boxes with the expressions from the speech.
?Today, I’m going to talk about…
? The subject of this speech is…
? First / Next / Then…
? After that, …
? As you can see, …
?To sum up, …
Defining a topic
Presenting ideas
Concluding
Today, I’m going to talk about..
The subject of this speech is…
First / Next / Then…
After that, …
As you can see,…
To sum up, …
2 She is small and her face is plain. Despite a difficult childhood, she grows up to be an independent, determined and generous young woman. She remains true to herself and never loses hope in her search for love and happiness.
Read the descriptions and match them to the characters
from literature. Pay attention to the words in bold.
a Jane Eyre
b Cowardly Lion
1 He is able to transform into various animals and objects. People often regard him as frightful or monstrous, but in fact he is just and righteous. When there’s danger, he never hesitates to protect others.
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c Harry Potter d Monkey King
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a Jane Eyre
b Cowardly Lion
3 He has the outward appearance of the King of the Beasts, but he has a timid and sensitive character, which causes him to believe he is a coward. However, he performs brave actions even when he feels afraid, proving that he is in fact a courageous individual.
4 He is a thin and bookish boy with untidy dark hair. He doesn’t appear to be particularly tough and sometimes looks as if he lacks confidence. In reality, he is brave and loyal, and always ready for a dangerous challenge when it is necessary to do the right thing.
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c Harry Potterd d Monkey King
Appearance
Personality
Put the words in bold in Activity 9 into the boxes.
Add any more you can think of.
courageous, tough
brave, loyal
补充:funny, calm…
frightful, monstrous,
small, plain, thin
bookish
补充: tall, strong…
just, righteous, independent,
determined, generous,
timid, sensitive
Thank you!