详解高中英语三大从句

1.Jack bought a car.

2.Ricky was a brilliant student and he passed the exam easily.

3.John did not go to school yesterday since he was sick.

4.James ran fast but he could not win the race because his start was late.

Look at the second sentence. It contains two parts:

★Ricky was a brilliant student.

★He passed the exam easily.

Now look at the third sentence, it too has two parts:

★John did not go to school yesterday.

★Since he was sick.

Now look at the fourth sentence, it has 3 parts (or clauses):

★James ran fast

★He could not win the race

★Because his start was late

★Noun clauses

★Adjective clauses

★Adverb clauses

1.I expect to win the race.

2.I expect that I shall win the race.

3.That you had met him before makes me surprised.

1.The bag with a red apple logo is mine

2. The bag which has a red apple logo is mine.

1.John stopped working in the evening (When?)

2.John stopped working when the evening came (When?)

1.The subject of a verb.

2.The object of a transitive verb.

3.The object of a preposition.

4.In apposition to a noun or pronoun.

5.The complement of a verb of incomplete prediction.

the subject of the verb:

★How he could assist me was his concern.

★Whether we can start next week seems uncertain.

★That you did so surprises me.

★What I said was true.

★When he will return is uncertain.

Why Anne hung herself is mystery.

the object of a transitive verb:

★Please tell me why you did this.

★I do not know when she will return.

★I cannot tell what has become of him.

★I asked the man how old he was.

★He says that he won’t leave.

★I hoped that it was not true.

★She denied that she met him yesterday.

★Tell me where you like to live.

★Nobody knows who he is.

Ask if he is at office.

the object of a preposition:

★There were no complaints except that the start was bit too late.

★Pay attention to what I am now going to say.

★There is no meaning in what you said.

In each of the following complex sentences, the noun clause is in apposition to a Noun or Pronoun:

★You shall never forget this,that honesty is the best policy.

★It was unfortunate that you were sick that day.

★Her confession that you found the money in the street will not be believed.

★His belief that some day he would succeed made him determined.

It is feared that they will not return.

the complement (ˈkɔmplimənt)of a verb of in complete predication:

★Her constant belief was that the infant might live.

★My wish is that I may please you.

★His great fear is that he may not succeed.

★My belief is that she will not come.

★Life is what we make it.

★This is where I live.

after an intransitive verb construction:

★The sick man was sure that he would recover someday.

★The boy was afraid that he would fall down.

★All of us are so keen that you should succeed.

★They felt very sorry that they lost the match at the end.