主语从句 学案

Grammar – Subject Clause Step 1. Checking preview work.

Task 1 Underline the subjects in the sentences.

1. The book belongs to me.

2. His job is very important.

3. It is a good thing.

4. It is uncertain.

5. That thing is unknown.

6. Is it obvious? Underline the subject clauses.

1. What you are reading belongs to me.

2. What he does is very important.

3. That she is still alive is a good thing.

4. Whether he will come is uncertain.

5. Where she is from is unknown.

6. It is obvious that she is a foreigner.

Definition:

A sentence served as subject is called _______________.

Step 2 Studying the rule and dealing with problems.

Task 2 Underline Subject Clauses, and enclose (conjunctions) in brackets then translate the following sentences into Chinese.

E.g. (What) makes you beautiful is inner beauty.

Translation: 内在美使你如此美丽。

1. Why he didn’t come yesterday is unknown.

2. Which one is better will be decided by yourself.

3. When they will set off is not sure.

4. How we will paint the house has not been decided yet.

5. What we need is more time.

6. It is reported that 20 people were killed in the accident.

7. It is important that we should do enough sports

8. Who will be our English teacher in the new term hasn’t been decided yet.

9. It doesn’t interest me whether you succeed or not.

10. That people cut down too many trees destroyed the balance of nature.

11. Where the meeting will be held is unknown yet.

12. Whom the books belong to is not important.

13. It is known to us how he became a writer.

14. What kinds of book you are going to buy is not important.

15. What he brought at the market was not a real diamond.

Step 3 Finding the rule and making a conclusion

学法指导：

缺什么补什么原则，选择正确的连词。所谓却什么补什么，是指从句和连词的关系。

如果句子缺主语，指人用_____, 例如例句8。指物用what。缺宾语指人用whom，例如例句______。指物用______，例如例句______。缺时间状语用_____，例如例句___。地点状语用______，例如例句___。原因状语用______，例如例句___。方式状语用how，例如例句4，13。定语用what，例如例句14或者______，例如例句2。什么都不缺用that例如例句______。或者________ 表是否,例如例句___。

Step 4 Applying the rule

Task 3 Fill in blanks with proper conjunctions.

Step 5 Improvement

Task 4 Make a card to your mother.

Task 5 Read this short text and underline all the clauses. (If time is not enough, this task will be homework)

My name is Amy. What I like most are sports and English. I am not good at English. However, it is hard to understand why English is so difficult.And I like making friends and I am ready to help others. In my opinion, success in life depends mainly on whether one can get along well with others. I’m sure that I can be your good friend. It is known that a man who has a settled purpose will surely succeed. My hope is that I can be admitted to a key u niversity I’m dreaming of.

All in all, I will double my efforts to make my dream come true.

Step 6 Homework