Nounclausesasthesubject4.Tofindyourwaycanbeaproblem.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartserveasineachsentence?3.Smokingisbadforyou.2.Youareastudent.5.“Howdoyoudo?”isagreeting.6.Itiscertainthatweshallbelate.subject1.Beijingisourcapital.Readthesentencesfromthetextandpayattentiontotheunderlinedparts.1.Whatitwastobecomewasuncertainuntilbetween4.5and3.8billionyearsago…2.…itwasnotclearwhethertheshapewouldlastornot.3.Whatisevenmoreimportantisthatastheearthcooleddown,waterbegantoappearonitssurface.4.Whatmanyscientistsbelieveisthatthecontinuedpresence…5.Whytheysuddenlydisappearedstillremainsamystery.•主语从句是在复合句中充当主语的从句,其功同名词一样。•为了避免头重脚轻,常用it作形式主语,而把真正主语放在句子末尾。Howthebookwillselldependsonitsauthor.Thatheisthebeststudentintheclassisobvious.=Itisobviousthatheisthebeststudentintheclass.主语从句引导主语从句的关联词有三类:(1)从属连词thatThattheyweretruesisterswasclearfromthefacialresemblancebetweenthem.(2)从属连词whetherWhetherhe’llcomehereisn’tclear.(3)连接代词who,whom,whose,what,which,whoever,whatever,whichever连接副词where,when,how,whyWhatshedidisnotyetknown.Howthishappenedisnotcleartoanyone.Whoevercomesiswelcome.Thathefinishedwritingthecompositioninsuchashorttimesurprisedusall.Howhebecameagreatscientistisknowntousall.Whothewatchbelongstoisunknown.主语从句用陈述语序关联词位于句首,不能省略1.在主语从句中,谓语动词一般用单数。Whateverhesaysisofnoimportance.Whoeversaysthisiswrong.但谓语动词用单数还是复数,不可一概而论,而要视句子的意义而定:WhatIneedismoney.WhatIneedarebooks.2.what与that在引导主语从句时的区别what引导主语从句时在从句中充当句子成分,如主语、宾语、表语,而that则不然。Whatyousaidyesterdayisright.Thatsheisstillaliveisaconsolation.3.It作形式主语和it引导强调句的比较It作形式主语代替主语从句,主要是为了平衡句子结构,主语从句的连接词没有变化。而it引导的强调句则是对句子某一部分进行强调,无论强调的是什么成分,都可用连词that。被强调部分指人是也可用who/whom。Itisstillamysterywhatcausedtheaccident.Itisamysterythathisdeathremained.whether引导主语从句时,常置于句首(此时whether不能用if代替),也有后移的用法(此时whether可以用if代替)Whethertheywillcomeisnotyetknown.Itisnotyetknownwhether/iftheywillgothere.4.whether与ifwhether和if的区别还有:1.引导表语从句用whetherThequestioniswhetheryoushouldacceptit.2.whether可以引导从句作介词的宾语I’mnotinterestedinwhetherthey’llgoornot.Itdependsonwhetherwehavegotenoughmoney.3.whether可以直接跟动词不定式连用Ididn’tknowwhethertolaughortocry.Shehasn’tdecidedwhethertogoornot.(1)Itis+名词+从句Itisafactthat…事实是……Itisanhonorthat……非常荣幸Itiscommonknowledgethat……是常识(2)Itis+形容词+从句Itisnaturalthat…很自然……Itisstrangethat…奇怪的是……用it作形式主语的结构(3)Itis+不及物动词+从句Itseemsthat…似乎……Ithappenedthat…碰巧……Itappearsthat…似乎……(4)It+过去分词+从句Itisreportedthat…据报道……Ithasbeenprovedthat…已证实……Itissaidthat…据说……_____weunderstandthingshasalottodowithwhatwefeel.【解析】句意:我们如何理解事情与我们所感受的有很大关系。根据句意可知,主语从句缺少方式状语,因此填how。典型例题How_______makesthebooksoextraordinaryisthecreativeimaginationofthewriter.【解析】句意:使得这本书如此不同凡响的是作者创造性的想象力。句子的主语是一个从句,空处是引导主语从句的连词,这个连词要同时在主语从句中充当主语,填what。WhatItdoesn’tmatter________youturnrightorleftatthecrossing—bothroadsleadtothepark.解析:考查whether引导主语从句,it作形式主语。引导主语从句时,只能用whether,不能用if。whetherItsuddenlyoccurredtohim_____hehadlefthiskeysintheoffice.解析:此句是occurtosb.表示“想到、想起”的典型句式,that这里是做引导主语从句的连接词。thatAsmanyasfivecoursesareprovided,andyouarefreetochoose_________suitsyoubest.解析:考查名词性从句。所填词引导的从句做动词choose的宾语,引导词在从句中做主语。填whichever。whicheverItisstillunderdiscussion_________theoldbusstationshouldbereplacedwithamodernhotelornot.解析:根据句意:旧车站是否被一个现代化旅馆代替还在讨论之中。后面出现了ornot,故填whether。whether________BarbaraJonesofferstoherfansishonestyandhappiness.解析:What引导的是主语从句,在从句中充当offers的宾语。句意为:芭芭拉琼斯为她的粉丝所提供的是诚实和快乐。WhatBeforeaproblemcanbesolved,itmustbeobvious______theproblemitselfis.解析:分析句子结构可知,本句为before引导的时间状语从句,在从句中it为形式主语,真正的主语为“_____theproblemitselfis”,在此主语从句中又缺少表语,即用what引导。what1.______youdon’tlikehimisnoneofmybusiness.2.______hesaidatthemeetingastonishedeverybodypresent.3.Onmywayhomeinthestreet,Isawalady______Ithoughtwasyouraunt.PracticeThatWhatwho4.TheForeignMinistersaid,“______isourhopethatthetwosideswillworkto-wardspeace.”5.Wecannotexplain_____quiteanumberofinsects,birdsandotheranimalsaredyingout.6.Does______matterifhecan’tfinishthejobontime?Itwhyit7.________thesportsmeetwillbehelddependsontheweather.8._______beatXiaoWangblackandblueisnotknown.9.______wecan’tgetseemsbetterthan______wehave.WhetherWhoWhatWhat10.________makesmistakesmustcorrectthem.11.Itworriedherabit______herhairwasturninggrey.12.Whenandwhyhecamehere______notknownyet.Whoeverthatis1.A:Thatlighttravelsinstraightlinesisknowntoall.B:_____________________thatlighttravelsinstraightlines.2.A:Whentheplaneistotakeoffhasnotbeenannounced.B:___________________________whentheplaneistotakeoff.It’sknowntoallIthasnotbeenannounced转换句子3.A:Itisamysterytomewhichofthemwonthegoldmedal.B:Whichofthemwonthegoldmedal_________________tome.4.A:Hehasn’ttoldusthereasonforhisbeinglateagain.B:___________________________hasnotbeentold.isamysteryWhyhewaslateagain1.Reviewnounclausesastheobject,predicativeandsubject.2.Finishtheexercisesin“Discoveringusefulstructures”.3.FinishtheexercisesinUsingstructureofWorkbook.Homework