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Grammar: Noun Clauses 名词性从句

綦江中学高一英语组

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Step 1. Translate the following sentence. What kind of clauses are these bold(粗体的) parts? I believe (that) I can fly.

My daddy says (that) you must stay away from Juliet. I knew (that) you were trouble.

This is why we can’t have nice things.

The only problem is whether the east wind will come or not. The reason why he cancelled the wedding is _____ he got cold feet(临阵畏缩) and regretted.

What he wants for Christmas is a car. How successful you can be depends on how hard you work at it. Whether this boy is into science majors or art majors remains unknown. ____is a fact that the earth moves around the sun.

小结：名词性从句是在句子中起_____作用的句子。

Step 2. Usual forms of noun clauses as objects

1. 及物动词

+ 宾语从句

Katy Perry decided that she was going to ignite(点燃) the night and let it shine. Ariana Grande asked the boy when he would break up with his girlfriend.

2. 介词

+ 宾语从句(一般由wh-类连接词引导) We are talking about what we’ll do next.

You must find out how your lazy daughter got full marks at last English exam.

3. sure, certain, glad, pleased, happy, afraid, surprised, satisfied, sorry等表示情感的形容词后可接宾语从句。

I’m not sure whether they’ll agree to such a plan.

She was so glad that she was no longer bothered(烦扰) by any forced marriage.

Step 3. linking words in noun clauses 1. that, whether 两者在名词性从句中均不作成分，只起连接作用；that无实际意义，whether表示“是否”。

That he is a good teacher is known to us all. I am not sure whether we can finish it by Friday. I am sure ______ we can finish it by Friday. 2. 连接代词who, what, which, whoever, whatever, whichever在从句中做主语，宾语，表语等成分。

Nobody cares about whatever he is saying right now. She can be whoever she wants to be. _________ breaks the law shall be prisoned.

I am a grown woman, and I can do ________ I want.

3. 连接副词

when, where, how, why 在从句中作时间、地点、方式、原因状语等成分。

We don’t know where and when the meeting will be held.

That’s how you should do it.

I honestly don’t know ____ he acts so ungratefully (忘恩负义地).

Step 4. Clause tense 1. 主句是现在时态或将来时态，从句可以是任何时态。

I am wondering when you will go to see Avengers 4.

How he thought of Avengers 3 is unknown to me. 2. 主句是过去时态，从句则一般是过去的相应时态。

He said that he __________ (be) to New York.

3. 宾语从句表示客观事实、自然现象或规律，即使主句是过去时，从句也用一般现在时。

My physics teacher said that a ball without any external force(外力) _______ (move) straight on an absolutely smooth surface in a uniform(均匀的) speed.

Step 5. Comparison between whether and if 以下情况只能用whether不能用if：

1. 引导主语从句(whether在句首)、表语从句(whether在系动词后)和同位语从句*；

2. 从句做介词的宾语；

3. 与or not连用；

4. 后接不定式。

1. Whether we will go tomorrow is a question. 2. I’m not sure whether we will go or not.

3. We are discussing about whether we will go tomorrow. 4. My question is whether we will go tomorrow. 以上所有句子只能用whether，为什么？

Step 6. Time for exercises! 1. _____ Angelababy was on the cover of Vogue made us surprised and confused.

杨颖登上《Vogue》时尚杂志的这件事让我们大吃一惊，满腹狐疑。

2. ________ made this stupid dress shall be shot. 无论是谁做出这套愚蠢的裙子都该被枪毙。

3. ____ Bruno Mars’ songs have gained countless Grammy Awards ___ (be) clear to us all.

众所周知，布鲁诺·马尔斯创作的诸多歌曲斩获无数格莱美奖。

4. Mariah Carey was wondering ________ Eminem was always obsessed(纠缠;着迷) with her. 玛丽亚·凯莉想知道埃米纳姆为何总是缠着她。

5. We were shocked and sorry to hear ____ Notre Dame de Paris ____ (have) been severely burnt. 听到巴黎圣母院被严重烧毁的消息，我们感到震惊和惋惜。

I am going to tell you something ____ happened in my school today. This afternoon a weird-looking woman came into our school. Nobody knew ____ she was. She had an extra-large bowknot(蝴蝶结) on her head, ______ made us on the scene genuinely confused. We wondered _____ she dressed like this and even doubted __________this lady had just came out of a mental institution(精神病院).

After a while, we were shocked to see _____ she took out a microphone from nowhere and began to sing. _____ she was singing was truly beautiful though hard to understand.

_____ a lady with such appearance was singing something fantastic was a big puzzle and an excitement to all. “Oh my god! Lady Gaga!” Someone began to scream. I really couldn’t describe _____ excited I was.