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Grammar
Book 6 Unit 3
What do you know about the great historian Sima Qian?
a great historian, writer, and thinker of the Han Dynasty
create a masterpiece (Records of the Grand Historian)
Exploring the rules - Part A
His father’s dream was that one day he could write a great masterpiece recording what had happened in history.
His chief concern was whether he could do his job more effectively and efficiently.
We can use a noun clause as the predicative of a sentence.
We can use that to introduce a predicative clause when the clause is a (1) _________. We can use whether to introduce a predicative clause when the clause is a (2) _____________. We can use what, why, when, where, etc. to introduce a predicative clause when the clause is a (3) ___________.
Exploring the rules
statement
yes-no question
wh-question
Applying the rules - B1
I got six books from the library. The question is _______ one I should read first!
The truth is _______ there are many reasons why wars break out.