内容正文:
I. Look at these sentences. What kind of clauses are they?
· The fact that she seemed to develop normally was very encouraging.
多莉看来是正常地生长着的事实很令人鼓舞。
· Then came the disturbing news that Dolly had become seriously ill.
接着传来了多莉病重的坏消息。
II. Find out the two factors of a clause
The fact that she seemed to develop normally …
Position位置: 从句在名词fact之后
Relationship关系:说明fact具体内容
…the disturbing news that Dolly had become seriously ill.
Position位置: 在名词news之后
Relationship关系:说明news具体内容
III. Conclude the definition of the appositive clause.
在复合句中用作同位语的从句叫同位语从句。同位语从句是名词性从句的一种,一般跟在某些名词之后,用以说明该名词表示的具体内容。
Ex 1: What kind of clauses are they?
1) What he wants to do is not clear.
2) I have no idea where he is.
3) The trouble is that we don't have enough money.
4) I want to know whether he will come.
IV. Sum up the nouns before the appositive clause.
同位语从句中所修饰的名词有:fact, news, idea, hope , question, problem, suggestion, plan, thought , doubt, truth , belief , promise, order,information,等抽象名词。
Ex. 2 : Find out the appositive clause in the letter.
Dear Miss Wang,
My friends told me a plan that they would held a party tomorrow. But there is a doubt whether I am free. I have no idea how I can refuse their invitation politely. Could you give me some suggestions?
Yours sincerely,
Kate
V. Tell the difference between the attributive clause and the appositive clause.
项 目
同 位 语 从 句
定 语 从 句
功能不同
解释说明抽象n.的内容
可转换成:n.+is+从句
修饰或限定先行词
先行词不同
比较有限,通常是抽象名词(如: idea, fact, belief, suggestion, proposal, news, order等)
非常广泛,可以是名词、代词、主句的一部分甚至整个句子。
Whether/ how/
what
起连接作用,其中whether在从句中不作成分;how和what作成分
不引导定语从句
that
1. 不指代抽象n.,无意义[来源:学*科*网]
2. 在从句中不作成分
3. 只起引导作用
4. 不可省略
1. 指代先行词,有意义
2. 在从句中要作成分(主/ 宾/ 表)
3. 起引导作用
4. 做宾语时可省略
1.The news that l have passed the exam is true.
(同位语从句,可转换为The news is that I have passed the exam is true.[来源:学|科|网]
The new