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Discovering useful structures
unit 5
UNIT 5
WORKING THE LAND
Learning about language — Discovering useful structures
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recognize and summarize the function and the rules of the subject-clause.
summarize the syntactic function of the subject clause connective and the usage of it as the formal subject.
be able to use the subject clause correctly in written and oral expression.
Learning objectives
By the end of this class, you will be able to:
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Grammar
4. To find your way can be a problem.
3. Smoking is bad for you.
1. Jane works hard.
5. Being elected as monitor is an honor.
6 .What she said is not yet known.
7. That we shall be late is certain.
8. It is certain that we shall be late.
Subject(主语)
A sentence served as subject is called Subject Clause.
2. You are a student.
主语:句子说明的人或事物,一般位于_____。
句首
3. The old should be respected.
(名词 )
(代词)
(名词化的形容词)
(不定式)
(动名词)
(句子)
(动名词)
单句语法填空
(1)(教材P50)However, concerned him most was farm-
ers often had poor harvests and sometimes even had a serious shortage of food to
eat.
(2)(教材P50) this could be done was a challenging question at the
time.
what
that
How
(3)(教材P50)However, it was possible to develop a hybrid of self-
pollinating plants such as rice was a matter of great debate.
(4)(教材P50)Today, is estimated about 60 percent of
domestic rice consumption in China is comprised of crops generated from Yuan's
hybrid strains, and his strains have allowed China's farmers to produce around 200
million tons of rice per year.
(5)(教材P51) impresses people most about Yuan Longping is his on-
going ability to fulfil his dreams.
whether
it
that
What
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger!
What doesn’t kill you makes you a fighter!
Could you find out the Subject Clauses?
在复合句中充当主语
作 用
位 置
谓 语 或 系动 词 之 前
What Yuan Longping really cared about was not money or celebrity.
Translate the sentence.
袁隆平真正关心的不是金钱或名人。
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That Yuan Longping had realized his dream of seawater