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Unit 3 Back to the past
Grammar and usage
What do the sentences have in common in their structures?
predicative
表语是用来说明主语的身份、性质、特征和状态的,表语常由_____________________________________________________________________________________等来充当。
The two policies are contradictory.
This is a water pump.
His job is to handle the problem.
名词、代词、数词、介词短语、动词过去分词、动词的-ing形式、
形容词、副词、不定式和从句
One theory was that bad air caused the disease.
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主语
系动词
表语从句
总结:
表语从句是指______________________, 紧跟在________之后,对主语进行解释、说明,使主语的内容具体化。用_______语序。
结构:___________________________。
从句在句子中充当表语
系动词
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主语+系动词+引导词+简单句
陈述
Linking Verbs
系动词
be动词
感官类
变化类
am, is, are, was, were;
look, sound, smell, taste, feel;
变得:become, get, turn, grow, go;
保持:keep, stay, remain;
可以接表语从句系动词有:五感、五变、三保持、二像,一是
”似乎”
seem, appear
Exploring the rules
Sima Qian, one of the greatest historians in Chinese history, was born in either 145 or 135 BCE. Influenced by his father, who was also a historian, Sima Qian took an interest in history when he was a child. He learnt Chinese classics from great literary masters, and at the age of 20, he began travelling extensively across the country. He interviewed the local people to get a wide range of information. Learning and travelling were exactly what helped him in his later career as a historian.
Below is an essay on the great historian Sima Qian. Find the sentences with predicative clauses and fill in the box below. The first one has been done for you.
His father’s dream was that one day he could write a great masterpiece recording what had happened in history. After his father died, Sima Qian succeeded his father as Grand Historian, which facilitated his access to official books and files. However, his work proved difficult, because sorting out all the available resources and checking facts of historical materials required painstaking efforts. His chief concern was whether he could do his job more effectively and efficiently.
As he carried on with his wor