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Unit 5
Using language
- Grammar
A delicate world
1
No visitor would think it surprising that
b. No visitor would think that the island being a UNESCO World Heritage Site is surprising.
Experts felt it necessary
Experts felt to come up with a plan to remove all the rabbits from the island was necessary.
group 2:
What does “it” refer to in sentences (a) and (c)?
2. What is the difference between the sentences in each group?
the island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
to come up with a plan to remove all the rabbits from the island.
When the object of a sentence is a that-clause (b) or an infinitive (d), we sometimes use “it” as an empty object and put the real object later to keep balance.
Observe and say
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group 1:
Now look for more sentences with this structure in the reading passage, and summarise its use in your own words.
Have A L k
1. This incident made it clear that the rat, mouse and rabbit problem needed solving once and for all.
2. This intervention is a long, much-delayed ending to a sad story, but we humans owe it to the island to give it a happy ending.
1. This incident made ________ clear that the rat, mouse and rabbit problem needed solving once and for all.
2. This intervention is a long, much-delayed ending to a sad story, but we humans owe ______to the island to give it a happy ending.
it
it
Focus on
基本概念
用法及常见情况
特殊情况
It as an empty object
It作形式宾语
it作形式宾语用法及常见情况归纳
(1) I find it quite necessary to make some changes.
我觉得做些改变十分必要。
(2) 1 think it wrong doing it this way.
我认为这样做是错误的。
(3) We have made it clear that she has nothing to do with the case.
我们已经说的很清楚,她与这个案子无关。
当不定式、动名词或从句在某个句子中作宾语时,为了保持句子的结构平衡,常用it作为形式宾语,而将真正的宾语放到句子后部去。
it代表不定式
it代表动名词
it代表连接代词或副词引导的从句
it作形式宾语的几种特殊情况
1. 动词 + it + that从句,常见于take, have, put等动词之后。
I take it that he will fin