语法名词性从句
Joke 1
Beauty was a very pretty girl. Quite a lot of young men wanted to marry her.
One day, one of the young men came to visit her and asked her to become his wife. She answered, "No, John, I won't marry you. I want to marry a man who is famous, who can play music , sing and dance very well, who can tell interesting stories, who does not smoke or drink , who stays at home in the evenings and who stops talking when I'm tired of listening."
The young man got up, took his coat and went to the door, but before he left the house, he turned and said to Bertha, "It isn't a man you're looking for. ____________________”
Joke 2
On a girl’s way home after watching a ballet performance, the kindergarten teacher asked her students what they thought of it. The smallest girl in the class said :”If one day, they will not have to stand on their toes all the time.”
Joke 3
A teacher asked asked one of his students:" What is the longest and what is the shortest?" The student answered immediately , while the last several minutes of an exam is the shortest.
Joke 4
A guy had stayed sadly in a bar for more than half an hour. Then, a truck driver stepped up next to him, took the drink from the guy, and drank it all down.
The poor man started crying. The truck driver said, "Come on man, I was just joking. Here, I'll buy you another drink. I just can't see a man crying."
"No, it's not that. This day is the worst of my life. First, I was late getting to my office. My boss was pretty angry, and fired me. When I left the building to go to my car, I found out it was stolen. The police say they can do nothing. When I got home, I found my wife in bed with the gardener. I left home and came to this bar. And just when I was thinking about putting an end to my life, ."
A.that the last several minutes of a class is the longest
B.the worst is that you show up and drink my poison
 C.my wish that the dancers can grow taller comes true
 D.what you want is a television set
Warming-up: Enjoy four pieces of joke and choose the suitable sentence to complete the joke.
原来那个女孩想嫁的是个电视机！
play music, sing and dance very well, who can tell interesting stories, who does not smoke or drink , who stays at home in the evenings and who stops talking when I'm tired of listening."
The young man got up, took his coat and went to the door, but before he left the house, he turned and said to Betty, "It isn't a man you're looking for. __________________________________ .
Joke 1
Betty was a very pretty girl. Quite a lot of young men wanted to marry her.
One day, one of the young men came to visit her and asked her to become his wife. She answered, "No, John, I won't marry you. I want to marry a man who is famous, who can
D.What you want is a television set
Joke 2
A teacher asked one of his students:" What is the longest and what is the shortest?" The student answered immediately ________________
__________________________________________ while the last several minutes of an exam is the shortest.
A. that the last
several minutes of a class is the longest
Do you agree?
Joke 3
A guy had stayed sadly in a bar for more than half an hour. Then, a truck driver stepped up next to him, took the drink from the guy, and drank it all down.
Poison
The poor man started crying. The truck driver said, "Come on man, I was just joking. Here, I'll buy you another drink. I just can't see a man crying."
"No, it's not that. This day is the worst of my life. First, I was late getting to my office. My boss was pretty angry, and fired me. When I left the building to go to my car, I found out it was stolen. The police say they can do nothing. When I got home, I found my wife in bed with the gardener. I left home and came to this bar. And just when I was thinking about putting an end to my life, ______________________
________________________________________________."
B. the worst is that you
turn up and drink my poison
长高点，就不用踮着脚跳舞了
Joke 4
On a girl’s way home after watching a ballet (芭蕾舞） performance, the kindergarten teacher asked her students what they thought of it. The smallest girl in the class said :“If __________________
___________________________________one day, they will not have to stand on their toes all the time.”
C.my wish that
the dancers can grow taller comes true
Joke1: What you want is a television set.

Joke2: The student answered immediately that the last several minutes of a class is the longest while the last several minutes of an exam is the shortest.

Joke3:And just when I was thinking about putting an end to my life, the worst is that you show up and drink my poison. 

Joke4: If my wish that the dancers can grow taller comes true one day, they will not have to stand on their toes all the time.
What kind of clause are they?
Joke1: What you want is a television set.

Joke2: The student answered immediately that the last several minutes of a class is the longest while the last several minutes of an exam is the shortest.

Joke3:And just when I was thinking about putting an end to my life, the worst is that you show up and drink my poison. 

Joke4: If my wish that the dancers can grow taller comes true one day, they will not have to stand on their toes all the time.
What kind of clause are they?
主语从句
表语从句
同位语从句
宾语从句
Noun clause
Noun Clauses
(名词性从句)

Subject Clause
(主语从句)
Appositive Clause
（同位语从句）
Object Clause
（宾语从句）
Predicative Clause
（表语从句）
Who will win the match is still unknown.

I want to know what he has told you.

The fact is that we have lost the game.

The news that we won the game is exciting.
主语从句
宾语从句
表语从句
名词性从句的作用相当于名词，因此主语从句、表语从句 、宾语从句和同位语从句分别作主句的主语、表语、宾语和同位语。
同位语从句
Conjunctions of Noun Clauses(引导名词性从句的关联词):
what, who, whom, whose, which, wh+ever
that, whether, if ,as if/as though
when, where, how, why
1. 主语从句
主语从句就是从句在主句中作主语的名词性从句。
1)That she left him hurts him so much.

2)Whether it will please them is not easy to say.

3) What we need is more practice.

4)When we will begin the meeting is under discussion.
*that —只起引导作用，不充当成分，但不能省略。
*whether 是否，表不确定的事情(不能用If）
*what 在从句中作主语
*When 在从句中作状语
*______________________________(他是否要来)is not yet known.
*_____________________________(他想告诉我们什么)is not clear.
*___________________________(谁会赢得这场比赛)is still unknown.
*_______________________________(你错过了这次机会)is a pity.
=It is ___________________________________.
Exercise 1:
Whether he will come or not
What he wants to tell us
Who will win the match
That you missed the chance
a pity that you missed the chance
注意: 由that 引导的主语从句有时为了使句子结构平衡, 避免 “头重脚轻”, 常用 it 作形式主语, 而把从句放在后面。 例如:
1. That he will refuse this piece of advice is impossible.
_______________________________________ _______________________________________

2.That they should like each other is natural.
_____________________________________
*it为形式主语
It is natural that they should like each other.
It is impossible that he will refuse this piece of advice.
这样就构成了下面一些常用句型:
1) It is + n. +从句
　 It is a pity/shame that... 遗憾的是……
　 It is a surprise that…令人惊奇的是…
　 It is a fact that… …是事实
It is common knowledge that… …是常识

*_______________(很遗憾)we lost the match.

*______________(这是事实)he cheated in the exam.
It is a pity that
It is a fact that
2) It is + adj. +从句
　 It’s certain that… 肯定…
　 It is possible that... 很可能……
　 It is unlikely that... 不可能……
It is obvious that… 很明显…
It is necessary \important \natural\... that…
*_________________(很可能)she will come back tomorrow.
*_________________(很明显)this measure is effective.
+(should) +do…
It is possible that
It is obvious that
3) It +不及物动词+从句
It happened that... 碰巧……
It occurred to me that…我突然想起…
*________________(刚好)I came into the office at that time.

*____________________(我突然想起)I forget to sent the letter.
It happened that
It occurred to me that
4) It + be +过去分词+从句
It is said that... 据说……
It is known to all that... 众所周知……
It is reported that... 据报道……
It is believed that...据信……;人们相信……
It is suggested that + (should）do... 建议……
It must be admitted that…必须承认……
It cannot be denied that… 不可否认…… 　　
It must be pointed out that…需指出的是…… 　

*___________________(据报道)20 people were killed in the accident.
*______________________(建议)we should eat more vegetable and do more exercise.
It is reported that
It is suggested that
宾语从句
We can learn what we do not know.
He will talk to us about what he saw in the U.S.A.
I don’t know where we will hold the meeting.(语序)
1.I decided （that ）I would go to the party.

2.I don’t know if/whether he will come back tomorrow.
3.I want to know how it happened.
4. He was listening to what the teacher said.
宾语从句就是从句在主句中作宾语的名词性从句, 通常放在主句谓语动词(及物动词)或介词之后。
2.宾语从句
1. _______________(我听说)he joined the army.
2. ___________________(我怀疑)he will succeed.
3. Pay attention to _____________________ (医生说些什么).
4. Do you know__________________(他什么时候会来)?
5. Did she say___________________________(我们应该怎么做这个工作)?
Exercise 2:
I heard (that)
I doubt whether/if
what the doctor said
when he will come
how we should do the work
Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunctions.
1. ---Can you tell me _____ the man is ?
--- He is my brother.
2. I didn't know _____ he was coming until yesterday.
3. The doctor asks ____ medicine you have taken.
4. This is _____ they solved the problems in the city.
who
when
what
how
5. What frightened us most was _____ two lights suddenly appeared out of the darkness.
6. My mother asked ____ the matter was with me.
7. The reason I didn't come to the meeting was ____ I got ill.
what
that
that
Do exercise 2 on page31 of Victor English.
We thought it strange that Xiao Wang did not
come yesterday.
2. He has made it clear that he will not give in.
注意：
it常可以放在动词th