Predicativeclause

表語從句LearningobjectivesToknowthedefinitionandthetypesofthepredicativeclause.Torecognizepredicativeclausesincomplexsentences.Todifferentiatepredicativeclausesfromotherclauses.Tolearntowritepredicativeclauses.ContentsDefinitionThelinkingverbsThetypesofsubordinatorsThemoodofpredicativeclausesThetensesofpredicativeclauses1.Definition1.1Whatisapredicative?Anexpressionthattypicallyfollowsa

linkingverb(be,

seem,

appear)Toexpressapropertyassignedtoa"subject”—thesubjectofthemainclause.表語用來說明主語的身份、性質、品性、特征和狀態，它常位于系動詞(be,become,appear,seem,look,sound,feel,get,smell等詞)之后。1.Definition1.2Whatconstitutesapredicative?Asapredicative,itcanbe:noun名詞Adjective形容詞Adverb副詞

prepositionalphrases介詞短語

V-ing動詞ing形式

Infinitives不定式Sentence–apredicativeclause表語從句1.DefinitionMyopinionis

thatyou’dbettertakepartintheexamination.Thequestionis

whetherwehaveenoughtimeandmoney.Youare

whoyouare,andyouare

whatyouhave.That’swhereIfirstmether.2.ThelinkingverbsSensoryverbs—look,feel,sound,etc.Stateverbs—be(am/is/are,was/were),seem,appear,etc.Verbsofchanging—become,turn,etc.Itseems

thatwehavemadebigprogressthisterm.Hiswordssounded

thatwedidabadjobinthefinalround.3.Thetypesofsubordinators3.1ThatNoactualmeaningCannotbeomittedinmostoccasionsExcept:omittedinspokenorinformalstylesMyideais

thatweshoulddoitrightnow.Thetroubleis

thathemadeabigmistake.3.Thetypesofsubordinators3.2Whether(是否),as/asif(像，好像)Theproblemis

whetheritwillrain(ornot)tomorrow.FayeWonglookedjustasshehadlookedtwentyyearsbefore.Itlooksasifhewouldwinthegameagain.！NOif.onlywhethercanleadapredicativeclause,exceptasif.3.Thetypesofsubordinators3.3because,whySheplaysthepianoverywell,andthatisbecauseshepracticesaloteveryday.“Thatisbecause…”—asentencepatternBecause—apredicativeclause“sheplaysthepianoverywell”—theresult“thatisbecause…”—thereasonShelivesahappylife.That

is

becauseshefindsherMr.Right.3.Thetypesofsubordinators3.3because,whyTomgotaheadachethismorning,andthatiswhyhewaslateforclass.“Thatiswhy…”--asentencepattern“whyhewaslateforclass”—thepredicativeclause—thereason“Tomgotaheadachethismorning”—theresultIlostmyfavoritebook.ThatiswhyIcry.3.ThetypesofsubordinatorsThatiswhy…VS.Thatisthereasonwhy…Themeanings—thesameThegrammaticalstructures—differenttheformer:why—apredicativeclausethelatter:why—arelativeclause,“thereason”—antecedent.However,if“thereason”isremoved…same3.ThetypesofsubordinatorsThatiswhy…VS.Thatisthereasonwhy…ThatisthereasonwhyLadyGagahasbeensohotaroundtheworld.同理：Thatiswhere…/Thatistheplacewhere…Thatiswhen…/Thatisthetimewhen…4.Themoodofpredicativeclausessuggestion,advice,proposal,ororder

,etc.subjunctivemood—“should+V.”!“should”canbeomitted.Ourproposalwas

thatwe(should)holdameetingbeforegettingdowntodoinganything.5.ThetensesofpredicativeclausesThetensescanbedifferent—Whenthemainclauseisusingthepresent/futuretense.Thequestionwillbe

whoacceptedhisproposal.Theproblemis

wherehehadgone.5.ThetensesofpredicativeclausesThetensescanbeconsistent—Whenthemainclauseisusingthepasttense.Thequestionwaswhohadacceptedhisproposal.Theproblemwas

wherehewouldgo.ExercisesChoosetherightanswertoeach