The Object Clause (Revision)

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一、 Main task:

Review object clause

二、 Key points

1 、 Object clause introduced by different words.

2 、 The words order

3 、 The changes of tense in object clause.

Object clause introduced by “that”

Object clause introduced by “Who,whom,whose,which,what ”and “where,how,why,when”

Object clause introduced by “if/whether”

注： that 在句中无词汇意义，在从句中不能充当成分，在口语当中往往省略

e.g. 1. I hear (that) _______________________. （一小时后他会回来）

2. He said (that) ______________________. （他非常想念我们）

3. The teacher told us (that) ___________________________.

（地球围着太阳转）

he will be back in an hour

he missed us very much

the earth moves around the sun

Object clause introduced by “that”

Object clause introduced by “Who,whom,whose,which,what ”and “where,how,why,when”

Object clause introduced by “Who,whom,whose,which,what ”and “where,how,why,when”

1. He asked ______________________________. ( 谁能回答这个问题）

2. Do you know____________________________. （他们在等谁）3. He asked ______________________________________________. （谁的书法是班上最好的）

6. Please tell me __________________________. （我们什么时候开会）

7. Can you tell me _______________. （他在哪儿）8. Could you tell me ________________________. （我该怎么去车

站）9. Would you tell me _____________________ （为什么火车迟到了）

who could answer the question

whom they are waiting forwhose handwriting was the best in the class

when we’ll have a meetingwhere he ishow I can get to the station why the train is late

由从属连词 whether, if 引导的宾语从句

e.g.

1. I want to know __________________________________.

（他是否跟我们一起去公园）

2. Ask him _____________________. （他是否能来）

3. I don’t know ___________________________. （是否要下雨）

if (whether) he will go to the park with us

whether (if) he can come

whether it is going to rain or not

If there’s “or not” ，we must use “whether” instead of “if”.

1. I hear (that) _he will be back in an hour_. （一小时后他会回来）

2. Can you tell me __where he is___. （他在哪儿）

3. Ask him _ whether (if) he can come __.

（他是否能来）

In object clauses, the words order is the same as in a statement.

What’s the matter ？ I wondered…

“Who gives you the book?” She asked…

I wondered what was the matter.

She asked who gave me the book.

You are the best:

She said she could finished her homework before supper.

He told me he would go to Shanghai yesterday.

She didn’t know whether she had passed the exam.

It is said that he went to Shanghai yesterday.

I tell them that they will have a test next week.

The teacher said light travels much faster than sound.

He said two plus two is four.

Main clause ( 主句 ) Object clause ( 宾语从句 )Simple past tense( 一般过去时 )

Present tense（现在的时态）The fact that is always true( 自然现象，客观真理 )

A kind of past tense

Depend on different situations to choose proper tense

Simple present tense

Flash 教学

Rewrite the sentences by using “that” to make object clause

1.The victim was guilty of computer crimes last year. Do you believe…

2. The young man put up a good fight with the murder. The police think…

3. The police can catch the murder soon. We hope…

4. The suspect wasn’t guilty. Most people think… 5. Her parents have been to Beijing. Millie didn’t know

… 6. She turned off all the lights of her classroom. Millie

was sure. 7. She goes to badminton club twice a week. Millie t

old us… 8. She will go skiing in Canada this winter. Millie hoped

…

Homework Each student should write 15 sentenses like “1.The victim was guilty of computer crimes last year. 2. Do you believe…”You can use statements, ‘yes/no’ questions,

‘Wh-’ questions, and you can use different kinds of tenses.

Tommorow, we will exchange the sentences with your clasemates to practise the object clause!!