Unit2 Grammar 1 The Object Clause

1. Unit2 Grammar 1 The Object Clause 永城一初中 蒋凯丽

2. Millie is asking Daniel a few questions about buying a robot. Can the robot cook? Will the robot bring any bad changes to your life? Can you stay in bed for a bit longer? Do robots sometimes go wrong? Can you return it to the shop?

3. Millie asked Daniel… Can the robot cook? Millie asked Daniel if/whether the robot could cook. Will the robot bring any bad changes to your life? Millie asked Daniel if/whether the robot would bring any bad changes to his life. Can you stay in bed for a bit longer? Millie asked Daniel if/whether he could stay in bed for a bit longer. Do robots sometimes go wrong? Millie asked Daniel if/whether robots sometimes went wrong. Can you return it to the shop? Millie asked Daniel if/whether he could return it to the shop.

4. Object clauses introduced by “wh-” words • The robot no longer knew when it should cook breakfast • Mr Jiang did not know what he should do with the robot. Rule out： 1 We can use a ‘wh-’ word to introduce an object clause when it expresses a ‘wh-’ question. 2 The word order in the object clause should be the same as that in a statement.

5. Mr Jiang’s robot Where did Mr Jiang buy the robot? When does the robot cook breakfast? What did the robot buy at the supermarket? How does the robot wash up? Why did Mr Jiang return the robot? Who will repair the robot that went wrong?

6. Where did Mr Jiang buy the robot? • I’d like to know ______________________________. • 2 When does the robot cook breakfast? • Can Mr Jiang tell me ___________________________? • What did the robot buy at the supermarket? • I can’t imagine ____________________________________. where Mr Jiang bought the robot when the robot cooks breakfast what the robot bought at the supermarket

7. 4 How does the robot wash up? • I want to know ______________________. • Why did Mr Jiang return the robot? • I wonder ______________________________. • 6 Who will repair the robot that went wrong? • I want to ask Mr Jiang ____________________________________. how the robot washes up why Mr Jiang returned the robot who will repair the robot that went wrong

8. Joining the following sentences with object clauses introduced by ‘wh-’ words • I’d like to know … Where is your school? • I’d like to know where your school is. • 2 Can you tell me … How far is the park from here? • Can you tell me how far the park is from here?

9. I can’t imagine … How did they climb up the rocks? • I can’t imagine how they climbed up the rocks. • Can anyone explain … • Why does the sun always rise in the east? • Can anyone explain why the sun always rises in the east? • 5 I want to ask Jim … What will he do at the weekend? • I want to ask Jim what he will do at the weekend.

10. Conclusion(1): 宾语从句在句子中作及物动词或介词的宾语,从句放在主句 之后,前后不用逗号分开。 宾语从句要用陈述句语序。 • 宾语从句的引导词有： • that引导陈述句语意。 • (2) if, whether引导一般疑问句语意。 • (3) who, whom, whose, which, what when, where, how, why… • 引导特殊疑问句语意。

11. Conclusion(2): whether和if都是“是否”的意思，一般情况下两者可以换用，但在介词之后， 不定式之前，与or not连用，在句首 或在引导表语从句，只能用 whether。 宾语从句一定要注意时态呼应，即当主句谓语动词是过去式时，从句中谓语动词也要用过去时态范畴的时态，但若从句陈述的是真理或客观规律，其谓语的时态仍用一般现在时。

12. Choose the right conj. • Can you tell me ______ else is going to be on duty?(who,what) • 2. She said ______ it wouldn’t matter much.(that, if) • 3. He always thinks _____ he can do better.(how, who) • 4. I really don’t know __________ the bridge will be finished. (how long, how soon) • 5. They don’t know _____ we are going hiking. • 6. I was really surprised at ______ I saw. • 7. I don’t understand _____ so many people are crowding round him. • 8. Do you know _______ skirt it is? who that how how soon when what why whose

13. Multiple Choice D • We haven’t decided ____ we will go there for a picnic tomorrow. • A. where B. why C. when D. whether 2. Do you know ____? A. what time will the plane take off B. what time would the plane take off C. what time the plane will take off D. the plane will take off at what time C 3. Can you tell me when ______ back? A. will he be B. does he come C. he will be D. did he come C D 4 Nobody but Jim and his uncle _____. A. know who is he B. know who he is C. knows who is he D. knows who he is

14. Combining sentences Jill thinks shewill work hard at maths next term. I want to know whether he likes swimming or skating. I was’t sure if they would be able to buy another car. We never knew what would happen in a hundred years. Bill wondered what was the matter with his computer.

15. Complete the sentences(1) She says ________________(她将在桌上留个口信). She says(that)she will leave a message on his desk. Lin Tao feels ________________(他自己的球队更好). Lin Tao feelsthathis own team is even better. He told me who\whom I should talk to\ with. He told me ________________ (我该和谁谈一谈) Jim thought______(地球是圆的). Jim thought(that) the earth is round. Could you tell me if you can finish reading the book ? Could you tell me___________(明天能不能看完这本书)? Let’s see ______(我们是否能找到那个城市的信息). Let’s see if\whether we can find out some information about that city. Could you tell me _________(乘飞机去海南要多少钱)? Could you tell me how much it costs to go to Hainan by air ? Please tell me ______________(我们得去拜访谁). Please tell me who (whom) we have to see\visit.

16. Complete the sentences(2) I really have no idea _____________________________ (他从没去过澳大利亚). I really have no idea he has never been to Australia. Our teacher told us _____________________________ (光速比声速快). Our teacher told us that light travels much faster than sound. I didn’t tell him ________________________________ (我多久后会回来). I didn’t tell him how soon I would come back. I don’t think he has time to play tennis with you. I don’t think ________________________________ (他没有时间和你打网球). They are discussing_____________________________ (这答案是否正确). They are discussingif the answer is right. The teacher asked_____________________________ (谁能用英语回答这个). The teacher askedwho could answer this question in English.

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