1)Whether native Americans arrived in California 15,000 years ago or 14,000 years ago is not important.

Subject clause( 主语从句 )2)The fact that they arrived a long time

before Europeans is what matters. Appositive clause( 同位语从句 ) &

Predicative clause( 表语从句 )

3)I believe that the native Americans were treated badly when the first Europeans came.

Object clause( 宾语从句 )

在复合句中起名词作用的从句叫名词从句 在复合句中起名词作用的从句叫名词从句 ((Noun ClausesNoun Clauses ）。）。名词从句的功能相当于名词从句的功能相当于名词词组名词词组 , , 它在复合句中能担任主语、宾语、它在复合句中能担任主语、宾语、表语、同位语、介词宾语等，因此根据它在表语、同位语、介词宾语等，因此根据它在句中不同的语法功能，名词从句又可分别称为句中不同的语法功能，名词从句又可分别称为主语从句、宾语从句、表语从句和同位语从句。主语从句、宾语从句、表语从句和同位语从句。

名词从句

Practice:Practice:

1.______ the baby could speak made his parents very happy.

A. That B. What C. Why D. If

2. I wonder ____ you will go shopping or stay at home.

A. that B. if C. whether D. what

3. This is _____ he was often late for school.

A. what B. that C. why D. whether

4. We all know the truth ____ the earth ____ around the sun.

A. if; moved B. that; moves C. why; move D. whether; move

A

C

C

B

主语从句

宾语从句

表语从句

同位语从句

名词性从句在功能上相当于名词

His job is important.

What he does is important.

主语

This is his job.

This is what he does every day.

{

{表语

I don’t like his job.I don’t like what he does every day.

{宾语

I don’t know about the man, Mr. White.

I don’t know about the fact that he is a teacher.

{同位语

Try to find the noun clauses in the Reading section on page 2 and tell the functions.

1. At lunchtime, the radio weatherman reported that the mist would become a thick fog in the afternoon.

2. She wondered if the buses would still be running.

3.The truth is that the fog is too thick for the bus to run that far.

4. She sensed that she was being watched by a tall man in a dark coat.

Object clause

Object clause

Predicative clause

Object clause

Practice:

Do exercise C1 on page 92

Homework:

1.Keep the knowledge in mind.

2.Preview Noun clause beginning with that or if/whether.