文档介绍：Unit 5 Language
Object clause
Four patterns of object clause
1. 主语+谓语动词+that 宾语从句
. I hope (that) you will like the book.
2. 主语+be+形容词+that 宾语从句
. I am sorry that you missed the last bus.
3. 主语+谓语动词+if/whether+宾语从句
. I wonder if/whether you can afford the car.
4. 主语+谓语动词+疑问词+宾语从句
. What don’t know what time it is.
Exercise A: Complete the object clause with the words in the box.
when where which whether why that what who how
1. I can’t understand _______ so many parents want their children to learn to play the piano.
2. My parents are pleased ______ I have made great progress in English.
3. --Excuse me, I wonder ______ I can post my letter.
--The post office is at the end of the street.
4. Mother showed us _____ she made pizza.
5. Cathy asked her father ________ she could take the sick dog home.
why
that
where
how
whether
6. They are discussing _____ will take the place of Simon as the captain of the team.
7. e cannot imagine _____ will happen when his mother finds her favourite vase broken into pieces.
8. He asked _____ we would take our holiday, in June or July.
9. I have not decided ______ foreign language I want to learn, French or German.
who
what
when
which
when where which whether why that what who how
Exercise B: Make the pairs of sentences into single sentences.
The meeting would be put off till next week.
All the members agreed.
2. They were discussing something secret. I
found that out.
All the members agreed that the meeting would be put off till the next week.
I found out that they were discussing something secret.
3. I had a headache. I told the doctor that.
4. The school reports have been sent off. The
headmaster said that.
I told the doctor that I had a headache.
The headmaster said that the school reports had been sent off.
Exercise B: Make the pairs of sentences into single sentences.
5. When did Einstein win the Nobel Prize for
Physics? The student asked that.
6. Where is the Great Pyramid? I want t