《商务英语语法》10-Adverbial ClauseNominal Clause.pptVIP

( √ ) It is said that they are a happy pair. ( × ) That they are a happy pair is said. ( √ ) It occurred to me that I had a good idea. ( × ) That I have a good idea occurred to me. 2. introduced by a “wh-word” Who was responsible for the accident is not clear. = It is not clear who was responsible for the accident. 3. “whether” vs “if” “whether” can be put both at the beginning and the middle, but “if” not at the beginning: Whether she comes or not makes no difference. (不能用if) II. Object clause宾语从句 1. “it” as formal object: I heard it said that the meeting would be postponed. 我听说这个会议将推迟。 She took it for granted that you knew the matter. 她想当然地认为你应当知道那件事。 I’ll see to it that you get your reward. 我保证你得到你的报酬。 I owe it to the doctor that I am still alive. 我还活着，要归功于那位医生。 2．通常否定转移：( think, believe, imagine, suppose ) I don’t suppose that anyone will object to the plan. 我估计没什么人会反对这个计划。 3. “whether” vs “if” He didn’t say whether or not he would go the party. (不能用if ) It all depends on whether they will support us. (介词后用whether) I doubt whether he will be elected as chairman. (肯定句中，doubt, doubtful 后可用whether , if) I don’t doubt that he will pass the examination.（否定、疑问句中常用that） III. Predicative clause 表语从句 Introduced by “that, wh-word, as if, as though, because, just as” e.g. The fact is that he didn’t even take the exam. She is no longer what she was five years ago. (what or who) 注：主句主语为reason 时，表语从句用 that, 通常不用because The reason why he was dismissed was that he was careless and irresponsible. The reason (why) he was absent was that he was ill. “whether” is used in predicative clause rather than “if” His first question was whether Tom had arrived yet. IV. Appositive clause同位语从句 1. Appositive clause usually appear after such nouns as “fact, idea, hope, conclusion, evidence, opinion, problem, understanding”. He had to face the fact that he was laid off his job. 他不得不面对下岗这一事实。 The question who should do the work requires conside