Book 9_U1_Grammar and usage 1

Practice
1. (08上海) —Are you ready for Spain？ —Yes, I want the girls to experience that ____ they are young. A. while B. until C. if D. before 2 . (08山东) He found it increasingly difficult to read, ____ his eyesight was beginning to fail. A. though B. for C. but D. so
(expressing contrast)
5. Some people waste food while others don’t have enough. (expressing contrast)
6. If you do have difficulties, please come and ask me. (expressing condition) 7. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. (expressing manner) 8. Because silk paper was so expensive, people developed a kind of paper made from the fibers of plants. (expressing reason)
4. (08浙江) Some children want to challenge themselves by learning a language different from _____ their parents speak at home. A. what B. that C. which D. one
3. (08浙江) Don’t promise anything _____ you are one hundred percent sure. A. whether B. after C. how D. unless 4. (08福建) Nancy enjoyed herself so much _____ she visited her friends in Sydney last year. A. that B. which C. when D. where
8. We haven't yet settled the question where we are going to spend our summer vacation. (as the appositive)
Practice
1. (08山东) ______ was most important to her, she told me, was her family. A. It B. This C. What D. As
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Part A Read the magazine article and identify the sentences as adverbial, noun or attributive clauses.
Answers
1 adv 4 attr
2 noun 5 attr
3 attr 6 attr; noun
5. (07 江苏) Choosing the right dictionary depends on ______ you want to use it for. A. what B. why C. how D. whether 6. (08浙江) ______ wants to stay in a hotel has to pay their own way. A. Anyone B. The one C. Whoever D. Who
Adverbial clauses
Adverbial clauses can be used to express time, place, manner, contrast, condition, reason, purpose or result.
Conjunctions such as when, where, how, although, if, since, because, in order that and so that can be used to lead the adverbial clauses.
牛津高中英语
(模块九 · 高三上学期)
Unit
1
Grammar and usage
Overview of subordinate clauses
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Unit 1
课件描述：
本课件旨在帮助高三学生全面 复习英语三大从句——状语从句、 名词性从句和定语从句。本课时中， 首先是加强学生识别各类从句的能 力。随后，着重复习状语从句和名 词性从句，并完成相关练习。
5. The question is which job is easier to do, this one or that one.
(as the predicative)
6. This is where I worked ten years ago. (as the predicative)
7. Where did you get the idea that I could not come? (as the appositive)
a complex sentence = a main clause + subordinate clauses
the adverbial clause three main subordinate clauses the noun clause the attributive clause
Exercise Identify the main clauses and the subordinate clauses in the following sentences. 1. Canada has vast areas of wilderness, from the Arctic north, where average winter temperatures are usually minus 20 degrees centigrade, to the 8,892-kilometre-long boarder with the USA in the south, which is said to be the longest border in the world not defended by an army or the police.
(expressing time)
2. Where there is waste, there is pollution.
(expressing place)
3. I want to live how I want to live. (expressing manner) 4. Although it was cold, we went out as usual.
3. I notice that all the workers in the park were cleanly dressed and very polite.
(as the object)
4. We need to think about how much we should pay for the huge project. (as the object)
2. For those who love outdoor activities, it is possible to hike, sail, cross-country ski or travel by snowmobile for hours—or even days—without meeting another person.
5. (08全国) —Have you got any idea for the summer vacation? —I don’t mind where we go _____ there’s sun, sea and beach. A. as if B. as long as C. now that D. in order that
2. (08安徽) Students are always interested in finding out _______ they can go with a new teacher. A. how far B. how soon C. how often D. how long
3. (08天津) The last time we had great fun was _____ we were visiting the Water Park. A. where B. how C. when D. why
9. He left early in order that he might arrive on time. (expressing purpose)
10. She wrote the message on a piece of paper so that she wouldn’t forget it. (expressing result)
3. Historians say that approximately one million people left their homes from different areas all over North America to seek their fortunes in the ‘gold rush’.
Read the following sentences and tell the function of each noun clause. 1. Whether she likes the present is not clear to me. (as the subject)