Summary of the final collection of English grammar notes -18what clauses

A summary of what clauses

1. It means "The thing that is ....", equivalent to the thing (s) that ..., that which ..., or those which ... Can be used in the following situations:

(1) guide the subject clause. Such as:

What she saw frightened her. She was startled by what she saw.

What is once regarded as impossible have now become a reality. What was once thought impossible has now become a fact.

What am I ' m afraid of is their taking him to the place. I was afraid that they would take him to the place.

What we were worrying about was just her innocence. What we are worried about is her childish.

But what hurt we feelings most were the personal comment of the judge. What hurts us most is the judge's private comment.

What'll be, would be. What is going to happen is always going to happen. Proverb

What's gone is gone. The past is gone.

(2) guide the predicative clauses. Such as:

That's what I hope. That's what I want.

I should like to be a teacher. That's what I'm want to be. I want to be a teacher, that's what I want to do.

Times is not what they used to be. Times are different.

He's not what he was a few years ago. He is not the man he was a few years ago.

Your Health is isn't what it ought to be. Your body should be better.

(3) guiding the object clause, including the preposition object. Such as:

He could not express what he felt. He could not express his feelings.

Well, I'll do I can. All right, I'll do my best.

I can ' t do how you ' ve just asked of me. I can't do what you just asked me to do.

and has got what he wanted, he took his hat and went away. Having got what he wanted, he took the hat and went away.

As a friend of yours, I want to tell you what I hear. As your friend, I want to tell you what I have heard.

The father began to criticize, what's the boy had done. Father began to criticize what the boy had done. (Attention tense)

She wasn't happy at the what he had said. She was not happy with what he said.

Don ' t poke your nose into what the doesn ' t concern you. Don't meddle.

The city is different from what it was ten years ago. The city is different from that of ten years ago.

It's a small place then compared to what it's now. Compared to now, it was a small place at that time.

The father began to criticize, what's the boy had done. Father began to criticize what the boy had done. (Attention tense)

She wasn't happy at the what he had said. She was not happy with what he said.

Don ' t poke your nose into what the doesn ' t concern you. Don't meddle.

The city is different from what it was ten years ago. The city is different from that of ten years ago.

It's a small place then compared to what it's now. Compared to now, it was a small place at that time.

I don ' t care on money or what people call position. I don't care about money or what other people call status.

Philip was depressed by what he had gone through. What Philip had experienced made him very depressed.

They paid fifty percent of what they were able to earn to the state. 50% of what they can earn is handed over to the country.

2. Used as a caret to refer to the components behind. This is the opposite of the unqualified attributive clause, and the non-restrictive attributive clause refers to the preceding component. Such as:

Then I discovered, which is news to me, that's wife was Mary's niece. Then I found out that his wife was Mary's niece and it was a news to me.

He never joined in the usual sports of the boys, and, what are remarkable, never went out in a boat on the river. He never took part in the physical activities that boys usually do, and even more strangely, he never went out on a boat to the river.

He's an interesting speaker, and, what's more important, he knows his subject thoroughly. He speaks lively and interesting, and more importantly, he knows the subject very much.

He went to the meeting and, what is worse, insisted on speaking. He went to the meeting, and, worse, he insisted on taking the floor.

It's a useful book, and, what's more, isn't an expensive one. This is a very useful book, and it's not expensive.

You'll have nobody but yourself to blame, and, what's more, you'll get no sympathy from anybody. You can't blame others, you can blame yourself, and you don't have anyone's sympathy.

We invited a new speaker and, what's more, he is happy to come. We have a new spokesperson, and he is happy to come.

3. To guide the concession adverbial clause is equal to "whatever ...". Pay attention to the word order of adverbial clauses. Such as:

Do you would, she could not invent a reason for not going. No matter what she would do, she couldn't make up the reason for not going. The adverbial clause puts the real verb in the first sentence and the sentence is inverted. =no matter what she would does, ...

Come, you'll always keep it secret. In any case, you must keep a secret. =no matter what may come, ....

Jack has made up his mind, come what might, he would stay there. Jack has made up his mind that he will stay there anyway. =...no matter what might come, ...

Say what he would, in the he heart he knows that he was wrong. No matter what he said, he knew he was wrong in his heart. = No matter what he'll say, ...

Practice

We'll talk about the noun clause here. Now let's do some exercises related to this part:

First, choose the best answer in the blanks

1. ___ He always serves the people very well is known.

A. What B. That C. Which D. WHO

2. ___ You has done might does harm to other people.

A. What B. That C. Whether D. which

3. I don ' t care ____ She had no money. I care____ She is a honest or not.

A. If...if B. whether...whether

C. if...whether D. Whether...if

4. They found at last ___ they had been looking for.

A. That b. what C. where D. which

5. He'll be. But I'm not sure _____ he drives or takes the train.

A. Whether B. If c. when D. how

6. The reason why he's late is ___ he got up too late.

A. that B. because C. as D. For

7. I want to know ___ the leather coat belongs to.

A. who B. which C. whom

8. Can You tell me ___ the hospital is?

A. where B. who C. D. Whether

9. We all know ____ She'll be our 中文版 teacher.

A. which B. what C.. D. Who

I Wish _____ He would pass the examination.

A. How B. Whether C. when D.

Second, the synthesis of the two sentences of the master-slave complex sentence

Model:does He live there? Could you tell me?

→could you tell me whether (if) he lives there?

1. Can Mike Write a little Chinese now? I want to know.

→i want to know whether/if Mike can write a little Chinese now.

2. Did Jenny try to explain why she is late? Can you tell us?

→can you tell us if/whether Jenny tried to explain why she is late?

3. Did the monkey want to eat bananas? Do you know?

→do know If/whether the monkey wanted to eat bananas?

4. Do I like sports? I ask you.

→i ask you if/whether your like sports.

5. Does She play basketball? Do you know?

→do You know If/whether she plays basketball?

6. Has the whole street been cleaned? I don ' t know.

→i don ' t know If/whether the whole street has been cleaned.

7. Were there a lot of people in the street? Can you tell me?

→can you tell me if/whether there were a lot of people in the street?

8. is they preparing for the sports meet? Do you know?

→do you know if/whether they is preparing for the sports meet?

9. Had John told Mr Smith about his past? Could you tell me?

→could you tell me If/whether John had told Mr Smith on his past.

have anybody ever been into some of the pyramids? please tell me.

→please tell me if/whether anybody have ever been into some of the pyramids.

Summary of the final collection of English grammar notes -18what clauses