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Clause(I): Noun clause

Tonny KuoNational Hsinchu

Univ. of Education

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Learning Objectives After taking this course, students will be able to

1. identify the test items in midterm and nalexam of English Grammar.

2. review the components in English sentencebuilding.

3. dene and distinguish terminologies such asclauses, direct/indirect clauses, and reportingverb.

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ScheduleWeek Topics Assignments

10 Clauses (I) (6) Maurer: Units 11, 12,

11 Clauses (II) (7) Maurer: Units 18, 21, and 22

12 Discussion on pedagogicalgrammar

Quiz 3

13 Passive/Gerunds and Innitives (8) Maurer: Units 13, 14, 15, and 16

14 Modals/Conditional sentences (9) Maurer: Units 4, 5, 6, 23, and 24

15 Grammar activities presentation

16 Grammar activities presentation

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Final examTest Items:

1. Error correction

2. Denition

3. Identication:sentence analysis

Content:

1. Clauses

2. Passive

3. Gerunds and Innitives

4. Modals

5. Conditional sentences

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Task 1: Clauses

Watch the clause video, and then answer thefollowing questions:

1. Dene the following terms: clause/sentences/ phrases

2. How many types of clauses are there in English?

3. Give an example for each type of clauses.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_KsPsDR1ug

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Task 2: Jigsaw reading1. Form a group of 5, and get a strip of the following

terms.

- Independent clause

- Subordinate clauses- Adverbial clauses - Relative clauses - Nominal clauses

2. Read the strip of your own, and then nd yourpartners to know other terms.

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Clause Classication

Clause

Independentclause

Subordinateclauses

Adverbialclauses

Relativeclauses

Nominalclauses

Focus on Grammar 5: pp. 160-180

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Noun Clause

Noun clause are dependent clauses that performthe same functions as regular nouns. They canserve as subjects, objects, subject complementsand object complements.

Three types of noun clauses:

- noun clauses beginning with that - noun clauses beginning with question words - noun clauses beginning with whether or if

Focus on Grammar 5: pp. 159-161

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Noun Clause

What

s painful is the hot co ff ee.

It

s frustrating that she

s not paying attention.

The question is whether she

s going to stop.

I don

t understand why she doesn

t hang up.

Adjective Complement

Subject Complement

Subject

Object

Focus on Grammar 5: pp. 159-161

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Notice!1. When that introduce a subject noun clause, it is never

omitted.

2. The fact that must be used in place of that in nounclauses that are objects of preposition.

3. We use statement word order in embedded

questions, not question word order.- Do not use do, does, or did in embedded questions.

4. Do not use if to introduce a subject noun clause.

Focus on Grammar 5: pp. 160-161

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Task 3: Group discussion Stay in your group, and discuss the following

exercises in textbook:

1. Exercise 2: Embedded questions

2. Exercise 5: Editing

Check your answers with your partners.

State your questions.

Focus on Grammar 5: pp. 160-167

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Noun Clause1. What is direct/indirect speech?

2. What are the differences?

3. Transformation: three types - statements - yes/no questions - wh- questions

4. Reporting verb: A-10, 23

Focus on Grammar 5: pp. 178-180

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Direct/Indirect speechDirect speech Indirect speech

quoted speech reported speech

the exact words of sb.speaking/thinking

sb.s report of directspeech

- enclosed in quotationmarks

- often introduced by areporting verb

- does not contain theexact word of the speaker

- not - enclosed inquotation marks

The man asked, Does thebill include service?

The man asked if the billincluded service.

Focus on Grammar 5: pp. 178-180

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Reporting verbs

Reporting verb: a verb such as said, told, or asked,which introduces both direct and indirect speech. Itcan also come after the quotation in direct speech. - The mayor said, Ive read the report.- Ive read the report, the mayor said. (G-4)

Indirect questions end with a period, not a questionmark. Do not use do, does or did in an indirectquestion.

Focus on Grammar 5: pp. 178-180

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Transformation:questions

into embedded questionsA. Yes/no question > if/whether + S+V

B. Wh- question > wh- + S+VC. statement > (that) + S+V

Notice: 1. tenses(p. 179) 2. modals (p. 180) 3. certain other words (p. 180)

Focus on Grammar 5: pp. 178-180

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Task 4: Group discussion Stay in your group, and discuss the following

exercises in textbook:

1. Exercise 1: Discover the grammar (B)

2. Exercise 3: Indirect speech to direct speech

Check your answers with your partners.

State your questions.

Focus on Grammar 5: pp. 181, 183

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Assignment11/18

1. Text book:

- Unit 10 Review (p. 172)

- Unit 11 Review (p.190)

2. Quiz:- noun clause - phrase/clause/sentences - direct and indirect speech

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Reference1. English Grammar Lessons Phrases & Clauses

http://www.eslincanada.com/english/

englishlesson5.php2. Clauses

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_KsPsDR1ug

3. Indirect Questions http://www.eslcafe.com/grammar/ indirect_questions01.html

http://www.eslcafe.com/grammar/indirect_questions01.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_KsPsDR1ughttp://www.eslincanada.com/english/englishlesson5.php