Mastering Object Clauses: Definition, Conjunctions, Word Order, Tenses & More

Teaching Aims . Master the object clause The definition of the object clause The conjunctions of the object clause The word order of the object clause The tenses of the object clause Transferred negation and tag question of the object clause Exercises for the object clause ar012 ar012 ar012 ar012 ar012

Tasks Task1: The conjunctions of the object clause Task2:The word order of the object clause Task3 :The tenses of the object clause Task4 Transferred negation and tag question of the object clause Task5 The ways to simplify the object clause Task6 Some matters need to be paid attention to

. eg. He said (that) he felt s p much better now. the object clause Eg: She was never satisfied with what she had got. I m glad (that) you have come. ( be sure/ glad/ certain/ afraid / pleased /happy ) o

Task1: The conjunctions of the object clause Conjunction that if / whether wh- question words

that that that that e.g. 1. I hear (that) _______________________. he will be back in an hour he missed us very much 2. He said (that) ______________________. the earth moves around the sun 3. The teacher told us (that) ___________________________. return

whether, if e.g. 1. I want to know __________________________________. if (whether) he will go to the park with us 2. Ask him _____________________. whether (if) he can come 3. I don t know ___________________________. whether it will rain or not whether/if if whether .

whether 1. eg: I don t know whether to go. 2. eg:I m worried about whether she can come here on time. 3. Eg: Whether we ll go to the park depends on the weather. 4. or or not or not whether I don t know whether to go or not. 5. discuss ,wonder Eg:We re discussing whether we ll hold a sports meeting if 6. if whether Please let me know if you like the book a Please let me know whether you like the book b If you like the book please let me know

what, whowhich whom, whose, which when, where, how, why , how much 1.I can t say _I want to go back to my hometown . It s quite a few years since I last went back. A . how much B. how long C. how often D. how soon 2.It s up to you to decide A. how B. why C. that D. when 3 Are you sure you have to ? It s been very late . I don t know A. where B. why C. when D. how 4. Could you please tell me Sure . A. how decorate B. how to decorate C. how celebrate D.how to celebrate , A A you ll go there , by air or by road. C I can do it if not now. D the Christmas ? return

Task2:The word order of the object clause butterfly + + + +

: 1.What's wrong with ......? ( ) 2.What's the matter with......? 3.Which is the way to ..... ? 4.What happened to ...... ? 5.Who studies the hardest in your class ? Could you tell me ......?

( 1.Does he like the movie ? /She asks 2.Did they enjoy themselves lastnight 3.Do the old live a happy life ? 4.Will you be free tomorrow 5.What were they able to find on the way home / Could you tell me 6.He would buy a new computer the next year . / My father said

Task3 :The tenses of the object clause Tense: 1. I know (that) he ______ (join) the League in 1985. joined have 2. I hear that they ______ already_____ (see) this film. seen 3. Tell me where he ____ (live). 4.I hear that he_________ (come) tomorrow. lives will come

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correct the mistakes ____ 1 Do you know what is he doing? he is ___ 2 She said her mother is very well. was ____ 3 I don t know that he is a worker. if . ____ 4 Miss Li said there were seven days in a week. are

5 He wants to know if they did have a good time. ________ had 6 She asked me that when the train would arrive. ____ / 7 Could you tell me if he has come or not. ___ whether 8 I think you aren t right ____ _____ don t think are 9 Lucy asked Lily how do it. ___ to do

1. She said, Do you often come here to read newspaper? She asked if (whether) I often came here to read newspaper. 2. Will they go to visit the Great Wall? he asked. He asked if (whether) they would go visit the Great Wall. 3 . How can we get to the post-office? he asked. He asked how they could get to the post-office.

4.She asks , Is Mary reading an English book? She asks if / whether Mary is reading an English book. 5 .When did he leave I want to know. I want to know when he left. 6.Does the shop close at six every day Do you know Do you know if/ whether the shop closes at six every day butterfly

Task4 question of the object clause Transferred negation and tag 1 guess,suppose ,consider, feel find I think he is right. 2. she would help us , ? think,believe 1 , think,believe Eg She said

2 Exercise : 1.He told you that he wouldn t come on time,_________? didn t he will he 2.I don t believe he will be able to come,_________? is he doesn t he 3.We don t think Tom is right ,_______? 4.He thinks he can t go with you,______? don t you 5. You believe you are sure to get the job,__________? butterfly

Task5The ways to simplify the object clause hope decide wish choose agree promise Li Ming hopes he will be back very soon. Li Ming hopes to be back very soon. We decided that we would help him. We decided to help him. know learn remember forget tell + She has forgotten how she can open the window. She has forgotten how to open the window.

Task6Some matters need to be paid attention to 1. The teacher told us (that) the earth moves around the sun. He said that the sun is bigger than the earth. 2 . could, would could, would Could you please tell me where the bank is? Would you please tell me how far it is from here to the hospital?? 3. (1)Tom asks me Who s my new teacher. (2)Could you tell me what s the matter with her/ what s wrong with her ?

Could you please tell me________. A.what wrong is with him B.what s wrong to him C. what s the matter with him (3).She asked the police man______. A.where is the nearest bus stop B. where was the nearest bus stop C.which is the way to the nearest bus stop (4).-----Do you know _______ over there ? ----- I don t know . Let s go and have a look. A.what happens B. what was happened C.what did happen

1. The teacher asked the students _____. A. if they were interested in dinosaurs B. when was Albert Einstein born C. what they will do with the computers D. how many trees they have planted (04 2. --Would you please tell us what ___ on this subject? -- Yes, I d love to. A. you will say B. will you say C. you will speak D. will you speak 04 A A

3. Mrs Brown asked him if he ________(get) any e-mails from his parents since last Friday. 4. My classmates said that they ___________ (offer) their help to me if I had difficulties. 04 5. We don t know ____. -- It is said that he was born in Sweden. A. what he is B. if he lives here C. where he comes from D. which country is he from (04 had got would offer C

6. She wondered ______. (04 A. how much he cost the computer B. how much he paid for the computer C. how much the computer will cost him D. how much did he spend on the computer 7. Lily couldn t find out ___, so she gave it to the teacher. A. whose ruler it was B. what ruler was it C. it was which ruler D. where the ruler was (04 B A

8. Excuse me, could you tell me _____? A. where is the post office B. where the post office is C. where was the post office D. where the post office was (04 9. We d like to know ____ or not. A. whether will the sports meeting come B. if will the sports meeting come C. whether the sports meeting will come D. if the sports meeting will come (04 B C

More practice( 1. He didn t remember _____ his watch. A. where he had put B. where he has put B. where had he put C. where has he put 2. I don t know ______ last night. A. why they didn t go to the movies B. when they didn t go to the movies C. why didn t they go to the movie D. when didn t they go to the movie (2000) 3. He asked me _____ during the winter holidays. A. where I had gone B. where I had been C. where had I gone D. where had I been

4. Will you please tell me ______. (2001) A. where Pudong Airport is B. how far Pudong Airport was C. how can we go to Pudong Airport D. when was Pudong Airport built 5. I d like to know ______. (2002) A. when will he give back the tape B. whether has he received higher education C. that he has been busy D. whether she will join in our English Evening

6. Our class teacher asked the monitor______. A. why didn t Bill come to school (2006) B. why doesn t Bill come to school C. why Bill didn t come to school D. why Bill doesn t come to school 7. The boy asked his mother, Does water freeze at 0 ? (2003) The boy asked his mother _________ water ________ at 0 . 8. Jack s mother asked him, Have you packed your thing? (2004) Jack s mother asked him _________ he _____ packed his thing if/whether freezes if/whether had

9.(2004 ---He said that the earth A. Go B. goes C. going D. will go 10. (2006 ) What did he say just now? -----He asked me ______ in Kunming. A. when did PPRD open B.when PPRD open C. When PPRD opened D. when does PPRD open (PPRD : ) 11. 2006 We can use QQ to talk with each other online. -------Really? Could you please show me ________ it ? A. what to do B. how to do C. when to do D. why to do ) What did the teacher say just now ? B round the sun . 9 C B

C 12.(2007 -----In the People s Hotel. A. Where is Tom working B. where did Tom work C. Where Tom is working D. where Tom worked 13.(2007 ) Can you guess _____ the Mp4 player yesterday? -----Sorry, I ve no idea about it. A.how much did he pay for B. how can he get C. How much he paid for C. how he has got 14.(2007 ) There is a red car parking in our Neighborhood. Do you know ______ it is ? A. what B. who C. Whose D. whom ) Do you know________now ? C C

A 15.( ) I wonder _____ without water. ------About a week. A. how long man can live B. how long can man live C. When man can live D.when can man live 16.(2008 don t know _____. ) I m a teenager s mother. Sometimes I A -----Love and understanding. A.what my son needs most B. what does my son want to get C.why my son gets annoyed very often B 17.(2008 ) Do you know ______ last night ? -----Sorry , I don t know . But I think he should go to bed early because he will have an English exam this afternoon.

A. when he goes to bed B. when he went to bed C.when did he go to bed. 18.(2008 ) Do you know _____? -----S orry , I don t know . A. where do Jimmy work B. where Jimmy works C. how does Jimmy go to work D. what Jimmy go to work 19.(2008 ) Why did Miss Wang look so worried when we saw her? -----Because she wondered _______. A. where did the other students go B. when would the policeman come C. what her students have done during the trip D. if her students had survived the earthquake B D

C 20.(2008 -----There is a supermarket over there. You can get some there. ) Excuse me ,please tell me _____ A.how I can find a supermarket B. where the supermarket is C. where I can buy some fruit C 21.(2008 -----Yesterday. ) Can you tell me _____? A.when did he buy the car.B. where did he buy the car C. when he bought the car D.where he boutht the car 22.(2008 not . ) I didn t know _____ they could pass the exam or D A. why B. when C. that D. whether

23(2008 said just now . -----He asked Maria _____. A. how long she usually spends on her homework B. what she was doing these days C. why didn t Mike come to the meeting yesterday D. when the speech will begin 24.(2008 ) Alice, I hear there is a new library in your city. Could you tell me ______? A.how far is it B. how I can get there C. where is it D. which bus should I take 25.(2008 )My physics teacher said that light ____faster than sound. A. travel B. travels C. traveled ) Sorry , I don t know what the teacher B B B

C 26.She asked the police man______. A. where is the nearest bus stop B. where was the nearest bus stop C.which is the way to the nearest bus stop 27.Could you please tell me________. A.what wrong is with him B.what s wrong to him C. what s the matter with him 28.-----Do you know _______ over there ? ----- I don t know . Let s go and have a look. A.what happens B. what was happened C.what did happen C A