object clause is a must-test point for the English exam in the middle school entrance examination and will appear in various questions in the English exam in the middle school entrance examination. Therefore, it is one of the grammar points that students must master. The examination of object clauses in the English exam in the middle school entrance examination mainly focuses on tense and word order. Let us get closer to the object clause and uncover its answer!
1. The meaning of object clause
The clause that acts as an object in the main sentence is called object clause.
For example: She knew that the teacher had seen the film.
She knew that this teacher had seen the movie.
"that the teacher had seen the film" is the object of know, and it is also a clause guided by the conjunction word that, so it is called an object clause.
2. Classification of object clauses
1. Verb object clause: , as the name implies, is the object clause behind a verb.
such as: He asked whose handwriting was the best in our class. He asked who in our class has the best calligraphy.
2. Preposition object clause: , as the name implies, is the object clause behind the preposition.
such as: I agree with what you said just now.
3. Adjective object clause: , as the name implies, is the object clause behind the adjective.
such as: I am afraid that I will be late. I'm afraid I'm going to be late.
3. Guide the connection word noun clause
1. that: has no meaning, does not make components in the object clause
2. whether /if: means whether, does not make components in the object clause.
I don't know if /whether he still lives here after so many years.
3. Connection pronoun : what, which, who, whom, whose (main, object, table and attribution in the object clause)
Connection adverb: where, when, how, why (mainly adverbial in the object clause)
The small children don't know what is in their stockings. (what as the subject in the object clause)
These kids don't know what is in their stockings.
Could you tell me why you were late for the meeting this morning? (Why is the adverbial reason in the object clause)
Can you tell me why you were late for a meeting this morning?
4. When doing the question of object clauses, you should pay attention to two points
1. Tension:
① When the main sentence is present tense, the object clause can use any tense as needed.
I don't know when he will come back. I don't know when he will be back.
He tells me that his sister came back yesterday. He told me that his sister was back yesterday.
②When the main sentence is a past tense, the object clause must be a past tense.
She asked me if I knew whose pen it was. She asked me if I knew whose pen it was.
He said that he could finish his work before supper. He said he would finish his work before supper.
③When a sentence that represents objective facts or universal truth is used as an object clause, is used at any time generally in the present time .
The teacher said that the earth goes round the sun. The teacher said that the earth revolves around the sun.
2. Word order:
Any clause uses statement word order, and object clause is of course no exception.
As long as students master the above content, it will be no problem to deal with the question of the object clause
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