PracticeofObjectClauseinEnglishCoursewareIntroductiontoObjectClauseThebasicusageofobjectclaimsTheTenseandWordOrderofObjectClauseSimplificationofObjectClausePracticeandconsolidationcontents目錄01IntroductiontoObjectClauseVSAnobjectclaimisadependentclaimthatfunctionsastheobjectofaverb,commonlyamainverb,inasenseIttypicallyfollowsthesubjectandtheverbofthemainclauseandisintroducedbyaguidingwordorperfectorAnobjectclausecanbefiniteornonfiniteAfineobjectclaimhasasubjectandafineverb,whileanonfineobjectclaimdoesnothaveasubjectorafineverbWhatisanobjectclauseSubjectiveobjectclausesTheseclausesfunctionasthesubjectofthemainclauseandareintroducedbytheperfector"that"TheyaresimilartosubjectclausesinformandfunctionPredictiveobjectclausesTheseclausesfunctionasthepredictiveofthemainclauseandareintroducedbytheperfector"that"TheyaresimilartopredictiveclausesinformandfunctionObjectiveobjectclausesTheseclausesfunctionastheobjectofthemainclauseandareintroducedbythecomplementers"which","if","less","after","before","since","till","where","where","when","how",andsoonClassificationofObjectClauseCommonguidingwords"that","why","if","less","after","before","since","till","until","where","where","when","how"Lesscommonguidingwords"asif","asthought","evenif","eventhought","incase","providedthat","solongas","less"Guidingwordsofobjectclauses02ThebasicusageofobjectclaimsItisimportanttomaintainaclearstructureandavoidmakingthepresencetoolongorcompoundedDeclarativeclaimsareusedtomakestatementsorexpressopinions,andtheyareoftenplacedattheendofasentenceWhenusedasanobjectclause,thedeclarativeclausecanprovidemoreinformationaboutthesubjectorcompletioninthemainclauseDeclarativeclauseasobjectclauseGeneralaggressiveintentionsareusedtoaskgeneralquestions,andtheyareoftenpreparedbyaverborpositionItisimportanttomaintainaclearstructureandavoidusingtoomanygeneralaggressiveintentionsinarowWhenusedasanobjectclause,thegeneralaggressivepresencecanprovidemorespecificinformationaboutthesubjectorcompletioninthemainclauseGeneralaggressiveintentionsasobjectclausesChooseaggressiveintentionsareusedtoaskaspecificquestionfromagivenchoice,andtheyareoftenpreparedbyaverborpositionWhenusedasanobjectclause,thechoiceofaggressiveintentcanprovidemorespecificinformationaboutthesubjectorcompletioninthemainclauseItisimportanttomaintainaclearstructureandavoidusingtoomanychoicesofaggressiveintentionsinarowChooseaggressiveintentionsasobjectclausesSpecialinterpersonalconcernsareusedtoaskspecificquestionsaboutapersonorthing,andtheyareoftenpreparedbyaverborpositionWhenusedasanobjectclause,thespecialaggressivepresencecanprovidemorespecificinformationaboutthesubjectorcompletioninthemainclauseItisimportanttomaintainaclearstructureandavoidusingtoomanyspecialintergovernmentalintentionsinarowSpecialaggressiveintentionsasobjectclauses03TheTenseandWordOrderofObjectClause123ItisusedwhenthemainverbisinpresenttenseandtheobjectclausereferstoageneraltruthorafactSimplePresentTenseItisusedwhenthemainverbisinpasttenseandtheobjectclausereferstoageneraltruthorafactSimplePastTenseItisusedwhenthemainverbisinfuturetenseandtheobjectclausereferstoageneraltruthorafactSimpleFutureTenseTheSenseofObjectClauseThisisthemostcommonwordorderinEnglishItisusedwhentheobjectclauseisasimplepresencewithasubject,verb,andobjectSubjectVerbObjectThiswordorderisusedwhentheobjectclauseisacomplexpresencewithasubordinateclauseastheobjectSubjectObjectVerbThewordorderofobjectclausesInEnglish,thetenseandwordorderofobjectclausescanbecombinedtocreatemorecomplexsentenceswithmultipleclausesThechoiceoftenseandwordorderdependsonthecontextandtheintendedmeaningofthesentenceCombineduseoftenseandwordorderToimprovetheirlanguageskills,learnersneedtopracticeusingobjectclasseswithdifferenttensionsandwordordersThispracticeshouldbeintegratedintoEnglishcoursewaretoprovidelearnerswithopportunitiestoapplywhattheyhavelearnedinreallifecontextsImportanceofpracticeTheComprehensiveApplicationofTenseandWordOrder04SimplificationofObjectClauseInfiniteclaimsthatreplaceobjectclaimsaremoreconsistentandnaturalForexample,"Iwanthimtofinishthework"canbesimplifiedas"Iwanthimtofinishthework"InfiniteclaimsareoftenusedtoexpresspurposeorresultForexample,"Thecompanyaimstoincreaseprofits"canbesimplifiedas"Thecompanyaimsincreasingprofits"ObjectclaimsthatcanbesimplifiedusinginfinitiesGerund(presentparticle)canreplaceobjectclassestocreateamorevivoandactivepresenceForexample,"Heenjoysreadingbooks"canbesimplifiedas"Heenjoysreading"GerundareoftenusedtoexpressactionsorprocessesthatareongingorrepeatedForexample,"Shehasstudyingforexams"canbesimplifiedas"Shehasstudying"ObjectclaimsthatcanbesimplifiedusinggerundInsomecases,objectclaimscanbecommittedwithoutaffectingthemeaningofthepresenceForexample,"Iwillhelpyou(to)findajob"canbesimplifiedas"Iwillhelpyoufindajob"ThemissionofobjectclaimsisoftenusedwhentheactionorprocessisclearfromthecontextForexample,"Hewantstobuyacar"canbesimplifiedas"Hewantsacar"Objectclaimsthatcanbecommitted05PracticeandconsolidationMultiplechoiceexercisesareacommonwaytopracticeandconsolidateknowledgeofobjectclausesTheypresentstudentswithapresencecontaininganobjectclauseandaskthemtochoosethecorrectoptionfromagivenlistTheseexercisesaredesignedtoteststudents'understandingofthegraphicalstructureandmeaningofobjectclausesTheyhelpstudentsidentifythesubject,predict,andobjectofasense,aswellasthefunctionandmeaningoftheobjectclauseSummaryDescriptionMultiplechoiceexercisesSummaryFillintheblankexercisesaskstudentstocompleteapresencebyfillingin