牛津高中英语
(模块九 ·高三上学期)
Unit
3
Grammar and usage
Apposition (1)
板块：教学设计—课件
Unit 3
课件描述：
本节课学习同位语：了解其定
义并能指出句子中的同位语成分, 同
时理解同位语从句的构成。
Apposition
What is an apposition?
Definition: a construction in which a
noun or noun phrase or a cause is
placed with another as an explanatory
equivalent, both having the same
syntactic relation to the other
elements in the sentence.
a word
Apposition
group of words
clause
E.g.
My friend, Jennifer , will be off to
London next month.
This film, The Promise, has been very
popular recently.
We have no doubt that he is qualified
for the job.
How is apposition used?
1. We use a comma before and after the
second phrase when it adds more
information.
e.g. The flag, the simple design of red over
white, has a long history that dates back
to the 13th century.
2. We do not use a comma before and after
the second phrase when it explains what
the first one is.
E.g. The colours red, white and blue used on
the flag are a visual reminder of the motto
of the Revolution---liberty, equality and
fraternity.
3. We sometimes use apposition to
emphasize our ideas.
E.g. We love our flag, our unique flag.
Playing basketball, his only interest in
life, has brought him many friends.
Practise
Point out all the phrases in apposition in
the following sentences.
1. Do you know the man, the one with dark
glasses?
2. The Great Wall, one of the wonders in the
world, attracts a large number of foreign
friends.
3. This is Mr. Wang, head teacher of our
class.
4. Tomorrow we will visit Shanghai, the
largest city in China.
5. You three come and sit here.
6. He is applying for a job teaching maths.
7. People , old and young, went out to the
street to watch the parade.
8. She seemed different from us all.
Read the passage about British
traditions in Part A on page 41 and find
out all the phrases in apposition in pairs.
Answers:
1. the British Queen, Elizabeth Ⅱ
2. Horse Guards Parade, the entrance to the Royal
Palace
3. the closet Saturday to 12 June, the day when her
birthday is officially celebrated
4. a very colorful event, one that has become an
institution for celebrating the King or Queen’s birthday
since 1805
5. Buckingham Palace, the Queen’s home in London
4. A noun clause after a noun can also be
a form of apposition.
e.g. The news that France had a successful
revolution had a big effect on many other
countries, particularly those in Europe.
The fact that some countries use the
same colours on their flags can mean they
share similar beliefs.
5. There are some other nouns used in
apposition, such as doubt, answer, reply,
question, thought, suggestion, word, idea,
possibility, order, fact , news and so on.
1. There is no doubt that the prices of cars
will go down in China.
2. We received an answer from the boss that
our holidays will begin from this Friday.
3. We were all excited by his reply that he
thought we were the best.
4. His thought that computers will soon
recognize human voices surprises many
people at the conference.
5. I’ve just got word that my friend john will
come this week.
6. His suggestion that all the children should
go to school is accepted.
7. The possibility that man will land on the
moon is often discussed.
6. We can use apposition to join
two sentences together.
The team has won the game.
Everyone in the city is excited by the
news.
Everyone in the city is excited by the
news that the team has won the game.
Practise
Combine the following sentences
using correct clauses in apposition.
_______
1.Two
thirds of all girls in Britain are on a diet./ The
fact
________________________________________
______
worries their parents and teachers a lot.
The fact that two thirds of all girls in Britain
are on a diet worries their parents and teachers a lot.
______________________________________________
2.The
Queen of England was on a three-day visit in
China./ We heard _________
the news last night.
______
We heard the news last night that the Queen of
England was on a three-day visit in China.
3.Teenagers
should not spend too much time
_________________________________________
online./ Many British parents hold the
view.
_______
Many British parents hold the view that
teenagers shouldn’t spend too much time
online.
4.Time
travel is possible./ There is no scientific
____________________
proof for ________
the idea.
There is no scientific proof for the idea that time
travel is possible.
5.Chinese
students should be given more free time./
____________________
__________________________________________
The
suggestion is welcomed by many people,
____________
especially kids in school.
The suggestion that Chinese students should
be given more free time is welcomed by many
people, especially kids in school.
Finish Part B individually.
Answers:
1. I’m very confused by the idea that red can mean
revolution in France and a considerate nature in
Indonesia.
2. I have to ask someone from Indonesia to find out
about the theory that Indonesia people think red
represents sugar.
3. It is a fact that I have done a lot of research.
4. I don’t think that it is a problem that the information
I have found is all in English.
5. I’m so delighted by the news that there is going to
be a speech about color.
Homework
1. Review the grammar apposition.
2. Finish C1 and C2 on page 120 of
the workbook.
Thank you