Unit 1 A land of diversity Section Ⅲ Grammar-名词性从句(主语从句、宾语从句和表语从句) 语法图解探究发现①Exactly when the first people arrived in what we now know as California, no one really knows
②However, it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago
③Scientists believe that these settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America by means of a land bridge which existed in prehistoric times
④That is why today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language
⑤It is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there will be no distinct major racial or cultural groups, but simply a mixture of many races and cultures
[我的发现](1)以上各句皆为主从复合句,句中用了相当于名词作用的从句(即名词性从句)在句中充当成分
(2)名词性从句在句中可作介词的宾语(句①),动词的宾语(句③)
(3)名词性从句在句