2. It is a pity / shame / no wonder, etc.　 that ...

考点之一：考查that 与what

e.g. 1. _____we can't get seems better than ______we have.

　　　　　 A. What ; what 　　　　 B. What ; that 　　

　　　　　 C. That ; that 　　　　　　 　　　　　　D. That ; what　　 (NMET'96)

分析：在名词性从句中that 与what 的区别是：that 在名词性从句中不作句子成分，只起连接作用；而 what 在名词性从句中不仅起连接作用，而且充当句子成分。句子的意思是：我们得不到的似乎比我们已经拥有的要好。此题考查了两个名词性从句：主语从句和宾语从句，what 在这两个名词性从句中都作宾语。

考点之二：考查it 作形式主语或形式宾语

e.g. 2. ____ is a fact that English is being accepted as an international language.　 (NMET '95)

　　　　 A. There 　　　 B. This 　 C. That D. It

分析：为了保持句子的平衡，往往用it 作形式主语或形式宾语，而把真正的主语从句或宾语从句放到后面，尤其是that 引导的主语从句往往用it 作形式主语。此句也可以改写为：That English is being accepted as an international language is a fact.

考点之三：考查名词性从句的语序

e.g. 3.The photographs will show you ____. ( MET ' 89)

　　　　　 A. what does our village look like　 　　　　

　　　　　 B. what our village looks like

　　　　　 C. how does our village look like 　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　 D. how our village looks like

分析：名词性从句应用陈述语序；再根据句型what does sb. / sth. look like?, 所以选B.

考点之四：考查whether 与if

e.g. 4. ________ we'll go camping tomorrow depends on the weather.　 (NMET ' 96)

　　 A. If　　　 B. Whether 　　　 　C. That　　 D. Where

分析：句意为：我们明天是否去野营要看天气而定。whether 与if 的区别是：在引导宾语从句时两者可以互换，但在引导主语从句、表语从句和同位语从句时，以及介词后面的宾语从句或后面紧跟or not 时，常用whether , 而不用 if。

5. What the doctors really doubt is ______ my　 mother will recover from the serious disease soon.　　 (上海2001)

　　　　　 A. when 　　 B. how 　 C. whether 　　　　　　 D. why

分析：句意为：医生真正怀疑的是我母亲是否能很快从重病中恢复过来。 whether 引导的是表语从句。

考点之五：考查 whatever, whoever... 与 no matter what / who...

e.g.　 6. Sarah hopes to become a friend of _______ shares her interests.　 (上海 1995)

　　　　　　 A. anyone 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. whomever　　　　

　　　　　　 C. whoever 　　　　　　　 D. no matter who

分析：句意为：Sarah 希望跟自己有共同爱好的人交朋友。注意：whatever, whoever... 既可以引导名词性从句也可以引导让步状语从句；而no matter what / who ...只能引导让步状语从句。首先排除A和D，从句中需要的是主语，所以whomever错。

考点之六：考查名词性从句的虚拟语气

e.g. 7. It is necessary that a college student ____at least a foreign language.　　 (上海1993)

　　 A. masters B. should master C. mastered　 D. will master

分析：句意为：大学生至少掌握一门外语是必要的。that 引导的主语从句中谓语动词用的是虚拟语气。我们应注意：

1).在句型：1. It is necessary / important / natural / strange, etc. that ...

5. No matter who destroys the forest will be punished.(　 误　　 ) 　

Whoever destroys the forest will be punished .　 (　 正　 )

解析：whatever, whoever, whichever等一些连词既可以引导名词性从句也可以引导让步状语从句；而no matter who / what…只能引导让步状语从句而不能引导名词性从句。

8. that 引导的宾语从句位于句首时。如：

E.g. That she ever said such a thing I simply don’t believe.

That you could complete the project so soon I never thought.

误区五：混淆no matter who/ what…与whoever / whatever…

7. 当when, who, what, where, why, how等引导的从句与that引导的从句作主句谓语动词的并列宾语时。如：

E.g. I know what the time is and that the wind remains low.

I’m sure where he lives and that he is living a happy life.

6.当that引导的宾语从句后紧接着作主语的that(或this)时，that 常不可省略。如：

　e.g. Comrade Wang told me that that was why he was not a little tired.

He said that this was not his book, but his sister’s.

5. 当it 作形式宾语，后接that引导的宾语从句时。如：

E.g. We have made it clear that we will learn to deal with various difficult problems.

We took it for granted that they would accept the proposal.

4. 介词except, but, besides, in等后跟that引导的宾语从句时.

3. 宾语从句为主从复合句且从句位于主句之前时.

2. That引导的宾语从句和主句之间有插入语时.