UNIT 4 READING FOR PLEASURE

 GRAMMAR 1

NOUN CLAUSES

A noun clause functions as a noun, often as a direct object.

A noun clause can be introduced by that.

After these verbs and adjectives you use that.

Agree

Think

Believe

Know

Feel

Suppose

Doubt

Guess

Hear

See

Hope

Forget

Sad

Happy

Sorry

Sure

I didn´t know that maria play volleyball.

I think that junot Diaz´s novels are fantastic

Did you forget that her biography was 500 pages long?

She forgot that she had to go to the dentist

We hope to have vacation soon.

EXAMPLES

I think Harry Potter is the best movie

my friend forgot her homework

We hope to finish the semester soon

I want to have a happy birthday

We hope the interview goes well.

GRAMMAR 2

NOUN CLAUSES: EMBEDDED QUESTIONS

A question can be embedded in a noun clause use if to begin an embedded yes/no question.

YES/ NO QUESTION

Is that magazine interesting?

Did he like the article?

Have you finished that newspaper?

EMBEDDED YES/NO QUESTIONS

Tell me if that magazine is interesting

I´d like to know if he liked the article

Could you tell me if you´ve finished that newspaper?

I wonder who the writer is.

EXAMPLES

Tell me if the course is good

Tell me if the party is exciting

I want to know if you are going to the meeting tomorrow

I wonder who the winner is?

I would like to know if we are going to see each other tomorrow