E7/10 Sept 18

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Today’s agenda

1. Noun clauses

2. Discuss “What Happened During the Ice Storm”

3. Test #2 Paragraph on “What Happened During the Ice Storm”

Sentence types:

SIMPLE

COMPOUND

COMPLEX - adverb clauses

- noun clauses

- adjective clauses

Noun – person, place, thing, idea

your grandmother, Sri Lanka, pancake flipper, freedom

noun clause – group of words with SV, noun

that

why

what

how

whoever

Sarah said that she would be late today.

We don’t know why she will be late.

She didn’t tell us what the reason is.

She didn’t say how she would get to work.

Whoever is here will ask her about it.

verbs that have to do with thinking or cognition, the mind or brain

think, believe, know, understand, remember, forget, learn

say, tell, ask

- think

Shara thinks that her daughter is the most beautiful smartest kid in the world.

I called Justin Beiber, but I don’t think that he will call me back.

- believe

Jun believes that his grandmother’s ghost is looking after him.

Makiko does not believe that her boyfriend is telling her the truth.

-know

Michelle knows how she can get a new phone for free.

Michelle knows how she can to get a new phone for free. natural-sounding, authentic style

Dave knows how to play piano with his nose. noun clause? functions like a noun clause

-understand

My dog understands that he is not allowed in our bedroom.

Mr. Shao doesn’t understand why his wife has spoken to him for two weeks. Mr. Shao doesn’t understand why she is giving him the silent treatment.

IDIOM- the silent treatment – refusing to talk to someone

Dora’s husband forgot their 10th anniversary. His wife was very upset. She didn’t want to talk to him, so she gave him the silent treatment for several days before he figured out what was wrong.

IDIOM- the cold shoulder – ignoring someone “He is giving her the cold shoulder.“

- remember

Did you remember that you had to get milk?

Did you remember that you had to get milk? noun clause? no, but functions like one – sounds more natural

Do you remember how to turn on the stove? noun clause? no, but functions like one – sounds more natural

OK for speaking and writing, not casual, very authentic

Do you remember how we can turn on the stove? noun clause – sounds a bit unnatural, ok

- forget

The little kid forgot that he had to lock the door when he left the house. noun clause adverb clause

Superman always forgets that he has to put his underwear on before he puts his pants on. 

-say

Our teacher said that we would have a final exam on the last day.

-tell

Our teacher told us that we would have a final exam on the last day.

For homework, try a few sentences with noun clauses. We will share them on Monday.

1.

“their eyes froze shut”

freeze (v) froze

frozen – past participle

“their eyes were frozen shut”

active and passive voice – verbs

Test #2 paragraph (150-200w)

Focus on answering the question. Don’t tell me the story- don’t write a plot summary.

Email 12:25am

‘Why did the boys save the pheasants?”