EF6 8:30 March3

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 8:30.

 

 

Today’s agenda

 

1.    Noun clauses

 

MY PLAN:

Quiz#4 on Noun clauses on Friday

Test#2 Paragraph on general topic on Monday

 

 

We are on track to achieving our assessment goals: 7-8 quizzes, 7-8 tests

 

 

We are continuing our full review of sentence styles, sentence types.

 

SO FAR

Simple

Compound

Complex – adverb clauses

 

STILL TO GO

Complex – noun clauses

Complex – adjective clauses

 

 

This is extremely important work. I hope you are practicing on your own a lot.

I practice guitar and music every day, twice a day. it is important to me.

Noun Clauses

 

 

Noun clauses are a type of dependent clause, like adverb clauses and adjectives clauses.

 

Noun clauses go in complex sentences.

 

Noun clauses are used with verbs that have to do with the brain, thinking or cognition: think, feel, believe, know, understand, forget, remember, (less common: love, hate, like)

 

Also verbs about speaking: say, state, yell, whisper

 

Noun clauses most often begin with these words: that, what, why, how

 

 

Examples of complex sentences with noun clauses:

 

1.    think that

Joanne thinks that her son is very tall for his age.

I think that it will rain today.

2.    know why

Jun doesn’t know why Keiko is angry at him.

          Jacob knows why Sarah quit her job.

3.    like how (less common)

I like how you always listen to me.

Sarah doesn’t like how her husband loses his temper easily.

4.    say that

Michelle said that she would come early today.

The teacher said that we will do a quiz on Friday.

 

 

COMPLEX SENTENCE – two clauses

Michelle said that she would come early today.

Michelle said – main clause, independent clause

that she would come early today – subordinate clause, dependent clause, noun clause

 

I think that you are a very kind person. complex sentence

 

 

Write a few sentences with noun clauses in Chat:

1.    I think that I forgot to bring my water bottle to school. noun cl

2.    His watch shows that he is very rich.

3.    She said that she pick up me to Richmond at 1:00pm.

She said that she will/can/would pick up me in Richmond at 1:00pm.

4.    I said  that he would work hard to become successful.

5.    I think that it will be raining.

6.    Tony thinks that he can beat me.

7.    I understand why it is important to learn English.

8.    Jo whispered to me that she is going to have a dating tonight.

girl’s name – Jo, Joanne

boy’s name - Joe

9.    What we did is what we needed. Sounds copied.

10.                       I found out that I need to take two buses to get to my work in the morning.

11.                       I felt that I was wrong.

12.                       I wonder how she can run so fast.

13.                       I always forget what I learn in the class, so I have to review everyday.

14.                       Ali thinks he needs to sleep before examination.

Ali thinks he needs to take a nap before the examination

15.                       She thinks that she can do it by herself.

16.                       I believe that I will be more confident to speak English in the future.

17.                       I am looking for a place where that is full of peace peaceful. adjective clause

 

I will teach adjective clauses next week.

Some noun clauses and adjective clauses look very similar.

 

18.                       The health officer said that the pandemic will continued influence human’s life.

The health officer said that the pandemic will continue to influence all of our lives.

19.                       Micheal believes that we can get the mortgage for our house.

20.                       He returned home when I left. adverb clause

21.                       I understand why you angriy at me.

I understand why you are angry at me.

 

22.                       She feels that Sam does not like her.

23.                       My daughter knows why her classmate didn't pass the test.

24.                       My uncle teaches me how to build fire using sticks and dry leaves without matches. SOUNDS COPIED

how – different style

how – infinitive, no subject

I know how to speak English. I don’t know how to speak Mandarin.

Julie knows how to play piano. noun clause? I think so. no subject, but it acts likes a noun clause

CHOICE:

I don’t know what to say.

I don’t know what I should say.

I don’t know what to do.

I don’t know how to do this work.

 

These are some of the exceptions, strange things in English.

English is not math. There are always strange things in a language.

 

25.                       He doesn’t know how he can drive to Banff.

26.                       She whispers why he is not in the class.

27.                       Ben believes that he can build a boat in a week.

28.                       I understand why the teacher was pushing us to study vocabulary.

29.                       I  need to  work hard for English that is why I am here. RO

I need to work hard on English; that is why I am here.

30.                       I usually go to working when I have a work schadule.

I usually go to work when I have a work schedule. adverb clause

 

NOUN CLAUSES: think, say, believe, know, understand

 

31.                       she likes go to a park which name is a Queen Elezabath park.

32.                       I decided to go to the beach after work where I feel relaxed.

33.                       QE park is a good place where people like to go.

34.                       I am wondering that if I can pass this class.

35.                       know when

I don’t know when to pick you up.

I don’t know when you will be finished.

36.                       He knows when the storm will come.

37.                       I think that this is going well. I think that you are getting this.

38.                       I believe that the covid vaccine is on the way.

 

 

I decided to go to the beach after work where I feel relaxed.

adjective clause – next week

 

Big challenge for you: Learning how to distinguish between simple sentences, compound sentences, and complex sentences.

Bigger challenge: Learning how to distinguish between adverb clauses, noun clauses, and adjective clauses.

 

This will take practice and time.

 

e.g. I am a hunter. I hunt deer.

There are two kinds of deer that I hunt: blacktail (Mule Deer) and whitetail.

I have to be able to distinguish what kind of deer I am shooting. I have to be sure that I have the right license.

 

adverb clauses, noun clauses, adjective clauses- easy to confuse

 

 

We will work on it. We have five weeks left in this course.