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Nom Cls Diagnostic

Nominal Clause Diagnostic Quiz: a tool to help you identify specific points that need review

• Quiz 1: beginning – intermediate
• Quiz 2: intermediate – advanced 

Wh- Question Clause

Wh- Questions: changing wh- questions to reported/ indirect speech (Int.–Adv ESL, Native Speakers)

• Quoted v. Reported Speech
• Subordinating
• Tense Adjustment
• Ask Synonyms
• Wh- comments
• Wh- infinitives
• Common Mistakes
• Practice – complete sent.

My friend said, "How are you?"

My friend asked how I was.

Yes/No Question Cls

Yes / No Question Clauses: changing questions to reported/ indirect speech (Int.–Adv ESL)

• Quoted v. Reported Speech
• Subordinating
• Tense Adjustment
• Ask Synonyms
• Practice – complete sent.

Using if  vs. whether

My friend said, "Are you coming?"

My friend asked whether I was coming.

Imperative Clauses

Imperative Clauses: changing commands to reported speech/ indirect (Int.–Adv ESL)

• Say/ Tell + Infinitie
• Say/ Tell neg. Infinitivet
• Say/ Tell + Should
• Subjunctive
• Subjunctive Verb Forms
• Subjunctive Verb List
• Common Mistakes
• Practice 1 – complete sent.
• Practice 2 – complete sent.

The doctor said, Get some rest."

The doctor said to get some rest.
The doctor said (that) I should get some rest.
The doctor told me to get some rest.

The doctor advised that she get some rest.

Order + Pron + Infin

Infinitives

Infinitive Commands: imposing will on others (Int.–Adv ESL, Native Speakers)

• That v. Infinivite Clause
• Verbs Like "Order"
• Common Mistakes
• Practice – complete sent.

The judge ordered John to leave.  

The judge ordered that John leave.  (plain / base form)

Statement Clauses

Statements: changing quoted statements to reported speech (Int.–Adv ESL, Native Speakers)

• Quoted v. Reported Speech
• Embedding
• Say Synonyms
• Adjusting Deictic Words
• Recounting Speech
• Tense Adjustment
• Expressions
• Practice– complete sent.

She said, "It's raining here."

She said that it was raining there.

Said Synonyms

Synonyms for "Said": other words for reported speech (Int.–Adv ESL, Native Speakers)

• Say / Tell / Add - said (to us) pattern, told (us) pattern, added pattern
• Say / Tell/ Add Word List
• Tense Agreement
• Practice– complete sent.

She said to me that it is nearby.
She told me that it is nearby.
She added that it is nearby.

That–Subj Clauses

That Clauses:  using a clause as the subject of a sentence (Int.–Adv ESL, Native Speakers)

• That-clause Subject
• Complements
• Common Mistakes
• Practice 1– complete sent.
• Practice 2– complete sent.

The country's need for more people in math and science is clear to all.

That we need more people in math and science is clear to all.

It–Subj Clauses

It Clauses: shifting focus to another part of the sentence (Int.–Adv. ESL, Native Speakers)

• That/It Subj Clauses
• What/It Subj Clauses
• There / It Subj Pronouns
• It Expressions
• Practice 1 – complete sent.
• Practice 2 – correct/incorrect
• Practice 3 – edit sent.

Also see It /There Pronouns

It is obvious to all that Fred is a funny comedian.
That Fred is a funny comedian  is obvious to all.

It amazed us what he said.
What he said amazed us.

It was a particularly funny joke.
There was a particularly funny joke.

What– Subj Clauses

What Clauses: shifting focus to another sentence part  (Int.–Adv. ESL, Native Speakers)

• What Subj Clauses
• It / What Subjects
• What–Clause Reversal
• Common Mistakes
• Practice 1 – complete sent.
• Practice 2 – correct/incorrect
• Practice 3 – edit sent.

What he said was that change is coming.
It is clear to all what he said.  (object)
It is clear to all what motivates him.  (subject)

What appeals to me is his energy.
His energy is what appeals to me.

The reason is + Clause

The reason is: specifying the reason  (Int.–Adv. ESL, Native Speakers)

• Focusing on the reason
• Specifying "be"
• Specifying Words List
• Prepositional Modifiers
• Beginning or ending w/ clause
• Common Mistakes
• Grammar Notes
• Practice 1 – complete sent.
• Practice 2 – correct/incorrect
• Practice 3 – edit sent.

The reason (that he can't find a job) is the weak economy.
He can't find a job because the the economy is weak.

The reason is logical.   "be - decribing"
The reason is the economy. "be - specifying"

The reason is that the economy is weak.
The reason why is that the economy is weak.
The reason is because the economy is weak.
The reason for that is that the economy is weak.

Nominal Clause Quiz

Noun Clause Quiz: auto-correcting quiz

The old lady next door must have a lot of cats. I don't know how many ____.

Report Speech Quiz

Reported Speech Quiz: auto-correcting quiz

"I've been running about five years now."

The runner replied that ____.

Ch 12 Noun Clauses

Chapter Review – Noun Clauses

Azar - Chapter 12  box-by-box review

End of the semester practice

Do you know ____?
(where will the meeting be / where the meeting will be)

If / Whether

Conditionals

If / Whether:  stating a condition or an alternative

• if - whether
• after a preposition
• before an infinitive
• in indirect questions
• In an initial clause
• informal vs. formal phrasing

I don't know if my cell phone will work here.
I don't know whether my cell phone will work here.
I don't know whether or not my cell phone will work if I use it here.
       (alternative - whether or not)                           (condition)

Wh-ever

Wh-ever: using an indefinite pronoun to add a modifying clause

• whoever
• whatever
• whenever
• wherever
• however

Whoever you want, you can have on your team. 

Whichever one you want, you can have. 

Whatever you want, you can have. 

Cleft Sentences

Sentence Structure

Cleft Sentences:  spliting sentences to allow a shift in focus (Adv. ESL. Native Speakers)

• Cleft Sentences
• What Clefts
• It Clefts
• Who/ Where/ What/ Why Clefts
• Practice 1 – identifty
• Practice 2
• Practice 3

His energy amazed me. 
What amazed me was his energy.
His energy was what amazed me.
It amazed me that he had so much energy.