Noun clause
A: What's the date today?
B: I'm not sure _________.
what the date today is
The police officer said to me, " I am giving you a warning, not a ticket."
CHANGE TO REPORTED
The police officer said to me that he was giving me a warning, not a ticket.
Correct the sentence:
Our baseball team lost the game. Because not enough players showed up.
Our baseball team lost the game because not enough players showed up.
Combine the two sentences with an adjective clause.
A: The earphones were defective.
B: I bought them.
I bought the earphones that were defective.
The earphones that I bought were defective.
A: Does the weather change much or stay the same in this area?
B: I don't know _________________.
if/whether the weather changes much or stays the same in this area.
A: Do you know the year you were born?
B: Of course I know________________.
the year I was born
My friend said, "I cleaned my apartment and did my laundry."
My friend said that he had cleaned his apartment and had done his laundry.
Correct the error:
I wore a hat and sunglasses so the sun was so bright.
I wore a hat and sunglasses because the sun was so bright.
A: The couple was surprised.
B: Their horse won the race.
The couple was surprised that their horse won the race.
B: I haven't heard ________________.
if Paula left the company
B: I have no idea ___________________
if Dimitri and Irina got engaged last weekend.
Yolanda said, "The bus will be late."
Yolanda said that the bus would be late.
Even though you're upset now, but you'll understand our decision in a few days.
Even though you're upset now, you'll understand out decision in a few days.
You're upset now, but you'll understand...
A: Barb is an excellent supervisor.
B: people like to work for her.
Barb is an excellent supervisor who/that people like to work for.
Brad asked, "When will the book be published?"
Brad asked when the book would be published.
A: That's a difficult problem. Has anyone asked for help yet?
B: I'll see _____________.
if anyone has asked for help yet.
Joe asked, "Who took my car?"
Joe asked who had taken his car.
Correct the error:
So our parents both work, my brothers and I sometimes cook dinner.
Our parents both work, so my brothers and I sometimes cook dinner.
A: We met a boy
B: His dog can do a lot of tricks.
We met a boy whose dog can do a lot of tricks.
Shirley said, "I can fix that for you."
Shirley said that she could fix that for you.
A: How many people knew about the problem?
B: I'll find out _______________________.
how many people knew about the problem.
The manager said, "We have decided to move our offices to a new location."
The manager said that they had decided to move their offices to a new location.
Even Nadia is a new student, but she has made many friends.
Nadia is a new student, but she has made...
B: They grow in my yard
The little girl picked some of the flowers that grow in my yard.
Correct the error:
So a storm was approaching the sailors decided to go into shore.
A storm was approaching, so the sailors decided to go into shore.