Noun clause 1
I was looking forward to finding out **which / what** event I had been allocated to.
I was looking forward to finding out which/what event I had been allocated to.
It was soon clear **how / that** it was going to be incredibly hard work.
It was soon clear that it was going to be incredibly hard work.
We had already been told **that / when** we would get fares and food paid for.
We had already been told that/when we would get fares and food paid for.
**Why / How** they couldn't put us up in hostels was a mystery to me.
**Why** they couldn't put us up in hostels was a mystery to me.
**To do / Doing** voluntary work of any kind takes a lot of commitment.
(informal) Doing voluntary work of any kind takes a lot of commitment.
(formal) To do voluntary work of any kind takes a lot of commitment.
**That / How** we felt about the uniforms was thought to be very important.
**How** we felt about the uniforms was thought to be very important.
**It was highly likely / There was a strong likelihood** that I would have to look for a room a long way from the city.
It was highly likely that I would have to look for a room a long way from the city.
There was a strong likelihood that I would have to look for a room a long way from the city.
Many people asked **how far / whether** we were doing it because we wanted to be part of a major event.
Many people asked **whether** we were doing it because we wanted to be part of a major event.
**How / Whether** they got approval on time still isn't clear.
(the meaning of the sentence/s?)
How they got approval on time still isn't clear.
(I don't know how and want to know)
Whether they got approval on time still isn't clear.
(I don't know IF they got their approval on time)
Her main worry now is ____ the Government is listening and _____ effects their cuts will have.
Her main worry now is whether the Government is listening and what effects their cuts will have.
______ inspires many people to get involved is the possibility of giving themselves a new lease of life.
What inspires many people to get involved is the possibility of giving themselves a new lease of life.
Everyone knows _______ no community can survive without its volunteers and just _____ dependent we are on them is becoming increasingly clear.
Everyone knows (that/-) no community can survive without its volunteers and just how dependent we are on them is becoming increasingly clear.
Name all the possibilities
It is easy to see __________ Kerry's centre is a success...
It is easy to see why/that Kerry's centre is a success...
(Name all the possibilities)
It's easy to see ______ the centre has helped regenerate the neighbourhood.
It's easy to see how/why/that the centre has helped regenerate the neighbourhood.
(Name all the possibilities)
It’s critical ______ our volunteers live in the community and they know , ____ the local people think.
It’s critical (that/-) our volunteers live in the community and they know , how/what the local people think.