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NounCl-Diagnostic

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

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

Wh- Question Cls

Wh- Questions: changing wh- questions to reported speech

• who
• where
• what
• why
• how / how long / how much

My friend said, "How are you?"

My friend asked how I was.

Yes/No Question Cls

Yes / No Questions: changing questions to reported speech

• are - is- was -were
• do - does - did
• can - could
• may- might 

Using if  vs. whether

My friend said, "Are you coming?"

My friend asked whether I was coming.

Command Clauses

Commands: changing commands to reported speech

• Say or tell – followed by a command (should, infinitive phrase)
• Demand, advise, order, suggest – other verbs followed by a command (that + subjunctive verb clause)

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 I get some rest.

Infinitive Commands

Infinitive Commands: imposing will on others

• infinitive verbs after commands
• that-clauses after subjunctive verbs: advise, command, request, suggest, urge, require

 Located in Infinitives

The judge ordered John to leave.  

The judge ordered that John leave.  (Verb uses base form, no -s.)

Statement Clauses

Statements: changing quoted statements to reported speech

• present
• past

She said, "It's raining here."

She said that it was raining there.

Said Synonyms

Synonyms for "Said": other words for reported speech

• said (to us) pattern
• told (us) pattern
• added pattern

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

That/What Clauses

That / What Phrases:  using a clause as the subject of a sentence

• that
• what

That he was a good speaker was obvious to me.

What he said was obvious to me.

It / There Subjects

It / There: indicating weather, time, distance or existence

• It – talking about time, weather and distance
• There – talking about things that exist or happen

Is it still raining?  It's cloudy.   (the weather)

Is there a rain on the street still?  (exists)

Noun Clause Qz

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 Qz

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)