AG2 - CLASS 04/18 - 2016 AUGUST

Dr. Frankenstein entered a bodybuilding competition and discovered he had seriously did not understand the objective.

Black humor

How do you beat an American guy in a game of chess?

Normally, you go for the king, right. With an American take the towers, and then you demoralize him/her.

It has been reported lately that firefighters are having real problems identifying the victims in a fire in South Africa.

subjects

subject complements

objects



That girl is a doctor.

The doctor is the young girl over there.

I like that girl very much.

I composed a song to that girl.

I am interested in that girl.

A noun clause is a noun.

One word nouns, noun phrases, and noun clauses (s+v (+c) )
I didn't know something.


The room was changed.

Was the room changed?

Where was it changed to? (wh predicate question)

What was changed? (wh subject question)

I didn't know (that) the room was changed.

I didn't know if/whether the room was changed.

I didn't know where the room was changed.

I didn't know what was changed.


or

The fact that/That the room was changed is obvious.

All that I know ---> not a noun clause

If/Whether the room was changed is uncertain.

Where the room was changed can be found out in a minute by checking your list.

What was changed will remain unknown for the years to come.


It is advisable that he (should) be in class on time.

I suggest that he (should) be in class on time.

Happiness is precious.

The old man is rocking his chair by the sound of music.


　

note: We always use a noun form after a preposition.

An adjective can be modified by an adverb, a noun clause, and an infinitive.

Reminder:

Someone broke something.

Who broke something?

Carlos did.

Carlos broke something.

What did someone break?

the window.

Carlos broke the window.

　

Exercise 1.

Each brother constantly tried to figure out how he could outdo the other two.


How can I outdo the other two?

2.

Curly was wondering what he could do to top his brothers.


What can I do to top my brothers?

3.

At first he wondered if he could afford it.


Can I afford it?

4.

I don't know if you believed me.


Did you believe me?

5.

I don't know what you mean.


What do you mean?

He said .....

He says .....

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flush the toilet

bathroom mirror

a drag = a party spoiler

lip prints

2. The expectation is that when someone tells a joke, you have to laugh.

3. If you don't laugh , people think you are a drag.

4. His problem is that he doesn't understand the joke.

5. He feels he is stupid.

6. the problem that some girls were causing is that they were leaving lip prints all over the mirror in the bathroom.

7. She decided that something had to be done about it.

8. The principal wanted to show the girls that it was difficult for the custodian to clean the lip prints.