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Read the text below:
April hoped (1)that she could change herself. She said (2)that she was deflated
about life, and that she wanted to try to solve this problem. She was scared
about every problem (3)that she had to face, so she said (4)that she would try
to think about the good side when faced with those problems; she believed
(4.1)that could give her confidence. Also, she wished (5)that she lived in a
place where she could eat ice cream everyday. The fact was (6)that she wanted
to go to any store without white people`s eyes. In addition, she thought (7)that
singing could take pain away. (8)What she wanted to do was to sing every time
(9)that she faced problems. In the end, she wished (10)that she had moved to
another city.
a. Identify the noun clauses and mark their function with the sentence. For Example, subject,
object of the verb, object of preposition. What is the structure inside a noun clause (parts of
speech)?
b. Find the adjective clause. How is that clause different from a noun clause?
c. Find “that” used as a pronoun. How is that clause different from a noun clause?
d. Circle the verbs that precede the noun clauses.
e. What goes before the verb that precedes the noun clause?
f. What type of construction in used in this paragraph?
I.
Direct speech
II.
Quoted speech
III.
Reported speech