2014-07-14 Evening noun clauses and adoption

2
1 T - "it is now more likely that a marriage will end in divorce than continue in a loving relationship."
2 T (at least the 24 that stayed married)
3 F - 24 were still married, 15 got divorced
4 F - "the couple speaks with a single voice" - happily married
5 F - in unhappy marriages..."separate interests" (L 50)
6 F - "companionate love"
3
1 line 6: "that a marriage...relationship."
  line 12: "that there are clear...successful marriage."
2 line 9: "the case that marriage...success?"
3 line 20: "delighted that so many...together,"
4 line 52: "asked couples what advice...married,"
5 not in the article (?)
- Researchers asked about how married couples stayed together.
4
2 (7 - first sentence)
3 (7 - second sentence)
4 (8 - first sentence)
5 (10 - first)
6 (10 - second)
7 (8 - second)
8 (14)
He said (to me) that you have to come. ("to me" is optional)
He told me that you have to come. ("me" is necessary)
5
1 It doesn't surprise me at all that they don't have any money left.
(It isn't surprising at all that...)
2 It just astonishes me that children would rather sit watching TV instead of playing outside.
(It is just astonishing to me that...)
3 It has never been explained why the government didn't act immediately to stop the movement of animals.
4 It wasn't clear whether Nicole's father had been for or against her marriage, but he did participate in the wedding ceremony.

He     participated in the wedding ceremony.
He did participate  in the wedding ceremony.
(emphatic "do")

That they don't have any money doesn't surprise me.
The fact that they don't have any money doesn't surprise me.

* Let's talk about that 24 couples stayed together.
Let's talk about the fact that 24 couples stayed together.

(we can't use [preposition]+that+noun clause)

6
1 what
2 it
3 that
4 that
5 it
6 that
7 Whether
8 that
9 where

I don't know how I can get to the bank.
I don't know how  to   get to the bank.

I don't know if I should stay or go.
* I don't know if to stay or go.
(We can't use if + infinitive)
I don't know whether I should stay or go.
I don't know whether to stay or go.

7
1 That Mr. Baker ..., but we assured him (that) it wouldn't...
It was predictable that he complained.
2 ...meeting that some teachers wouldn't like that their...
3 They told me about what Geoff had said in the meeting, but I thought (that) it (was) strange that he hadn't mentioned money.
4 The police regarded it as suspicious that the dead woman's husband had recently taken out a life insurance policy in her name.
5 The prosecutor showed the jury how the crime could have been committed by Feldman, but he didn't convince them that Feldman was guilty.

I know that the man who the police have in custody is guilty.
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biological parents / adoptive parents
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Homework: p. 43-44 reading, part A (Vocabulary) on p. 44