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Sentence Pattern II. Try to think about how to put the following sentences together: I believe = He is not a bad student. The possible answer may be: I believe and / but / or he is not a bad student. (Is the sentence good enough?).
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Sentence Pattern II Try to think about how to put the following sentences together: I believe = He is not a bad student. The possible answer may be: I believe and / but / or he is not a bad student. (Is the sentence good enough?)
If you don’t think so…then how about this sentence? I believe (that) he is not a bad student. What’s the meaning of “that” here? Try to think about the following sentences. We know her. We know her handsome boyfriend. We know (that) she makes a handsome boyfriend. Noun
So… if “that” can be omitted, it is meaningless here. It is only used to put these two sentences. More sentences: She thought (that) she should tell you the truth. Tom hopes (that) he can get good grades next time. You believed (that) I can do it. objects of verbs 動詞的受詞 People call it “Noun Clause名詞子句”
How about put “that-clause” in the beginning of the sentence? That she makes a handsome boyfriend is big news. The earthquake is big news. When that-clause becomes a subject(主詞),it cannot be omitted.