It is important that NOUN + VERB

In the English Grammar Profile, B1 point 96 in the category of Modality / adjectives:

‘it’ + ‘be’ + ‘important’ + (‘that’) clause.

For example:

In order to protect our nation‘s citizensit’s important we keep certain government operations confidential.

listen


The most common people are students, children, parents, employees and consumers that need to be aware, have something, understand, know, learn or realise something.  The big concept that comes out across this grammar structure is awareness.  It would be good to teach the students passives and other adjectives with this structure too.

1 IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE ARE 77

1 AWARE 40

2 ABLE 12

 

3 INFORMED 10

4 MADE 10

5 EDUCATED 8

2 IT IS IMPORTANT THAT STUDENTS HAVE 69

3 IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND 67
4 IT IS IMPORTANT THAT STUDENTS ARE 65
5 IT IS IMPORTANT THAT STUDENTS UNDERSTAND 56
6 IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE KNOW 48
7 IT IS IMPORTANT THAT STUDENTS LEARN 38
8 IT IS IMPORTANT THAT CHILDREN ARE 36

9 IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PARENTS ARE 31

10 IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE DO 30
11 IT IS IMPORTANT THAT EMPLOYEES ARE 28

12 IT IS IMPORTANT THAT CHILDREN HAVE 27
13 IT IS IMPORTANT THAT STUDENTS BE 27
14 IT IS IMPORTANT THAT CHILDREN LEARN 25
15 IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE HAVE 25
16 IT IS IMPORTANT THAT CHILDREN BE 22
17 IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE CAN 19
18 IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE REALIZE 19
19 IT IS IMPORTANT THAT CONSUMERS ARE 18

20 IT IS IMPORTANT THAT STUDENTS KNOW 18

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