verb + THAT clause

In the English Grammar Profile, A2 point 24 in the category of VERBS/patterns is defined as:

limited range of verbs, typically reporting, with a ‘that’-clause as the direct object

Here are examples that are not really ‘reporting’:

just want you all to know that I care about each and every person at this table.

listen

Studies have shown that there are many benefits of music education.

pianogen.com.au

*the direct object that clauses are also NOUN CLAUSES.

 


 

An iWeb search for _VV that_CST * * *

*note that ‘that’ is not always tagged correctly.

1 KNOW THAT THERE IS A 5272

2 HOPE THAT HELPS! 3574

3 AGREE THAT YOU WILL NOT 3426

4 NOTE THAT THIS IS A 3260
5 HOPE THAT HELPS. 3246


6 MEAN THAT YOU HAVE TO 3167

It doesn’t mean that you have to lie in order to have [a] great personality.

PELIC STUDENT Korean, Female, level 4, writing class

*the grammar is hidden below a B2 point.


7 NOTE THAT THERE IS A 3102


8 MEANS THAT YOU NEED TO 3038

 

“Friendship is a plant which we must often water.”

This sentence means that you need to keep in touch with your friends continually.

Korean, Male, level 4, grammar class


9 NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT 3016

10 BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A 2949

11 KNOW THAT A LOT OF 2915
12 MEANS THAT YOU HAVE TO 2865
13 SEE THAT THERE IS A 2841
14 ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE THE 2798
15 MEANS THAT THERE IS A 2783
16 THINK THAT IT WOULD BE 2674
17 KNOW THAT THIS IS A 2633
18 THINK THAT THIS IS A 2607
19 NOTE THAT THERE IS NO 2587
20 THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE 2442
21 NOTE THAT IF YOU ARE 2421
22 MEANS THAT THERE IS NO 2408
23 ENSURE THAT YOU GET THE 2402
24 ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE A 2360
25 THINK THAT THERE IS A 2304

26 MAKE THAT HAPPEN. 2195

27 SAY THAT THIS IS A 2165
28 NOTE THAT WE DO NOT 2132
29 KNOW THAT YOU ARE NOT 1979
30 KNEW THAT I WANTED TO 1975
31 SAY THAT THIS IS THE 1960
32 RECOMMEND THAT YOU DO NOT 1949
33 ENSURE THAT YOU DO NOT 1935
34 MEANS THAT YOU WILL BE 1929
35 MEANS THAT YOU DO N’T 1909
36 KNOW THAT ONE OF THE 1908
37 SAY THAT IT IS A 1890
38 KNOW THAT THERE ARE MANY 1880
39 SAY THAT THERE IS NO 1869
40 NOTE THAT IF YOU HAVE 1860
41 KNOW THAT I AM NOT 1852
42 THINK THAT A LOT OF 1846
43 ENSURE THAT THERE ARE NO 1845

44 DECIDED THAT IT WOULD BE 1836

45 SAY THAT THERE IS A 1824
46 MEANS THAT IF YOU HAVE 1807
47 ENSURE THAT YOU DO N’T 1785
48 PROCESS THAT MODULATES THE FREQUENCY 1785
49 DECIDED THAT I WANTED TO 1779
50 SAY THAT I DO N’T 1770
51 BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE 1708
52 MEANS THAT IF YOU ARE 1676
53 NOTE THAT SOME OF THE 1667
54 ANNOUNCED THAT IT WILL BE 1654
55 NOTE THAT YOU CAN NOT 1650
56 KNOW THAT IT IS A 1631
57 ENSURE THAT THERE IS NO 1620
58 ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WILL BE 1614
59 KNOW THAT IT IS NOT 1610
60 UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A 1606
61 KNOW THAT THERE IS NO 1603
62 KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT 1602
63 THINK THAT IT IS A 1596
64 MEANS THAT THERE WILL BE 1571
65 KNOW THAT IT ‘S NOT 1547
66 KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A 1537
67 MEANS THAT YOU WILL HAVE 1523
68 KNOW THAT THERE ARE A 1517
69 REMEMBER THAT THIS IS A 1495
70 SAID THAT ONE OF THE 1482
71 KNOW THAT YOU WILL BE 1479
72 ENSURE THAT ALL OF THE 1468
73 DECIDED THAT IT WAS TIME 1464
74 BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A 1457
75 KNOW THAT I AM THE 1450
76 KNEW THAT I HAD TO 1447
77 ENSURE THAT THERE IS A 1443
78 KNOW THAT IT CAN BE 1442
79 NOTE THAT THIS DOES NOT 1442
80 MEAN THAT YOU NEED TO 1433
81 KNOW THAT I’M NOT 1426

82 NOTICE THAT THERE IS A 1419

83 MEAN THAT YOU CAN’T 1413
84 FOUND THAT THERE WAS A 1410
85 FIND THAT YOU NEED TO 1408
86 KNOW THAT THERE’S A 1405
87 KNOW THAT THIS IS THE 1396
88 SAID THAT IT WAS A 1396
89 THINK THAT ONE OF THE 1388
90 THINK THAT THIS IS THE 1386
91 UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A 1386
92 NOTE THAT IT IS NOT 1374
93 MEANS THAT YOU CAN NOT 1362
94 MEANS THAT IT CAN BE 1361
95 FOUND THAT THE MAJORITY OF 1358
96 KNOW THAT I HAVE A 1355
97 KNOW THAT YOU DO N’T 1346
98 MEANS THAT YOU CAN USE 1341
99 NOTE THAT YOU WILL NEED 1320
100 KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME 1288


A2: agree, believe, decided, happen, hope, if, mean, means, notice

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