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Leave out the extra word.","That and whether clauses — sentence building","Build sentences with that and whether complement clauses about workplace beliefs, questions and decisions, practising clause order and subject clauses.",1,"sentence_builder",[13,39,59,80,100,120,139,159,178,197,217,236],{"id":14,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":16,"explanation":17,"exampleSentence":18,"blanks":19},"01a0e1ab-e02a-70d2-ab43-0c232a326246","Build the sentence: __1__",0,"Put the subject We before believe, then introduce the belief with that. Inside the complement, the water comes before is. 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Certainly is an adverb and cannot replace the adjective certain in this structure.","Is the manager aware that the lift is broken?",[65],{"id":66,"blankNumber":10,"options":67,"tiles":74},"01a0e1ab-e02a-733a-ab43-0c232dd749e8",[68,71],{"id":69,"optionText":70,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-e02a-72c2-ab43-0c232c957657","certainly",{"id":72,"optionText":73,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-e02a-7302-ab43-0c232d723477","Are you certain that the battery is flat?",[75,76,77,34,35,78,37,79],"Are","you","certain","battery","flat?",{"id":81,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":82,"explanation":83,"exampleSentence":84,"blanks":85},"01a0e1ab-e02a-753e-ab43-0c232ef17cf6",3,"Place doubts after She and whether before the embedded subject the key. Fits follows that subject. Doubting needs an auxiliary and cannot replace the finite verb doubts.","We doubt whether the cupboard is big enough.",[86],{"id":87,"blankNumber":10,"options":88,"tiles":95},"01a0e1ab-e02a-74de-ab43-0c232ecb4ba3",[89,92],{"id":90,"optionText":91,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-e02a-7446-ab43-0c232eb385e0","doubting",{"id":93,"optionText":94,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-e02a-7486-ab43-0c232eb41102","She doubts whether the key fits.",[96,97,56,35,98,99],"She","doubts","key","fits.",{"id":101,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":102,"explanation":103,"exampleSentence":104,"blanks":105},"01a0e1ab-e02a-767a-ab43-0c23317b5317",4,"The claim is the object of reject. The following that-clause gives its content: she lied is a complete statement. Which cannot replace that because this is a noun complement, not a relative clause with a missing object.","They challenged the suggestion that we were careless.",[106],{"id":107,"blankNumber":10,"options":108,"tiles":115},"01a0e1ab-e02a-7622-ab43-0c2331667801",[109,112],{"id":110,"optionText":111,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-e02a-75ae-ab43-0c232f75c654","I reject the claim that she lied.",{"id":113,"optionText":114,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-e02a-75ea-ab43-0c2330708ca5","which",[54,116,35,117,34,118,119],"reject","claim","she","lied.",{"id":121,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":122,"explanation":123,"exampleSentence":124,"blanks":125},"01a0e1ab-e02a-77ba-ab43-0c2333852224",5,"After the noun doubts, about introduces the question being considered. A question clause after a preposition requires whether, not if, and its subject it precedes works.","There is some doubt as to whether the repair will last.",[126],{"id":127,"blankNumber":10,"options":128,"tiles":135},"01a0e1ab-e02a-775e-ab43-0c2332fe08a0",[129,132],{"id":130,"optionText":131,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-e02a-76ea-ab43-0c2331b0a098","if",{"id":133,"optionText":134,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-e02a-7726-ab43-0c23329bd5cc","We have doubts about whether it works.",[32,136,97,137,56,138,58],"have","about","it",{"id":140,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":141,"explanation":142,"exampleSentence":143,"blanks":144},"01a0e1ab-e02a-78ee-ab43-0c2335d62e26",6,"Keep depends on together, followed by whether + subject + verb. Because the question clause follows the preposition on, if cannot replace whether.","Our choice depends on whether the supplier accepts returns.",[145],{"id":146,"blankNumber":10,"options":147,"tiles":153},"01a0e1ab-e02a-789e-ab43-0c2335787fc3",[148,151],{"id":149,"optionText":150,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-e02a-782a-ab43-0c233451b2d7","It depends on whether we agree.",{"id":152,"optionText":131,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-e02a-7866-ab43-0c23352c2fb6",[154,155,156,56,157,158],"It","depends","on","we","agree.",{"id":160,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":161,"explanation":162,"exampleSentence":163,"blanks":164},"01a0e1ab-e02a-7a26-ab43-0c233786994d",7,"Cannot precedes the base verb decide. The decision is expressed by whether to + base verb. If cannot introduce this infinitive construction.","The assistant is unsure whether to apply.",[165],{"id":166,"blankNumber":10,"options":167,"tiles":173},"01a0e1ab-e02a-79ca-ab43-0c2336879027",[168,170],{"id":169,"optionText":131,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-e02a-795a-ab43-0c23360fe2ac",{"id":171,"optionText":172,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-e02a-7996-ab43-0c233642c893","We cannot decide whether to resign.",[32,174,175,56,176,177],"cannot","decide","to","resign.",{"id":179,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":180,"explanation":181,"exampleSentence":182,"blanks":183},"01a0e1ab-e02a-7b8a-ab43-0c23394c29c0",8,"Discussed takes the whether-clause as its complement. Inside it, the subject the fee precedes was. Standard edited English uses whether, rather than if, after discuss.","The team considered whether the deadline was realistic.",[184],{"id":185,"blankNumber":10,"options":186,"tiles":192},"01a0e1ab-e02a-7b12-ab43-0c23392c2962",[187,190],{"id":188,"optionText":189,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-e02a-7a96-ab43-0c23381cd36f","We discussed whether the fee was fair.",{"id":191,"optionText":131,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-e02a-7ada-ab43-0c2338bbe8d9",[32,193,56,35,194,195,196],"discussed","fee","was","fair.",{"id":198,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":199,"explanation":200,"exampleSentence":201,"blanks":202},"01a0e1ab-e02a-7cce-ab43-0c233b001079",9,"Whether she agrees is the complete subject of remains unclear. 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What cannot introduce the complete statement we disagree here.","That the figures differ is clear.",[223],{"id":224,"blankNumber":10,"options":225,"tiles":232},"01a0e1ab-e02a-7da2-ab43-0c233ce0cc71",[226,229],{"id":227,"optionText":228,"isCorrect":30,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-e02a-7d3a-ab43-0c233bf2d3d6","That we disagree is obvious.",{"id":230,"optionText":231,"isCorrect":26,"displayOrder":10},"01a0e1ab-e02a-7d6e-ab43-0c233cc18b8d","What",[233,157,234,37,235],"That","disagree","obvious.",{"id":237,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":238,"explanation":239,"exampleSentence":240,"blanks":241},"01a0e1ab-e02a-7f3e-ab43-0c233fb2bfff",11,"Introductory It fills the subject position, followed by is obvious and then the that-clause. This is extraposition: the statement clause comes later. 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