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Topic Summary - Noun Clauses

▪ In a report of a study, it is indicated that 80% - 95% of college students postpone and delay tasks.
▪ The new consumer research has revealed that environmental and social efforts are very important to them when deciding on
a hotel.

Subject + Be + Adjective + That Clause
Kişi veya kişilerden bahsederken yaygın olarak kullanılan bazı sıfatlar “That Clause” ile beraber kullanılırlar.

afraid certain happy sorry
amazed confident pleased sure
angry disappointed proud surprised

aware glad relieved worried

▪ Most companies are proud that they have products with no negative impact on the environment.

▪ Historians are sure that folk dancing existed even two hundred years ago.
“It + be” ile başlayan cümlelerde kullanılan bazı sıfatlar “That Clause” ile beraber kullanılırlar.

amazing fortunate likely pleasing too bad
apparent good lucky possible true
clear important nice strange undeniable

evident interesting obvious surprising unfair
fair unlikely well-known wonderful unfortunate

▪ It is really unfortunate that people comment without knowing.
▪ It is obvious that, with these precautions, the number of occupational accidents will decrease dramatically.

Bazı isim ve ifadelerden sonra (After some nouns)
idea impression notion relief suggestion
belief miracle opinion rumour theory

fact myth pity shame wonder

▪ Many people are of the opinion that online games can have a negative impact.
▪ It was a miracle that everyone survived such a terrible accident with minor injuries.

2. Noun Clauses with “If & Whether’’
Bir “Yes / No’’ sorusu ‘’Noun Clause’’ a dönüştürülürken ‘’whether / if’’ kullanılır.
ä Does vitamin B12 benefit weight loss?
▪ People often wonder whether vitamin B12 benefits weight loss.

▪ People often wonder if vitamin B12 benefits weight loss.
“Formal’’ (resmi) İngilizce’de ‘’whether’’ daha yaygındır. Konuşma dilinde ise hem ‘’whether’’ hem de ‘’if’’ yaygın olarak
kullanılır.
Nesne konumunda “whether or not’’ ve “if or not’’ yapıları aşağıdaki gibi kullanılır.
▪ For many centuries, people have wondered whether or not time travel is possible.

▪ For many centuries, people have wondered whether time travel is possible or not.
▪ For many centuries, people have wondered if time travel is possible or not.
“Whether or not’’ yapısı özne olarak cümle başında da kullanılabilir.

▪ Whether or not digital currencies will continue to exist is a matter of discussion these days.
▪ Whether teething causes discomfort in infants or not is an issue with conflicting evidence.

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