Section 4 complex sentences with object clauses

Exercise 1 p. 24.

Analyse the connectives used to join the object clauses and write them out under the following headings.

Number of sentence	Connectives				Asyndetic subordination
	Conjunctions	conjunctive pronouns1	conjunctive adverbs

1) I don’t deny that this is clever enough in its way (V). 2) I think a man like that’s a real artist (Prk). 3) I don’t know whether she’s pretty or not (Prk). 4) I began nervously to reflect on what I should do (Grw). 5) He seemed, nervous lest, in thus announcing his intentions, he should be setting his granddaughter a bad example (Gls). 6) I was nervous of what I didn’t know (Sn). 7) I want to see how the system works (Crn). 8) What I suffer in that way no tongue can tell (Jr). 9) The fire destroyed whatever lay in its path (W). 10) I’ll make a call and see if they’ll cooperate (C). 11) Carrie couldn’t help wondering where she was drifting (Dr). 12) We seem to interfere in what is not our business (Ab). 13) I wondered when the ultimatum would expire (Gr). 14) I listened to what you said (W). 15) He wondered why he should look back (W). 16) Take whichever comes first (Hrb). 17) And finally, they must consider who had dragged the body towards the house, and why the person had chosen to do so (Sy). 18) Do you recollect whether any letters came by the same post for any of the other members of the party? Can you say to whom they were addressed? (Sy) 19) He is suspicious and jealous for fear anyone else might want to share in his power (Lw).¹

Exercise 2 p. 25.

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate connectives to join the object clauses.

1) I don’t care to talk … I’ve been (Dr). 2) I don’t know … I said so in my letter (Crn). 3) “Thank you,” Lanny said “You have been really kind. It makes me feel terribly ashamed … I said to you earlier this evening” (Ab). 4) I want to see … I can get a place (Dr). 5) I was wondering … you and your lady would step across and join my table (Gr). 6) He feared … the disguise would be too thin and … I would penetrate it (C). 7) I know now … I was quite right in … I fancied about him. His life is dreadful (Wld). 8) “You don’t mean it,” pleaded Roberta, fearful … this sudden contract should take too intimate and sentimental a turn too quickly (Dr). 9) I thought I was tied … was left of a Bloomsbury square (Gr). 10) Of course, Kennar did not believe … he was writing (Prk). 11) After his meal Leonard felt quite inspired, ready … the afternoon might bring (Crn). 12) I began nervously to reflect … I should do (Grw). 13) She must depend … odd jobs she could find (Prk). 14) I found it hard to keep my mind … the colonel was saying (Gr). 15) I have been uneasy all the afternoon … they must think of us (Wl). 16) I took my eyes away; we didn’t want to be reminded … little we counted (Gr).

Exercise 6 p. 29.

Translate the sentences into Russian. Make a list of verbs and phrases requiring the use of the anticipatory it before the object clauses.

1) But I’ll see to it that you get a fair shake (W). 2) Then I may take it that you’re ready to swear there’s been nothing (Gls). 3) Parsons would have it that freedom of soul and body were quite different things (Gls). 4) You’re used to different women. Perhaps you like it when they give you a bad time (Blw). 5) They’ve got it that Kirby appeared at the house simply to have the Commie lawyer and witnesses testify that he was there (C). 6) He’d take a bet on it that if someone else had met him she would have gone away without so much as letting him know that she had come (Cs). 7) I made it clear that I was offering it (the package of cigarettes) to these six men yearning for tobacco (Prk). 8) We took it for granted I’d go in for law (C). 9) Oh, you remembered it all the time, though you hadn’t given any thought to it. Now I put it to you that you had not remembered about it at all till it was suggested to you by Mr. Murbles (Sy). 10) “May we take it that he was in exceptionally lively spirits?” suggested Counsel (Sy). 11) She thought it an admirable suggestion that he should undertake her daughter’s case (Crn).

Exercise 8 p. 30.

Complete the sentences adding object clauses.

1) See to it that … . 2) May I take it that … ? 3) Her uncle will have it that … . 4) I don’t like it that … . 5) Her sister made it quite clear … . 6) She took it for granted … . 7) John thinks it possible … . 8) The girls found it Str … . 9) The man thought it unlikely … . 10) We considered it curious … . 11) They deemed it urgent … . 12) The committee considers it necessary … . 13) We found it unfortunate … . 14) I think it a pity … . 15) They considered it desirable … . 16) Don’t you think it queer … ?

Exercise 9 p. 31.

Translate the sentences into English using object clauses with the anticipatory it.

1) Денни подарил Эндрю свой микроскоп, так как считал маловероятным, что сам когда-нибудь будет им пользоваться (по Кронину). 2) Эндрю показалось странным, что один и тот же мужской голос отвечал, что инспектора нет дома (по Кронину). 3) Пайл совершенно ясно заявил Фуонг, что готов жениться на ней, если она предпочтет его Фаулеру (по Г. Грину). 4) Кону нравилось, что когда вся его семья могла выезжать в собственной машине (по Кронину). 5) Сомс считал необходимым, чтобы члены акционерного общества знали эту горькую правду (по Голсуорси). 6) Эндрю сказал даме, что позаботится о том, чтобы ее дочь была поиещена в одну из лучших больниц Лондона (по Кронину).