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Connect the Grammar to Writing

1 READ & NOTICE THE GRAMMAR.

A Think of a special trip or journey you have taken. Tell a partner the place and one thing you
learned. Then read the text.

My Journey

One day my friend Bo asked me if I wanted to take a trip
to Illinois. He said that some volunteers at the university were
going to help people affected by a terrible tornado. Bo is a
good friend and I could not say no.

My journey began on the plane. During the trip, I learned
details of the storm. I also learned that we had a lot of work to
do. From the plane, I saw the destruction of the storm. I was
amazed that complete neighborhoods were flattened. I didn’t
have to ask if we were really needed. I knew we were.
We got to work right away. We cleared broken furniture,
bricks, papers, and pieces of cars and household appliances.
We moved branches and fallen trees. We talked with people
whose homes were gone. I was surprised that many of them
could still laugh. I couldn’t imagine losing my home, my
photos, my memories, but the people there really made me
think. One man said, “My family is safe; nothing else really
matters.” An older woman said, “Life is too short to be sad for
too long. We will rebuild and make new memories.” I wanted
to believe that I could be that strong. My journey was meant
to help others, but I believe it helped me just as much.

GRaMMaR FoCus

In the text, the writer uses noun clauses to describe thoughts and emotions. Noun
clauses come after verbs, such as learn, know, believe, and after be + adjective.
I also learned that we had a lot of work to do.
I was surprised that many of them could still laugh.

The writer uses quoted and reported speech to tell the reader about conversations.
One man said, “My family is safe; nothing else really matters.”
One day my friend Bo asked me if I wanted to take a trip to Illinois.

B Read the text in exercise A again. In your notebook, write an example of a sentence with a
noun clause in each category:
1. after verbs of thought 3. reported speech

2. after be + adjective 4. quoted speech

1. I also learned that we had a lot of work to do.

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