verb + THAT clause – English Grammar Profiler

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’:

l 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