wondered wh* + CLAUSE – English Grammar Profiler

In the English Grammar Profile, B1 point 7 in REPORTED SPEECH is defined as:

REPORTED THOUGHT using ‘wonder’ + ‘wh-‘word + clause, with a tense shift where relevant.

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wondered _*Q _P _VV

1 WONDERED WHAT IT TAKES 172
2 WONDERED WHAT IT MEANT 95

3 WONDERED HOW THEY GOT 82
4 WONDERED WHAT IT MEANS 76 5 WONDERED WHAT YOU THOUGHT 73 6 WONDERED WHY IT TOOK 61 7 WONDERED WHAT IT FEELS 52 8 WONDERED HOW YOU GOT 51 9 WONDERED WHY YOU NEED 36

10 WONDERED HOW THEY MANAGED 34

11 WONDERED WHAT THEY MEANT 34 12 WONDERED WHERE IT CAME 31 13 WONDERED WHAT HE THOUGHT 30 14 WONDERED WHAT IT FELT 29 15 WONDERED HOW HE GOT 28

16 WONDERED WHAT HE MEANT 28

17 WONDERED WHAT IT LOOKED 28 18 WONDERED WHAT IT LOOKS 28 19 WONDERED HOW IT FEELS 25 20 WONDERED HOW IT WORKS 25 21 WONDERED HOW THEY MADE 24 22 WONDERED WHERE YOU GOT 24 23 WONDERED HOW IT GOT 23 24 WONDERED WHERE THEY CAME 23 25 WONDERED WHERE THEY GOT 23

26 WONDERED WHY IT SEEMS 23

27 WONDERED HOW HE KNEW 22 28 WONDERED WHY I GOT 22 29 WONDERED WHY I FELT 20 30 WONDERED HOW I GOT 19 31 WONDERED HOW IT WORKED 19 32 WONDERED HOW THEY GET 19 33 WONDERED HOW WE GOT 19

34 WONDERED HOW HE MANAGED 18

35 WONDERED HOW IT CAME 18 36 WONDERED HOW THEY MAKE 18 37 WONDERED WHY YOU FEEL 18 38 WONDERED WHY YOU GET 18 39 WONDERED WHY YOU SEE 18 40 WONDERED WHERE HE GOT 17 41 WONDERED WHERE IT WENT 17 42 WONDERED WHY IT SEEMED 17 43 WONDERED WHY IT TAKES 17 44 WONDERED HOW THEY WORK 16 45 WONDERED HOW YOU GET 16 46 WONDERED WHAT THEY THOUGHT 15 47 WONDERED WHAT YOU THINK 15 48 WONDERED HOW THEY MANAGE 14

49 WONDERED HOW YOU MANAGED 14

50 WONDERED WHERE THEY WENT 14

A2 Vocabulary:

means, meant

B1:

manage, managed, seemed, seems, wondered

wondered _*Q * _VV

1 WONDERED WHAT WOULD HAPPEN 856 2 WONDERED HOW TO MAKE 341 3 WONDERED WHAT WAS GOING 271 4 WONDERED HOW TO GET 255 5 WONDERED WHAT HAD HAPPENED 188 6 WONDERED WHAT IT TAKES 172 7 WONDERED WHAT IT MEANT 95 8 WONDERED HOW THEY GOT 82 9 WONDERED HOW TO CREATE 81 10 WONDERED WHAT WAS HAPPENING 78 11 WONDERED WHAT IT MEANS 76 12 WONDERED HOW TO USE 74 13 WONDERED WHAT YOU THOUGHT 73 14 WONDERED WHY IT TOOK 61 15 WONDERED WHAT THAT MEANT 53 16 WONDERED WHAT IT FEELS 52 17 WONDERED HOW YOU GOT 51 18 WONDERED WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN 41 19 WONDERED WHAT WILL HAPPEN 41 20 WONDERED HOW TO BECOME 38 21 WONDERED WHERE TO FIND 37 22 WONDERED WHAT EVER HAPPENED 36 23 WONDERED WHAT HAD BECOME 36 24 WONDERED WHY YOU NEED 36 25 WONDERED HOW THEY MANAGED 34 26 WONDERED WHAT THEY MEANT 34 27 WONDERED WHAT WOULD BECOME 33 28 WONDERED WHERE IT CAME 31 29 WONDERED WHAT HE THOUGHT 30 30 WONDERED WHAT IT FELT 29 31 WONDERED HOW HE GOT 28 32 WONDERED WHAT HE MEANT 28 33 WONDERED WHAT IT LOOKED 28 34 WONDERED WHAT IT LOOKS 28 35 WONDERED HOW THAT WORKED 27 36 WONDERED HOW IT FEELS 25 37 WONDERED HOW IT WORKS 25 38 WONDERED HOW TO GO 25 39 WONDERED WHAT ‘S GOING 25 40 WONDERED HOW THEY MADE 24 41 WONDERED HOW TO START 24 42 WONDERED WHERE YOU GOT 24 43 WONDERED HOW IT GOT 23 44 WONDERED HOW PEOPLE GET 23 45 WONDERED HOW TO BUILD 23 46 WONDERED HOW TO FIND 23 47 WONDERED WHERE THEY CAME 23 48 WONDERED WHERE THEY GOT 23 49 WONDERED WHERE TO START 23

50 WONDERED WHY IT SEEMS 23

51 WONDERED HOW HE KNEW 22 52 WONDERED HOW TO CLEAN 22 53 WONDERED WHAT IS GOING 22 54 WONDERED WHAT OTHERS THOUGHT 22 55 WONDERED WHAT THAT MEANS 22 56 WONDERED WHY I GOT 22 57 WONDERED HOW TO CHANGE 20 58 WONDERED HOW TO REMOVE 20 59 WONDERED WHY I FELT 20 60 WONDERED HOW I GOT 19 61 WONDERED HOW IT WORKED 19 62 WONDERED HOW THEY GET 19 63 WONDERED HOW WE GOT 19 64 WONDERED HOW HE MANAGED 18 65 WONDERED HOW IT CAME 18 66 WONDERED HOW THEY MAKE 18 67 WONDERED WHAT REALLY GOES 18 68 WONDERED WHAT WOULD COME 18 69 WONDERED WHY THIS HAPPENS 18 70 WONDERED WHY YOU FEEL 18 71 WONDERED WHY YOU GET 18 72 WONDERED WHY YOU SEE 18 73 WONDERED HOW TO TAKE 17 74 WONDERED WHERE HE GOT 17 75 WONDERED WHERE IT WENT 17

76 WONDERED WHY IT SEEMED 17

77 WONDERED WHY IT TAKES 17 78 WONDERED WHY THIS HAPPENED 17 79 WONDERED HOW THEY WORK 16 80 WONDERED HOW TO ACHIEVE 16 81 WONDERED HOW TO CALCULATE 16 82 WONDERED HOW TO TURN 16 83 WONDERED HOW YOU GET 16 84 WONDERED WHAT HAD GONE 16 85 WONDERED WHAT TO SAY 16 86 WONDERED HOW TO COOK 15 87 WONDERED HOW TO WRITE 15 88 WONDERED WHAT THEY THOUGHT 15 89 WONDERED WHAT TO EXPECT 15 90 WONDERED WHAT TO MAKE 15 91 WONDERED WHAT YOU THINK 15 92 WONDERED WHERE TO BUY 15 93 WONDERED WHY I KEPT 15 94 WONDERED HOW THAT WORKS 14

95 WONDERED HOW THEY MANAGE 14

96 WONDERED HOW TO DRAW 14 97 WONDERED HOW TO KEEP 14 98 WONDERED HOW TO PUT 14 99 WONDERED HOW TO REDUCE 14

100 WONDERED HOW YOU MANAGED 14