1. S1 + V1 + what + S2 + V2 . . .

2. S + Vt (leave/keep) + O + OC (adj./prep. phrase). . . S + Vt (make) + O + OC (V./adj.) . . .

Patterns In Use

Examples:1. This tells you the things that you need. This tells you what you need.2. I don’t know the things that the old man just said. I don’t know what the old man just said.

1. S1 + V1 + what + S2 + V2 . . .

Exercise ARewrite (改寫 ) the following sentences by using the above pattern. Follow theexamples.

1. I cannot remember the things that my teacher said. I ____________________________ _____.

cannot remember what my teacher said

2. Tell me the things that you saw in the garden.

Tell me _____________________.3. My mother always knows the things t

hat I want for dinner. My mother ___________________ ____________.

what you saw in the garden

always knows what I want for dinner

4. Some people are never happy about the things that they have.

Some people_________________ _________________.5. Little Jenny never takes the things th

at strangers give her. Little Jenny _________________ ______________.

are never happy about what they have

never takes what strangers give her

1. That shy girl always speaks quietly. It is not easy to hear what that shy girl says (that shy girl/say).

Exercise BLook at the following statements. Complete (使…完整 ) the sentences below by using the given words and the above pattern. The first one has been done for you.

2. I don’t go to the store near my house. The store near my house doesn’t have ___________ (I/need).3. The boy did not write clearly in his notebook. It is hard to tell _______________ (the boy/write).

what I need

what the boy wrote

4. Owen did many things for his mother. Owen’s mother is happy about ___________ (he/do) for her.5. Luke doesn’t like to share his feelings with his parents. Luke’s parents don’t know ______________________ (their son/think about).

what he did

what their son thinks about

2. S + Vt (leave/keep) + O + OC (adj./prep. phrase) . . . S + Vt (make) + O + OC (V./adj.) . . .

Examples:1. You can’t leave it alone, just as you can’t leave soup on the stove.2. Though having a friend keeps you busy, it also makes you happy.3. The ring is very expensive; make sure you keep it in a safe place.4. I don’t know how to make this machine work.

Exercise AComplete each of the following sentences by circling the right words. The first one has been done for you.

1. David hoped the good news would make everyone (happy, happily).2. What Johnson did was so funny that it made me (laugh, laughing).

3. My mother kept the soup (warm, warmly) by putting it on the stove.4. Mike went to work in a hurry and left the door (open, opening).5. I can’t get into the house because I left the keys (below, on the table).6. Justin keeps his pet dog (in the house, stay at home) because he is afraid that it will run away.

Exercise BSal is writing something to her best friend, Lara. Fill in the blanks (空格 ) by using the given words and the above patterns. The first one has been done for you.

I really feel bad. You haven’t answered my phone calls for a week. This worries me and 1 makes me sad (make/I/sad). Last time I talked to you, you told me that the schoolwork was 2 __________________ (keep/you/busy), but is that really so?

keeping you busy

This Wednesday I saw you going shopping with your new friends. I wanted to say “hi,” so I called you right away. You didn’t answer your phone, though. I thought you

3 ____________________________

(leave/your cell phone/at home). However, the next moment, I saw you take your phone out of your bag and check the number.

left your cell phone at home

Then, you said to your friends, “It’s Sal again . . . Can’t she just 4 ____________ (leave/I/alone)?” Do you know this 5 ___________ (make/I/cry) all night? What’s wrong? If you still care about our friendship, call me. I really need to know.

leave me alone

made me cry