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The Bicycles ofThe Bicycles of

ParisParis

Chapter 12

Noun Clauses


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On a recent trip to Paris, I learned that bicycles were available for rent everywhere . There were thirty or so bikesat a high-tech bike station right in front of my hotel. Sincethere were no attendants taking care of the bikes at thestation, I wondered how the Velib bikes were paid for . s Ilooked down from my window, I co!ld see that people just

came along, inserted a monthly pass or credit card in themeter, and rode off on their bikes. ow all this wasorgani!ed was something I was c!rio!s abo!t. "hat # foundout was a weekly "elib pass costs abo!t # e!ros. $iders ha%eto lea%e a &1'( credit card deposit in case the bike is notret!rned. I wondered how many bikes were not returned . )ater, I fo!nd o!t that wasn$t isn$t very many .


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+se a no!n cla!se as the s!b ect or the ob ectof the main %erb in a sentence.

ow this all was organi!ed was something # wascurious about.

# learned that bicycles were available for renteverywhere .

Noun clause % &'()*C+

Noun clause % ()*C+


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o not !se /!estion word order in a no!ncla!se.

# wondered how the Velib bikes were paid for .

# wondered. ow were the Velib bikes paid for-

Normal uestion word order

Noun clause word order


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/ractice 1 0ind the noun clause. ne sentence does not have a nounclause.

1. 0y friend told me that she rented a bike in Paris.

2. That she was willing to ride a bike in the city traffic

impressed me.*. I wondered how she was able to rent the bike.

. She told me that it was easy.

'. here did yo! go to rent the bike3. She told me where she went to rent the bike.

#. I asked her what she paid to rent the bike.

45o no!n cla!se.6


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I asked people at my hotel and fo!nd o!t how toget access to the bicycles . The first half ho!r is

free, and 738 of all rides are free of charge beca!sethere are so many bike stations. $iders can choosewhen and where to drop off the bikes. One rider

said, # use it everyday. #$m retired, so # have a lotof free time, and # use it to visit /aris. 9e saidthat he changes bikes within the free 34%minuteperiod, so he ne%er has to pay. ll in all, I:mimpressed that the Velib bicycle program is goingso well . It:s important that cities find ways to cutdown on car traffic and air pollution .


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+se a /!estion word followed by an infiniti%e toe;press either should or can/could .

5iders can choose when and where to drop offthe bikes .

# found out how to get access to the bicycles .

# found out how # could get access to the bicycles.

5iders can choose when and where they should

drop off the bikes.


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=ertain %erbs and ad ecti%es often come in frontof that- no!n cla!ses.

# think that it is a very good way to cut down on

car traffic and air pollution .

Verb 6 that %clause

/erson 6 be 6 adjective 6 that %clause7nna is proud that the Velib bicycle program isgoing so well .

It 6 be 6 adjective 6 that %clause#t is important that cities find ways to cut down

on car traffic and air pollution .


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+se /!otation marks before and after the e;actwords of a speaker.

+he man said , # use it everyday. #$m retired, so# have a lot of free time, and # use it to visit

/aris .

# use it every day. #$mretired, so # have a lotof free time, and # use

it to visit /aris.


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on:t !se /!otation marks in reported speech.

# change bikeswithin the free 34

minutes, so # neverhave to pay.

e said that he changes bikes within the free34%minute period, so he never has to pay .


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/ractice 2Complete the sentences with your own words. 'senoun clauses.

1. nna fo!nd o!t >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.

2. Please tell me >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.

*. Tom said >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.

. o yo! know >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>'. 9e was s!rprised >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.


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#nterview a partner. 'se a that %clause in youranswers

1. hat is something that yo! are sorry abo!t in thepast

2. hat is something abo!t science that ama?es yo!

*. hat is something abo!t school that annoys yo!

. hat is something yo! are pro!d of

'. hat is something that yo! are relie%ed happened3. hat is something that yo! are worried abo!t for

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