VERB FOLLOW BY THAT CLAUSES

With "that" We can use clauses with that: • after verbs of thinking: think believe expect decide hope know understand suppose guess imagine feel remember forget I hope that you will enjoy your holiday. She didn’t really think that it would happen. I knew that I had seen her somewhere before. • after verbs of saying: say admit argue reply agree claim deny mention answer complain explain promise suggest They admitted that they had made a mistake. She argued that they should invest more in the business. The children complained that they had nothing to do. Note: tell and some other verbs of saying must always have a direct object (see clauses, sentences and phrases): tell convince persuade inform remind We tried to tell them that they should stop what they were doing. The police informed everybody that the danger was over. • as postmodifiers after nouns to do with thinking or saying: advice belief claim feeling argument hope promise report guess opinion idea He made a promise that he would do all he could to help. I had a funny feeling that something was wrong. • after some nouns to say more about the noun: fact advantage effect possibility chance danger evidence problem difficulty She pointed out the danger that they might be left behind. There was a chance that we would succeed Note: We often use a that clause to define one of these nouns after the verb be : danger problem chance possibility fact The danger is that we will be left behind. The fact is that it is getting very late. • after some adjectives which describe feelings to give a reason for our feelings: pleased sorry happy unhappy sad excited glad disappointed afraid I am sorry that you can’t come. Everybody was pleased that the danger was past. It is lucky that you were able to drive us home. No "that" NOTE: We can always use a clause without the word that: They admitted [that] they had made a mistake. The police informed everybody [that] the danger was over. I am sorry [that] you can’t come. There was chance [that] we would succeed