ADJECTIVE + THAT CLAUSE (TÍNH TỪ + MỆNH

ĐỀ THAT)
** Mệnh đề that (that clause) thường được dùng sau các tính từ diễn tả cảm xúc hoặc sự chắc chắn, có
thể.

Một số tính từ thường được sử dụng: good, pleased, angry, sad, excited, disappointed, delighted,
glad, afraid, sorry, relieved, worried, surprised, amazed, happy, thankful, certain, sure, wrong,
true,...

Cấu trúc:

S + to be + adj + that-clause

Ví dụ:

 I'm disappointed that you failed the exam. (Tôi thất vọng vì bạn đã trượt trong kì thi.)
 I'm surprised that he didn't come. (Tôi ngạc nhiên là anh ta đã không đến.)
 My parents are happy that I do well at school. (Bố mẹ tôi hài lòng vì tôi học giỏi.)
 She was sure that she had left her keys on the counter. (Cô ấy chắc chắn là cô ấy đã để quên chìa
khoá trên quầy.)
 It's important that everybody should feel comfortable.  (Điều quan trọng là mọi người cảm thấy
thoái mái.)

** Ở mệnh đề that sau các tính từ important (quan trọng), essential (thiết yếu), necessary (cần

thiết), urgent (khẩn cấp), imperative (khẩn cấp), advised (được khuyên), suggested (được đề
nghị), recommended (được giới thiệu), động từ phải ở thì hiện tại giả định hoặc dùng cấu trúc:

S + should + V (bare infinitive)

Ví dụ:

 It is essentiel that he study hard. (Điêu thiết yếu là cậu ấy phải học chăm chỉ.)

That-clauses
từ English Grammar Today

We use that as a conjunction to link a verb, adjective or noun with the following clause.

Verb + that-clause
Verbs commonly followed by that include reporting verbs (say, tell, admit, etc.) and
mental process verbs (believe, think, know, hope, etc.):
They said that four million workers stayed at home to protest against the tax.
 The survey indicated that 28 per cent would prefer to buy a house through a building
society than through a bank.
He knew that something bad had happened.
Do you think that they forgot to pay or that they stole it?
See also:
 Verb patterns: verb + that-clause

Adjective + that-clause
We use be + adjective + that-clause to express opinions and feelings. Some adjectives
commonly used in this way are sure, certain, right, important, afraid, pleased, sorry,
surprised, worried. We can omit that with no change in meaning:
It’s important (that) we look at the problem in more detail.
I’m sure (that) you’ll know a lot of people there.
They were afraid (that) we were going to be late.

Noun + that-clause
We use a noun + that-clause to express opinions and feelings, often about certainty and
possibility. We also use that with reporting nouns. Some nouns commonly used in this
way are belief, fact, hope, idea, possibility, suggestion, statement, claim, comment,
argument:
He is also having intensive treatment in the hope that he will be able to train on Friday.
Dutch police are investigating the possibility that a bomb was planted on the jet.

Verb patterns: verb + that-clause

 

Reporting verbs + that-clause

Some verbs connected with reporting can be followed by a that-clause acting as the
direct object (underlined in the examples):

accept decide insist repeat

admit discover know reply

agree doubt mean say

announc
expect mention see
e

assume explain notice show

believe feel pretend state

check find (out) promise suggest

claim forget prove suppose

comment guess realise think

understan
complain hear reckon
d

confirm hope remark

remembe
consider imagine
r

Everyone agrees that we have to act quickly.

It’s easy to forget that she’s just a child.
Recent research proves that global warming is already a reality.
We often leave out that after these verbs, especially in informal speaking. This is
sometimes called zero-that. This is especially common after guess, think,
hope and reckon:
 I think he’s on holiday this week.
I reckon it’s going to be a long, hot summer.
See also:
 That-clauses

Verbs followed by an indirect object and a that-clause

Some verbs (generally those connected with reporting) can be followed by an indirect
object (underlined) plus a that-clause acting as the direct object:

remin
advise inform
d

persuad
assure tell
e

convinc
promise warn
e

He told us that it would take a long time.

Not: He told that it would take a long time.
He convinced everyone that the new road would be good for the town.
The school informed George that he had passed the entry test.
The verbs can also be used without that:
She convinced me I was wrong.

Verbs followed by a prepositional phrase and a that-

clause
Some verbs can be followed by a prepositional phrase (underlined) and a that-clause
acting as the direct object:

point recommen
admit explain state
out d
complai mentio sugges
prove say
n n t

We complained to the committee that they had not kept us informed.

I’d like to point out to everyone that it will be expensive to hire a concert hall.
I suggested to Gina that she should get a summer job.
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