Noun Clauses: TORN

(Natalie Imbruglia)

1. Read the noun clauses and guess

which noun clause goes in each
blank. Explain your choices.

2. Listen to the song and check

your work.
I thought _________________________.I

He was warm; he came around like he was

dignified.

He showed me __________________________.D

Well, you couldn’t be that man I adored.

You don’t seem to know or seem to care

________________________.F

I don’t know him anymore.

There is nothing where he used to lie,

A- (THAT) THE FORTUNE TELLER WAS RIGHT
my conversation has run dry.

That’s _______________________B B- WHAT’S GOING ON

Nothing is fine, I’m torn.

C- WHAT WAS THERE
I’m all out of faith.

This is _________________.G D- WHAT IT WAS TO CRY

I’m cold and I’m shamed lying naked on the

floor. E- (THAT) THE PERFECT SKY IS TORN

Illusion never changed into something real.

F- WHAT YOUR HEART IS FOR
I’m wide awake and I can see
________________E
G- HOW I FEEL
You’re a little late, I’m already torn.

So I guess ____________________________.A H- WHAT’S GOING ON

I should have seen just

_____________________C I- (THAT) I SAW A MAN BROUGHT TO LIFE
and not some holy light.

But you crawled beneath my veins and

now, I don’t care, I have no luck,

I don’t miss it all that much.

There are just so many things

that I can’t touch, I’m torn. (chorus)

There’s nothing where he used to lie.

My inspiration has run dry.

That’s ______________________.H

Nothing’s right I’m torn… (chorus)