ANKARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

2023-2024 ACADEMIC YEAR – SPRING SEMESTER

PRE FACULTY
WEEK 3

THURSDAY
NOUN CLAUSES
PART A. Read the text and mark the statements as True or False.

piling: wooden, concrete, or metal posts which are pushed into the ground and on which buildings or bridges are built.
pontoon: a flat-bottomed boat used in building a floating bridge.

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2023-2024 ACADEMIC YEAR – SPRING SEMESTER
PRE FACULTY
WEEK 3

1. The young man and his lady love were living in different places. ____
2. The young man found a magic lamp on the beach.______
3. The young man's belief was that one who let a genie out of a lamp or a bottle received three
wishes.____
4. The genie promised to give the young man three things he asked for.____
5. What the young man wanted was a bridge from California to Hawaii.____
6. The genie first thought that he hadn't heard the young man's request correctly._____
7. The genie said that he couldn't build the bridge because he didn't have enough energy._____
8. The genie also said that he couldn't build the bridge because it would be too expensive.____
9. The young man's second request was for the genie to help him understand why women
behave as they do.____
10. In the end, the genie did not agree to grant the young man's original request.____

PART A. II Use your dictionary and complete the sentences with the words in the box. The words
are taken from the text.

on call one-upmanship dilemma ecstatic uniqueness inclination exemplary supplant outdo

1. We __________ someone if we do better than that person.

2. If we have a desire for something, we have an____________ for it.
3. Something that is _____________is admirable.
4. To__________someone is to take that person's place, especially unfairly or improperly.
5. _______________is the quality of being unlike any other person or thing.
6. A___________is a difficult choice to be made, particularly between two courses of action.
7. To be______________is to feel extremely happy or joyful.
8. A person who is required to be available to perform services is said to be __________.
9. Someone who practices_____________ is skilled at getting an advantage over others.

PART B. Read each sentence. Look at the boldfaced word in the noun clause. Is it the subject or the
object of the clause?

1. What was making him sad was the fact that his lady love wasn't with him. S/O
2. What looked like a magic lamp lay on the sand in front of him. S/O
3. "Whoever lets me out gets one wish," the genie said. S/O
4. You'll grant me whatever I wish? S/O
5. What I want is for you to build me a bridge to Hawaii. S/O
6. That is what I said. S/O
7. Do you realize what you're asking? S/O
8. What makes women tick is a mystery to me. S/O

PART C. Find and correct the mistake in each sentence.

1. I don't know where is Jerry. He was supposed to be here by seven.
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2. However you want to do is fine with me; it's your special day.
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3. It's not clear to me what did Sandra mean by that.

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2023-2024 ACADEMIC YEAR – SPRING SEMESTER
PRE FACULTY
WEEK 3

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4. I'm annoyed by that Ike didn't tell me he was going on vacation.
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5. Tell me what are the most serious problems in the system.
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6. We're not sure if or not Dan will be able to play the piano for the show.
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7. She is an intelligent and resourceful employee is apparent.
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8. Make sure you know that your main point is when you're making a speech.
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PART D. You are a teacher and your colleague Jim taught your class for you yesterday. Use noun
clauses and the words in parentheses to type in embedded questions about what you'd like to ask
Jim.
1. I want to ask ___________________ (who/miss class).
2. I want to ask Jim _______________________(if/he/collect the homework from yesterday).
3. I wonder _____________________________(what/class/talk about during discussion time).
4. I wonder _______________________________ (what/he/tell students to do for homework).
5. I want to ask Jim ______________________(whether or not/ he/have fun teaching my class).

PART E. Find and correct 5 mistakes in the letter.

Dear Professor Costel

What I left on your desk is a file what Professor Atanasoff gave

me. You probably know that he left today for the East Coast. But
did you know that he (did leave) a lot of equipment in the
basement? The equipment is crowding the basement is obvious.
I don't know should I do throw it out. Please help me in this
dilemma and advise on what should with it. Also, please note
that he left some papers for you to sign. He said that they
should go over to Beardshear Hall after you have signed them so
the patent application can be filed. I'll see you when I return
from vacation.

Best,
Joyce