Inner Sentence / Embedded Thought
Which thought is placed inside another?
Significato
A clause or proposition used inside another sentence as an object, reason, description, condition, or reported thought.
Come riconoscerlo
Find the smaller sentence that is packaged inside the larger one.
Esempi
that|who|which|to|because
I know that|the man who|the idea to leave
I know that you are busy.
Visual guide
LARGER MESSAGE
I know [that you are busy].
[INNER THOUGHT]
Bracketed thought = clause
inside another sentence.
Same inner thought, different packaging: that + clause: I know [that...] relative: man [who...] to-form: idea [to leave] reason: [because...]
Panoramica per lingua
Nella tua lingua madre
Embedding uses che, di + infinitive, relative pronouns, and clause patterns.
So che sei occupato.
I know that you are busy.
Nella tua lingua di studio
L'inglese inserisce pensieri, cose riportate, domande e informazioni descrittive dentro frasi più grandi.
I know that she is right.
that she is right = pensiero inserito dentro la frase principale
Chi studia può usare l'ordine delle parole sbagliato nelle domande indirette o usare that troppo spesso o troppo poco.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.