Inner Sentence / Embedded Thought
Which thought is placed inside another?
의미
A clause or proposition used inside another sentence as an object, reason, description, condition, or reported thought.
알아보는 방법
Find the smaller sentence that is packaged inside the larger one.
예시
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...]
언어별 보기
모국어에서는
Embedded clauses often come before the noun they modify or appear as quoted/nominalized clauses.
제가 산 책이에요.
It is the book that I bought.
학습 언어에서는
English embeds thoughts, reports, questions, and relative information inside larger sentences.
I know that she is right.
that she is right = embedded thought
Learners may use wrong word order in embedded questions or over/underuse that.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.