Inner Sentence / Embedded Thought
Which thought is placed inside another?
Ý nghĩa
A clause or proposition used inside another sentence as an object, reason, description, condition, or reported thought.
Cách nhận biết
Find the smaller sentence that is packaged inside the larger one.
Ví dụ
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...]
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Trong ngôn ngữ của Bạn
Embedded clauses use rằng, là, để, cho, khi, nếu, mà and relative-like structures.
Tôi biết rằng cô ấy bận.
I know that she busy
Trong ngôn ngữ đang học
Embedded clauses use أن/أنّ, relative pronouns, verbal nouns and agreement-sensitive structures.
أعرفُ الرجلَ الذي جاء.
I know the man who came.
Learners may confuse أن and أنَّ or choose the wrong relative pronoun.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.