English Grammar Drills

Final Review 279
Exercise 16.16 (Chapter 7: That-clauses)
Underline the that clauses in the following sentences. Confirm your answer by substituting the
pronoun it for the that clause.
it
I didn’t know that it was so late.
1. That Paul would inherit the family fortune came as a horrible shock to Louise.
2. They contended that the accident wasn’t their fault.
3. The plan was that we would call you when we got there.
4. The driver told us that he was out of gas.
5. That they were so late was really rude to the hosts.
6. The doctor told me that my ankle was severely sprained but not broken.
7. Their main complaint was that the restaurant closed too early.
8. Sally hated that Harry’s ties were so out of style.
9. That the movie wasn’t very good came as no surprise.
10. The problem is that it is getting so late.
Exercise 16.17 (Chapter 7: Wh-clauses)
Underline the wh- clauses in the following sentences. Confirm your answers by replacing the
noun clause with it.
It
What you are entitled to remains to be seen.
1. I don’t care about what he said.
2. Forgive me for what I am about to say.
3. Where they went is none of my business.
4. Did you ever notice how babies first start crawling?
5. Can you tell me how much dinner actually cost?
6. Which one we will finally pick is still up in the air.