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91 [ninety-one]

Subordinate clauses: that 1

91 [devedeset i jedan]	Zavisne rečenice sa da 1

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How does the brain learn grammar?

We begin to learn our native language as babies. This happens automatically. We are not aware of it. Our brain has to accomplish a great deal when learning, however. When we learn grammar, for example, it has a lot of work to do. Every day it hears new things. It receives new stimuli constantly. The brain can't process every stimulus individually, however. It has to act economically. Therefore, it orients itself toward regularity. The brain remembers what it hears often. It registers how often a specific thing occurs. Then it makes a grammatical rule out of these examples. Children know whether a sentence is correct or not. However, they don't know why that is. Their brain knows the rules without having learned them. Adults learn languages differently. They already know the structures of their native language. These build the basis for the new grammatical rules. But in order to learn, adults need teaching. When the brain learns grammar, it has a fixed system. This can be seen with nouns and verbs, for example. They are stored in different regions of the brain. Different areas of the brain are active when processing them. Simple rules are also learned differently than complex rules. With complex rules, more areas of the brain work together. How exactly the brain learns grammar hasn't been researched yet. However, we know that it can theoretically learn every grammar rule…

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Perhaps the weather will get better tomorrow.	V_i_e_e ć_ m_ž_a s_t_a b_t_ b_l_e_ Vrijeme će možda sutra biti bolje. V______ ć_ m____ s____ b___ b_____ Vrijeme će možda sutra biti bolje. _______ __ _____ _____ ____ ______ Vrijeme će možda sutra biti bolje.
How do you know that?	O_a_l_ z_a_e t_? Odakle znate to? O_____ z____ t__ Odakle znate to? ______ _____ ___ Odakle znate to?
I hope that it gets better.	J_ s_ n_d_m d_ ć_ b_t_ b_l_e_ Ja se nadam da će biti bolje. J_ s_ n____ d_ ć_ b___ b_____ Ja se nadam da će biti bolje. __ __ _____ __ __ ____ ______ Ja se nadam da će biti bolje.

He will definitely come.	O_ d_l_z_ s_s_i_ s_g_r_o_ On dolazi sasvim sigurno. O_ d_____ s_____ s_______ On dolazi sasvim sigurno. __ ______ ______ ________ On dolazi sasvim sigurno.
Are you sure?	D_ l_ j_ t_ s_g_r_o_ Da li je to sigurno? D_ l_ j_ t_ s_______ Da li je to sigurno? __ __ __ __ ________ Da li je to sigurno?
I know that he’ll come.	Z_a_ d_ o_ d_l_z_. Znam da on dolazi. Z___ d_ o_ d______ Znam da on dolazi. ____ __ __ _______ Znam da on dolazi.

He’ll definitely call.	O_ ć_ s_g_r_o n_z_a_i_ On će sigurno nazvati. O_ ć_ s______ n_______ On će sigurno nazvati. __ __ _______ ________ On će sigurno nazvati.
Really?	S_v_r_o_ Stvarno? S_______ Stvarno? ________ Stvarno?
I believe that he’ll call.	J_ v_e_u_e_ d_ ć_ n_z_a_i_ Ja vjerujem da će nazvati. J_ v_______ d_ ć_ n_______ Ja vjerujem da će nazvati. __ ________ __ __ ________ Ja vjerujem da će nazvati.

The wine is definitely old.	V_n_ j_ s_g_r_o s_a_o_ Vino je sigurno staro. V___ j_ s______ s_____ Vino je sigurno staro. ____ __ _______ ______ Vino je sigurno staro.
Do you know that for sure?	Z_a_e l_ t_ s_g_r_o_ Znate li to sigurno? Z____ l_ t_ s_______ Znate li to sigurno? _____ __ __ ________ Znate li to sigurno?
I think that he is old.	J_ p_e_p_s_a_l_a_ d_ j_ s_a_o_ Ja pretpostavljam da je staro. J_ p_____________ d_ j_ s_____ Ja pretpostavljam da je staro. __ ______________ __ __ ______ Ja pretpostavljam da je staro.

Our boss is good-looking.	N_š š_f d_b_o i_g_e_a_ Naš šef dobro izgleda. N__ š__ d____ i_______ Naš šef dobro izgleda. ___ ___ _____ ________ Naš šef dobro izgleda.
Do you think so?	S_a_r_t_ l_? Smatrate li? S_______ l__ Smatrate li? ________ ___ Smatrate li?
I find him very handsome.	S_a_r_m d_ o_ č_k v_l_ d_b_o i_g_e_a_ Smatram da on čak vrlo dobro izgleda. S______ d_ o_ č__ v___ d____ i_______ Smatram da on čak vrlo dobro izgleda. _______ __ __ ___ ____ _____ ________ Smatram da on čak vrlo dobro izgleda.

The boss definitely has a girlfriend.	Š_f i_a s_g_r_o d_e_o_k_. Šef ima sigurno djevojku. Š__ i__ s______ d________ Šef ima sigurno djevojku. ___ ___ _______ _________ Šef ima sigurno djevojku.
Do you really think so?	V_e_u_e_e l_ s_v_r_o_ Vjerujete li stvarno? V________ l_ s_______ Vjerujete li stvarno? _________ __ ________ Vjerujete li stvarno?
It is very possible that he has a girlfriend.	V_l_ j_ m_g_ć_ d_ i_a d_e_o_k_. Vrlo je moguće da ima djevojku. V___ j_ m_____ d_ i__ d________ Vrlo je moguće da ima djevojku. ____ __ ______ __ ___ _________ Vrlo je moguće da ima djevojku.

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