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91 [ninety-one]

Subordinate clauses: that 1

91 [ninety-one]	Subordinate clauses: that 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.	P_r_a_s t_e w_a_h_r w_l_ g_t b_t_e_ t_m_r_o_. Perhaps the weather will get better tomorrow. P______ t__ w______ w___ g__ b_____ t________ Perhaps the weather will get better tomorrow. _______ ___ _______ ____ ___ ______ _________ Perhaps the weather will get better tomorrow.
How do you know that?	H_w d_ y_u k_o_ t_a_? How do you know that? H__ d_ y__ k___ t____ How do you know that? ___ __ ___ ____ _____ How do you know that?
I hope that it gets better.	I h_p_ t_a_ i_ g_t_ b_t_e_. I hope that it gets better. I h___ t___ i_ g___ b______ I hope that it gets better. _ ____ ____ __ ____ _______ I hope that it gets better.

He will definitely come.	H_ w_l_ d_f_n_t_l_ c_m_. He will definitely come. H_ w___ d_________ c____ He will definitely come. __ ____ __________ _____ He will definitely come.
Are you sure?	A_e y_u s_r_? Are you sure? A__ y__ s____ Are you sure? ___ ___ _____ Are you sure?
I know that he’ll come.	I k_o_ t_a_ h_’_l c_m_. I know that he’ll come. I k___ t___ h____ c____ I know that he’ll come. _ ____ ____ _____ _____ I know that he’ll come.

He’ll definitely call.	H_’_l d_f_n_t_l_ c_l_. He’ll definitely call. H____ d_________ c____ He’ll definitely call. _____ __________ _____ He’ll definitely call.
Really?	R_a_l_? Really? R______ Really? _______ Really?
I believe that he’ll call.	I b_l_e_e t_a_ h_’_l c_l_. I believe that he’ll call. I b______ t___ h____ c____ I believe that he’ll call. _ _______ ____ _____ _____ I believe that he’ll call.

The wine is definitely old.	T_e w_n_ i_ d_f_n_t_l_ o_d_ The wine is definitely old. T__ w___ i_ d_________ o___ The wine is definitely old. ___ ____ __ __________ ____ The wine is definitely old.
Do you know that for sure?	D_ y_u k_o_ t_a_ f_r s_r_? Do you know that for sure? D_ y__ k___ t___ f__ s____ Do you know that for sure? __ ___ ____ ____ ___ _____ Do you know that for sure?
I think that he is old.	I t_i_k t_a_ h_ i_ o_d_ I think that he is old. I t____ t___ h_ i_ o___ I think that he is old. _ _____ ____ __ __ ____ I think that he is old.

Our boss is good-looking.	O_r b_s_ i_ g_o_-_o_k_n_. Our boss is good-looking. O__ b___ i_ g____________ Our boss is good-looking. ___ ____ __ _____________ Our boss is good-looking.
Do you think so?	D_ y_u t_i_k s_? Do you think so? D_ y__ t____ s__ Do you think so? __ ___ _____ ___ Do you think so?
I find him very handsome.	I f_n_ h_m v_r_ h_n_s_m_. I find him very handsome. I f___ h__ v___ h________ I find him very handsome. _ ____ ___ ____ _________ I find him very handsome.

The boss definitely has a girlfriend.	T_e b_s_ d_f_n_t_l_ h_s a g_r_f_i_n_. The boss definitely has a girlfriend. T__ b___ d_________ h__ a g__________ The boss definitely has a girlfriend. ___ ____ __________ ___ _ ___________ The boss definitely has a girlfriend.
Do you really think so?	D_ y_u r_a_l_ t_i_k s_? Do you really think so? D_ y__ r_____ t____ s__ Do you really think so? __ ___ ______ _____ ___ Do you really think so?
It is very possible that he has a girlfriend.	I_ i_ v_r_ p_s_i_l_ t_a_ h_ h_s a g_r_f_i_n_. It is very possible that he has a girlfriend. I_ i_ v___ p_______ t___ h_ h__ a g__________ It is very possible that he has a girlfriend. __ __ ____ ________ ____ __ ___ _ ___________ It is very possible that he has a girlfriend.

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