2.What you say, is not clear to me.
If we replace the underlined part with 'it' in the above sentence, the sentence
structure will be complete.

Note: Sometimes the word ‘that’(conjunction) can be left out in spoken English.


e.g. He felt that punishment was not enough. (that- adjective)

Now read the following passage carefully and identify the noun clauses.
Replace the underlined words ‘that’, ‘so’ and ‘it’ with suitable noun clauses.

The headmaster entered the class furiously and said that he wanted to know the
reason for the absence of some students in the class the day before. One student
said that he had suffered from a severe headache. The headmaster said, “I don’t
believe that”. The second said that somebody stopped him from coming to school.
The headmaster said, “I don’t think so”. The third said that he too had suffered from
a bad headache. On hearing that the headmaster shouted in anger. The fourth said
that he had suffered from a terrible toothache. The headmaster said, “I don’t believe
it”. The fifth said, “My grandmother died suddenly”. The headmaster retorted that
he would ascertain it. He said, “I will come to your house tomorrow to know the
fact.”

III. Editing

Read the following passage and edit (correct) the underlined parts.
Swami went home and says that the headmaster beats him severely. The parents
asked that why the headmaster had beaten him. Swami said that the headmaster
beats him yesterday. Swami’s father said why the headmaster has beaten him without
any cause. Swami replied to his father that the headmaster beats him every day.
Swami’s mother told Swami to attend the classes regularly

1.What do you think Swami might have thought after he had left his
school? Write down his reflections in the form of a diary.

2. Construction of a narrative