The document discusses different types of complaints and annoyances people may have. It begins by providing examples of things that annoy the author, such as neighbors allowing dogs to bark at night or having loud parties. It then defines clauses and different types of noun clauses. Examples are given of completing sentences using relative clauses containing noun clauses. The document concludes by listing additional scenarios where someone may need to complain, such as a taxi driver playing loud music or a smoker in a restaurant.

1. The Art of ComplainingLorena Solarte

3. The thing I can’t understand about people with dogs is why they allow them to bark at night

4. One thing that annoys me is when my neighbors have loud parties late at night

5. Something that really bothers me is people who talk loudly during a movie

6. ClausesIt’s the smallest grammatical unit that can express a complete idea.A clause can be Independent: It could stand as a sentence by itself. It contains a subject and a predicate.Dependent: It can’t stand as a sentence since it must be used together with a independent clause in the same sentence

7. Dependent ClausesThree types: Adjective Clause Adverb ClauseNoun Clause --- It can be used as a noun. (That – whether – who – why – whom – what – how – when – whoever – where – whomever)

8. Noun Clauses Containing Relative ClausesRelative clauses can function like nouns when introduced with:Something that bother me… One thing that annoys me… …The thing that gets on my nervesThey can be the subject or the object of a sentence.

9. Noun Clauses Containing Relative ClausesWhen – Why – How Something thatreally bugs me is when the waiters ignore meThe thing I can’t understand is why people can litter in a public parkThe thing I can’t understand is how people can waste water

10. 1. Complete these sentences with Noun ClausesSomething that really annoys me at house is ______________________________________________________________________________________________is something that bothers me when I’m trying to go to sleep2. Underline the Relative ClausesOne thing that gets on my nerves is when my father tells me what time I should be home. I wish he wouldn’t do thatSomething that irritates me on the street is people who don’t respect traffic signs 3. Complete these sentences with your own information________________________________________ is something that bothers me about people on buses________________________________________ is one thing that irritates me about teenagers

11. Dialog Taxi driver is playing the radio very loudly while you and another passenger are trying to talkYou need to make and important call at a public telephone but a person on the phone is chatting for many minutes Waiter brings you something that you didn’t order You are in a restaurant, someone is smoking while you are eating

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