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“She demanded that he apologize.” 我要求 他抱歉

Verbs That Don’t Use “That”

❌ Physical Action Verbs:

“I ate that he was hungry.” ✖ (Nonsensical)
❌ Sensory Verbs (Literal):

“She touched that the fabric was soft.” ✖ (Use “how” instead)

1. Verbs Commonly Used with “That” Clauses

A. Cognitive/Opinion Verbs

• think “I think that she’s right.” 我觉得 她对的
• believe “They believe that it’s possible.” 我相信是 可以的
• know “We know that the answer is correct.”
• doubt “She doubts that he’ll come.” Negative expectation
• assume “Let’s assume that the plan works.”

B. Communication Verbs

say “He said that he was tired.” Often omits “that”

tell “She told me that the store closed.” Requires indirect object (me)

explain “He explained that the system failed.”

suggest “I suggest that we leave early.” Subjunctive mood (no -s on verb)

promise “They promised that they’d help.”

C. Emotion/Desire Verbs

hope “We hope that you’ll succeed.” Often future-oriented

fear “She fears that it’s too late.”

regret “I regret that I didn’t go.” Past actions

prefer “They prefer that we arrive by 8 PM.” Formal

D. Perception/Discovery Verbs

see “I see that you’re busy.” Figurative meaning

hear “Did you hear that they won?”

notice “She noticed that the door was open.”

discover “We discovered that the key was missing.”