risorgimento
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- Nov 4, 2010
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- English Teacher
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- Persian
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- Iran
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- Iran
Hi,
As part of the classroom activity I have to ask the students to make sentences with different words. One such word which has always been problematic is "realize", as a synonym for "understand".
I used to formulate the usage of "realize" like this: After "realize" we must use a noun clause. But when I encountered the following example in a dictionary, the formulation evaporated:
"Do you realize your mistake?"
So based on the above example it's OK to use noun phrases after realize. But what about pronouns? Aren't they replacements for nouns?
Some of the sentences that my students make are like this:
Do you realize me?
I don't realize you.
I feel these sentences are not right. But I'm not sure whether they are or aren't and can't explain why.
Can anyone help me with this?
As part of the classroom activity I have to ask the students to make sentences with different words. One such word which has always been problematic is "realize", as a synonym for "understand".
I used to formulate the usage of "realize" like this: After "realize" we must use a noun clause. But when I encountered the following example in a dictionary, the formulation evaporated:
"Do you realize your mistake?"
So based on the above example it's OK to use noun phrases after realize. But what about pronouns? Aren't they replacements for nouns?
Some of the sentences that my students make are like this:
Do you realize me?
I don't realize you.
I feel these sentences are not right. But I'm not sure whether they are or aren't and can't explain why.
Can anyone help me with this?