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<!-- (Audio) Sophie: Think of it as wrapping code to limit what other parts can see. -->

--instructions--

Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.

--fillInTheBlank--

--sentence--

Think of it as wrapping code to limit BLANK other parts can see.

--blanks--

what

--feedback--

This word is used to introduce a noun clause, which explains the thing that is being limited or restricted in this context.

--explanation--

In the phrase limit what other parts can see, what introduces a noun clause, which serves as the object of limit.

A noun clause is a clause that acts as a noun within a sentence. It can function as the object or the subject of a sentence. It usually starts with words like that, what, whether, who, when, why, how, etc.

Noun clauses use normal statement word order (not question order). For example:

  • The team is checking why the system crashed during the update. - Why the system crashed during the update is the noun clause acting as the object of checking.

  • What the function returns depends on the input data. - What the function returns is a noun clause acting as the subject of depends on.

--scene--

json
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    "background": "company2-center.png",
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      {
        "character": "Sophie",
        "position": {
          "x": 50,
          "y": 0,
          "z": 1.4
        },
        "opacity": 0
      }
    ],
    "audio": {
      "filename": "B1_16-1.mp3",
      "startTime": 1,
      "startTimestamp": 43.7,
      "finishTimestamp": 46.86
    }
  },
  "commands": [
    {
      "character": "Sophie",
      "opacity": 1,
      "startTime": 0
    },
    {
      "character": "Sophie",
      "startTime": 1,
      "finishTime": 4.16,
      "dialogue": {
        "text": "Think of it as wrapping code to limit what other parts can see.",
        "align": "center"
      }
    },
    {
      "character": "Sophie",
      "opacity": 0,
      "startTime": 4.66
    }
  ]
}