Representing thinking, perceiving, liking and desiring

Using verb patterns to represent perceptions

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Verb followed by a wh-clause

The verbs in this category can be followed by a wh-clause which is related to a wh-question, and which represents some kind of fact which is recognised, noticed, discovered, etc:

Young readers can discover how birds steer while they are flying.
(Bank of English)

Here is a list of verbs which can be followed by a clause beginning with one of the wh-words:

discover  note  feel notice find observe hear perceive learn read make out recognise

Introduction
Participants associated with perception verbs
Grammatical patterns associated with the phenomenon
Verb followed by a noun group
Verb followed by a that clause
Verb followed by an object and the bare infinitive
Verb followed by an object and the -ing form
Verb followed by a wh-clause
Verb followed by an if/whether clause
Verb followed by an object and an adjective/-ed participle clause
Ellipsis with perception verbs
Present simple v present continuous tense
A note on the order of participants