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NOUN CLAUSES (Nominal clauses- one type of dependent clauses in complex…
NOUN CLAUSES
(Nominal clauses- one type of dependent clauses in complex sentences)
FUNCTION
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a noun or noun phrase
Subject, Object, Complement.
Begin with
THAT, WH- word, IF/ WHETHER.
TYPES
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1
. Derived from statements---->
that-clauses
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Ex:
That he is not the best choice
goes without saying.
_She believed
(that) everything would be fine.
2
. Derived from questions--->
wh-clauses
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Ex: The question is
what we can do to solve the problem.
WHETHER/ IF
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1. Yes/ No questions
Ex: Do you know
whether/ if
there's a good film on tonight?
2. IF
: the noun clause is the
Object
of the verb.
Ex: I don't know
if
I can do anything to help.
3. WHETHER:
a. Choice or alternatives
Ex: it is debatable
whether
it's necessary to tell her all about this.
b. Noun clause as Subject
Ex:
Whether
we will pass this course remains to be seen.
c. After BE
Ex: This question
is whether
we should risk everything again this time.
d. After preposition
Ex: We need to discriminate
between whether
she really needs the money or is just being greedy.
e. After a noun
Ex:
The question whether
to wait another year will be discussed today.
f. Before a To-inf
Ex: i can't decide
whether to go
or not
g. Before OR NOT
Ex: We have to decide
whether or not
we are going.
AFTER PREPOSITIONS
Ex: We had to talk about
who should be invited
IN DIFFERENT STRUCTURES
With IT
Ex: It wasn't possible
that he could be mistaken
.
After an Adjective
Ex: I'm disappointed
that I didn't get the job
.
After a Noun
Ex: I heard the rumor
that the professor had been kidnapped.
SEQUENCE OF TENSES
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Independent clause is in
Present,
Dependent noun clause is in
any tense.
Independent clause is in Past, :pencil2: dependent noun clause :
is in Past
Ex: The president
agreed
that solar power
was
the answer to the energy crisis.
is Would + inf/ Was/were going to inf
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is in Present: a general truth
Ex: he
told
me
that he truly loves her.