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Title: NOUN CLAUSE


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NOUN CLAUSE
  • Noun clauses as the name implies, function as
    nouns. That is, they are word groups with their
    own subject and verb that in turn function as a
    subject, object, or complement in a sentence.
    Noun clauses also function sometimes as nouns of
    direct address or as appositives.

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  • Whatever you ask is going to be too much.
    (Whatever you ask is a noun clause and the
    subject of the sentence.) We expect that the
    rain will stop soon. (that the rain will stop
    soon is the object of the verb hope.) This
    is what I was waiting for. (what I was waiting
    for is the complement.)

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  • I will give whoever writes the best essay an A
    in the course. (whoever writes the best essay
    is the indirect object.) She spends money for
    whatever she wants. (whatever she wants is the
    object of the preposition.) Whoever you are,
    come out of there. (Whoever you are is a noun
    of direct address.)

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  • I dont want it, whatever it is. (whatever it
    is is an appositive.)  

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ADJECTIVE CLAUSE
  • Adjective clauses modify nouns or pronouns. Most
    adjective clauses are also known as relative
    clauses because they are usually introduced by
    the relative pronoun who, which, that, whose, or
    whom. The relative pronoun is the subject or
    object of the clause it begins. Adjective clauses
    also usually appear immediately after the word
    that they modify.

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ADVERB CLAUSE
  • Adverb clauses are the type illustrated in the
    above discussion of complex sentences. In
    Because the rain fell for three days, every
    street in town was flooded, the because clause
    is adverbial. An adverb clause usually modifies a
    verb, but it may modify an adjective, an adverb,
    or even the rest of the sentence in which it
    appears. In our sample sentence, the because
    clause actually modifies the rest of the sentence
    (the independent clause).

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FUNCTIONS OF NOUN CLAUSE
  • Subject of the sentence
  • EX That he had even asked her made her angry.
  • Direct Object
  • EX Nobody knows how he got involved in such
    activities.
  • Indirect Object
  • EX I will inform who took the last exam of the
    score next week.

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FUNCTIONS OF NOUN CLAUSE
  • Subject Complement
  • EX The insult was that he had even asked her.
  • Object of a Preposition
  • EX She found fault in what he had asked her.
  • Object Complement
  • EX You can call him what you wish.

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FUNCTIONS OF NOUN CLAUSE
  • Appositive to the Subject
  • EX We that are older understand life better that
    children.
  • Appositive to the Object
  • EX I hate those that oppose me.

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FUNCTIONS OF ADJECTIVE CLAUSE
  • Adjective Clause is used to modify a noun or a
    pronoun. An adjective clause begins with the
    relative pronouns "who ", " whom" "that",
    "whose", or "which".
  • EX They are searching for the one who borrowed
    the book.
  • Did I tell you about the author whom I met?
  • The books that people read were mainly
    religious.

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FUNCTIONS OF ADJECTIVE CLAUSE
  • EX The meat which they ate was tainted.
  • The book which has the blue cover is mine.

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FUNCTIONS OF ADVERB CLAUSE
  • A subordinate adverb clause can be introduced by
    the subordinating conjunctions in the following
    cases
  • Adverb Clause of "Cause and Effect" with
  • because, since, so (that), in order (that)
  • EX You shouldnt go out because it is raining
    now.

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FUNCTIONS OF ADVERB CLAUSE
  • Adverb Clause of "Time" with after, before,
    since, when, while, whenever, as, as soon as,
    once, until, as/so long as, by the time, now
    that
  • EX After Hamlet's uncle Claudius married
    Hamlet's mother, Hamlet wanted to kill him.
  • Adverb Clause of "Place"
  • EX You can go wherever you like.

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FUNCTIONS OF ADVERB CLAUSE
  • Adverb Clause of "Condition" with if, unless,
    even if, only if, in case (that), whether or not,
    in the event (that), provided (that).
  • EX If the British co-operate, the Europeans may
    achieve monetary union.
  • Adverb Clause of "Opposition" with although,
    whereas, even though, though, while.
  • EX They went on a field trip although it was
    raining.

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FUNCTIONS OF ADVERB CLAUSE
  • Adverb Clause of Manner" with as if, as
    though.
  • EX He speaks English as if he were a native
    speaker.
  • Adverb Clause of Comparison" with than, as.
  • EX She is taller than her sister is.
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