Noun Clauses

Question 1

What is a Noun Clause?

Answer 1

Dependent clause that functions as a noun substitute

Question 2

What does a Noun Clause take place as?

Answer 2

• Subject
• Direct object
• Predicate Noun
• Object of Preposition
• Delayed Subject

Question 3

What is an Appositive?

Answer 3

• Noun or noun substitute that follows another noun, and gives additional info about it
• set off my commas
• noun clause, gerunds and infinitives can be appositives

Question 4

What are Nominative Absolutes?

Answer 4

A phrase:
noun/noun sub + participle +complements/modifiers
(Weather changing rapidly)

Question 5

What happens when a sentence becomes a Nominative Absolute?

Answer 5

• The adverb loses its ‘clause status’

- verb turns into present tense