Noun Clauses Flashcards
(14 cards)
1
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Types of Noun Clauses
A
• ‘That’ N. Cl.
• ‘Wh-interrogative’ N. Cl.
• ‘Whether’ N. Cl.
• ‘If’ N. Cl.
2
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Functions of Noun Clauses
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• Subject.
• C/D.O.
• Predicative Complement.
• Complement to a Preposition, Noun and Adjective.
3
Q
“That he is dead seems totally certain”
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- Function: Subject
- Category: ‘That’ Noun Clause
4
Q
“Where he went is not known”
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- Function: subject
- Category: ‘Wh-‘ Interrogative Noun Clause
5
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“Whether she liked the present was unclear”
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- Function: subject
- Category: ‘Whether’ Noun Clause
6
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“It is unclear if she likes the present”
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- Function: subject
- Category: ‘If’ Noun Clause
7
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“I believe that he is dead”
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- Function: D.O.
- Category: ‘That’ Noun Clause
8
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“She asked me who the man was”
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- Function: D.O.
- Category: ‘Wh-‘ Interrogative Noun Clause
9
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“She asked me whether I had finished”
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- Function: D.O.
- Category: Whether Noun Clause
10
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“Ask him if he’s going to come”
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- Function: D.O.
- Category: ‘If’ Noun Clause
11
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“I’m aware that he has done it”
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- Function: Complement to an Adj.
- Category: ‘That’ Noun Clause
12
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“I was not certain whose house I was in”
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- Function: Complement to an Adj.
- Category: ‘Wh-‘ Interrogative Noun Clause
13
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“I was not certain whether I had seen her or not”
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- Function: Complement to an Adj.
- Category: ‘Whether’ Noun Clause
14
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“I wasn’t sure if she would agree”
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- Function: Complement to an Adj.
- Category: ‘If’ Noun Clause
