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* NOUN CLAUSES

Complex Sentences

A sentence which contains one or more dependent

clauses in addition to its independent clause joined

by a subordinating conjunction (subordinator)

When it rained, we went inside

If you cannot have what you like, you had better like what you have

Types of dependent clauses in complex sentences

*Nominal clauses (noun clauses)

*Adjectival clauses (adjective/ relative clauses)

*Adverbial clauses (adverb clauses)

Noun Clauses

*A dependent clause which functions as a noun or noun phrase

*=> subject, object, or complement

I didn’t know how she got there all by herself

*Beginning with THAT, a question word, or IF/

WHETHER

Noun Clauses

*Two types of nominal clauses

1 Derived from statements ➔ that-clauses

That he is not the best choice goes without saying

She believed ( that) everything would be fine .

2 Derived from questions ➔ wh-clauses

The question is what we can do to solve the problem

(What can we do to solve the problem?)

The question is whether we can do anything to solve the problem

(Can we do anything to solve the problem?)

Noun Clauses

WHETHER and IF

*Used with embedded Yes/No questions

*Do you know whether/if there’s a good film on

tonight?

*IF is preferred when

*The noun clause is the object of the verb

*I don’t know if I can do anything to help

*WHETHER is used in other positions

WHETHER is used …

*Talking about choices or alternatives

*It is debatable whether it’s necessary to tell her all about this

*Noun clause as subject

*After BE (noun clause as subject complement)

*The question is whether we should risk everything again this

time

*After a preposition

*We need to discriminate between whether she really needs the

money or is just being greedy

*After a noun

*The question whether to wait another year will be discussed

today

*Before a to-Infinitive

*I can’t decide whether to go or not

*Immediately before OR NOT

*We have to decide whether or not we are going

Noun Clauses

*Noun clauses after PREPOSITIONS

We had a talk about who should be invited

*In different structures

It wasn’t possible that he could be mistaken (with IT)

I’m disappointed that I didn’t get the job (after an

I heard the rumor that the professor had been

Noun Clauses

Sequence of Tenses

*The verb tense in the independent clause determines the verb tense in the dependent noun clause

The president AGREES that solar power IS the

answer to the energy crisis

The president AGREED that solar power WAS the

answer to the energy crisis

He TOLD me that he truly LOVES her ???

Noun Clauses

Noun clauses as object

We regret that you did not find our product

satisfactory.

Noun Clauses

Noun clauses as object

We told the driver we were in a hurry.

Noun Clauses

Noun clauses as object

We explain to the driver that we were in a hurry

It was assumed that the stock market would