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A clause introduced by “that” can sometimes be a noun. Think about the sentence “That you love me is all I need to know.” The subject of the main verb is the entire clause “that you love ...
We will continue our discussion of the many ways that noun clauses can help make our writing more expressive and—it is earnestly to be hoped—not an aggravation but a delight to read. We already know ...
How many kinds of noun clauses are there in English? A Russian member of Jose Carillo’s English Forum who goes by the username Ivan Ivanov asked me this question recently, observing that as far as he ...
Noun clauses are basically dependent clauses that function like nouns in sentences. Nouns are used to name things, people or places. Nouns serve either as direct or indirect objects, ...
Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. A relative clause can be used to give additional information about a noun. They are introduced by a relative pronoun ...
There shouldn't be a comma there, either. Per Purdue: D on't put a comma between the two nouns, noun phrases, or noun clauses in a compound subject or compound object.
Grammatical metaphor is different to what we understand to be “metaphor”. It’s a way of converting words and shortening clauses, so more information can be packed into fewer characters.
Machine generated contents note: Preliminary lesson: phonology and orthography; 1. Instransitive verbs, word order, absolutive suffix; 2. Nouns and nominal predicates ...
Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. A relative clause can be used to give additional information about a noun. They are introduced by a relative pronoun ...