Noe Moises Ramirez Castillo Noun Clauses

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Noun Clauses

By: Moises Ramirez


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Noun Clauses

Noun clauses are subject and predicate(finite verb) structures carrying out the

grammatical functions attributed to a

noun.


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Ending in everare called Relative Indefinite

Pronouns

WH-WORDS CONJUCTIONS

Who Whom Whose

Which What Where

Why When

Whether

Whoever Whomever

Whosever Whichever Whatever

That

How

If


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Noun Clauses

A noun clause is a clause that has the

same function as a noun.

A noun clause can be define as a clausethat fills a position that a noun phrase

typically occupies in a matrix clause.


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Noun Clauses examples

What he said disturbed us all. (subject)

The news disturbed us all. Noun Phrase (NP)

That he had done it was obvious. (subject)It was obvious. Noun Phrase (NP)


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Noun Clauses axamples

He said that he was hungry. (object)

He said something. Noun Phrase (NP)

He asked where we were going. (object)He asked a question. Noun Phrase (NP)


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Many noun clauses are introduced by the

complementizer that. Thatmay be omitted

except initially in sentences:

He told me (that) I could go.

It is obvious (that) he knows all about it.

That he confessed so readily was shocking. That he knew about it we had no idea.


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wh-words and relitive indefinite

pronouns

Take what you want.

Whoever did that acted rather foolishly.

Whatever you did annoyed us all. Whichever came here did a mess

She told him what a good job he had done.

I wanted to know whether they were going.


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S NP + VP NP/c

we will define a noun phrase (NP) as an article-

noun combination, this kind of noun phrase

consists of an article and a common noun

(abbreviated NC)

NP Art NC


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The monkey ate a banana

Art NC

A boy watches TV

Art NC


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A single word can fill the slot of subject. We will

call all names like Tarzan and Roverproper

nouns (abbreviated NP).

N NP

Tarzan saw a leopard

NP

Rover saw a leopardNP


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PS RULES LEXICON

S NP VP

NP Art NC

NP NP

VP V NP

Art: a, an, the

NC: engineer, car, cat,

monkey, etc.

NP: Rover, Luke,

Chicago, etc.

V: startle, bought,

loves, hired, etc.


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S

NP VP

Art NC V NP

The engineer startled Sidney

NP


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Constance bought a car

V NP

NP

NCArt

VP

NP

S


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Noun clauses can do anything that nouns

can do.

Dependent clauses can also be classified as

restrictive and non-restrictive. It can beremoved from the sentence without

changing its basic meaning.

The teacher, who used to be secretary, could

type very competently.


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Notice the difference in meaning that is

caused when a clause is changed fromnon-restrictive to restrictive.

The students, who were penniless, couldnot afford to buy books.

The students who were penniless could

not afford to buy books.


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The imperfect subjunctive (e.g. base

form of the verb) is used in noun

clause when:

Wish

Recommendation

Suggestion Command


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Examples of the subjunctive form

I insist that he be told.

It is essential that he do it immediately. They require that I be there at noon.

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