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c. .
Noun Clauses from Request
Like noun clause from statements, noun clauses from requests are introduced by that. Such clauses occur most frequently as objects of verbs which express the
degree of urgency, advisability or desirability such as advise, ask, beg, command, demand, desire, forbid, insist, move, propose, recommend, request, require, suggest
and urge Frank, 1972: 297. The verbs in noun clauses from request usually take the present subjunctive form, as in:
44. The doctor recommended that he take a vacation.
Verb of present subjunctive
d. .
Noun Clauses from Exclamations Frank 1972: 299 states that noun clauses from exclamations are introduced by
the same words that introduce exclamation – what a, how. The word order of exclamations is preserved in these noun clauses. Noun clauses from exclamations
occur chiefly as objects of verbs or prepositions. For example: 45. Exclamation : What a beautiful figure his wife has
Noun clause: He is always boasting about what a beautiful figure his wife has. Noun clause what a beautiful figure his wife has functions as the
object of preposition “about”
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Functions of Noun Clauses
Frank 1972: 283-284 states that the noun clauses can function as the subject, subjective complement, object of verb, object of preposition, appositive and
subject after “It”.
a. .
Noun Clauses as Subjects
The first grammatical function that noun clauses can perform is the subject. Subjects are defined as words, phrases, and clauses that perform the action or act
upon the predicate. For example, the following italicized noun clauses function as subjects:
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46. How you will finish all your homework on time is beyond me. 47.That the museum cancelled the lecture disappoints me.
b.
. Noun Clauses as Subjective Complement
The second grammatical function that noun clauses can perform is the subjective complement. Subjective complements are defined as words, phrases, and
clauses that follow a copular verb and describe the subject. For example, the following italicized noun clauses function as subjective complements:
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48. The truth was that the moving company lost all your furniture. 49. My question is whether you will sue the company for losses.
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c. .
Noun Clauses as Object of Verb
The third grammatical function that noun clauses can perform is the object of verb especially the transitive verb. For example, the following italicized noun clauses
function as object of verb: retrieved from: http:www.linguisticsgirl.comgrammatical-functions-of-english-
noun-clauses
50. Do you know when the train should arrive. 51. Our dog eats whatever we put in his bowl.
d. .
Noun Clauses as Object of Preposition
The fourth grammatical function that noun clauses can perform is as the object of preposition. For example, the following italicized noun clauses function as
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noun-clauses
52. We have been waiting for whoever will pick us up from the party. 53. My husband did not think about that I wanted some nice jewelry for my
birthday.
In the following complex sentences, the noun clause comes after an intransitive verb construction:
The child was afraid that he would fall down. They felt sorry that they lost the match.
According to Wren Martin 1990: 204, it will be seen that the preposition
of and for necessary to connect the intransitive verb construction to the succeeding noun clause in each of the above sentence is omitted. If we put a noun or a gerund
instead of the clause, we would say afraid of, sorry for and the noun or gerund will be the object of the preposition in each clauses. The noun clause in each of the
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complex sentence may also be regarded as the object of the missing preposition after the intransitive verb construction.
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