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Nominal Clauses

This document discusses nominal clauses in English and classifies them into different categories. Nominal clauses can be finite clauses introduced by words like "that" or "wh-" words, or non-finite clauses using infinitives or "-ing" forms. Nominal clauses can also serve different grammatical functions within a sentence, such as subject, direct object, subject complement, adjectival complement, prepositional object, or appositive.

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Nominal Clauses

This document discusses nominal clauses in English and classifies them into different categories. Nominal clauses can be finite clauses introduced by words like "that" or "wh-" words, or non-finite clauses using infinitives or "-ing" forms. Nominal clauses can also serve different grammatical functions within a sentence, such as subject, direct object, subject complement, adjectival complement, prepositional object, or appositive.

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NOMINAL CLAUSES

Morfosintaxis del Inglés II


MAR / 2020-1
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 Main Points :

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 NC’s can be classified according to their form in different categories:
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 a. That-clause: They didn’t tell me that he was here .
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 Finite-Clauses
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 b. Dependant- Interrogative- Clause (WH-):
 They didn’t tell me when he would be here
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 c. To-infinitive Clause: They will tell you to be here
 early.
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 Non-Finite Clauses


 b. -ing-clause: Telling lies is wrong
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 NC’s can have different functions in the sentence- the same functions
a noun phrase performs:
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 a. Subject: Whether we need it is a different matter.
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 b. Direct object: I don’t know whether we need it.
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 c. Subject Complement: The problem is whether we need it .
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 d. Adjectival Complement : I’m not sure whether we need it .
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 e. Prepositional object: The decision must depend on whether
 we need it .
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 f. Appositive: That question, whether we need it, has not yet
been considered.

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