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1、NounClausesRitaDefinitionsNounclausesperformthesamefunctionsinsentencesthatnounsdoAnounclausecanbeasubjectofaverb:WhatBillydidshockedhisfriends.Anounclausecanbeanobjectofaverb:Billy’sfriendsdidn’tknowthathecouldn’tswim.Anounclausecanbeasubjectcomplement:Billy’smistakewasthatherefusedtotakelessons.A
2、nounclausecanbeanobjectofapreposition:MaryisnotresponsibleforwhatBillydid.Anounclause(butnotanoun)canbeanadjectivecomplement:EverybodyissadthatBillydrowned.combinetwoindependentclausesbychangingonetoanounclauseandusingitinoneofthewayslistedaboveTochangeastatementtoanounclauseusethat:Iknow+Billymade
3、amistake=IknowthatBillymadeamistake.Tochangeayes/noquestiontoanounclause,useiforwhether:Georgewonders+DoesFredknowhowtocook?=GeorgewondersifFredknowshowtocook.Tochangeawh-questiontoanounclause,usethewh-word:Idon’tknow+WhereisGeorge?=Idon’tknowwhereGeorgeis.nounclausemarkersThesubordinatorsinnouncla
4、usesarecallednounclausemarkers.thatif,whetherWh-words:how,what,when,where,which,who,whom,whose,whyWh-everwords:however,whatever,whenever,wherever,whichever,whoever,whomeverExceptforthat,nounclausemarkerscannotbeomittedOnlythatcanbeomitted,butitcanbeomittedonlyifitisnotthefirstwordinasentence:correc
5、t:Billy’sfriendsdidn’tknowthathecouldn’tswim.correct:Billy’sfriendsdidn’tknowhecouldn’tswim.correct:Billy’smistakewasthatherefusedtotakelessons.correct:Billy’smistakewasherefusedtotakelessons.correct:ThatBillyjumpedoffthepiersurprisedeveryone.*notcorrect:Billyjumpedoffthepiersurprisedeveryone.State
6、mentwordorderisalwaysusedinanounclausenotcorrect:Doyouknowwhattimeisit?(Questionwordorder:isit)correct:Doyouknowwhattimeitis?(Statementwordorder:itis)notcorrect:*EverybodywonderedwheredidBillygo.(Questionwordorder:didBillygo)correct:EverybodywonderedwhereBillywent.(Statementwordorder:Billywent)exam
7、plesofsentenceswhichcontainonenounclauseNounclausesassubjectsofverbs:ThatGeorgelearnedhowtoswimisamiracle.WhetherFredcangetabetterjobisnotcertain.WhatMarysaidconfusedherparents.HoweveryoulearntospellisOKwit
