Tuesday, November 3, 2009

The Functions of Clauses in English

Hi Gangs,
Read through different types of clauses and bring your own exmaple of each type to class on Thursday morning.
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The Functions of Clauses

NOUN CLAUSE AS SENTENCE SUBJECT
1. Whatever that woman told you about this case is probably wrong.
2. That Charlie has paid all his bills remains a surprise to all of us.

NOUN CLAUSE AS SENTENCE OBJECT
1. He said whatever was on his mind.
2. Tell your classmates what you plan to do next.

NOUN CLAUSE AS OBJECT OF PREPOSITION
1. He wrote a book about what he did during the Vietnam War.
2. She was interested in where he went to school.

NOUN CLAUSE AS PREDICATE
1. You are what you eat.
2. The trouble with this plan is that we don't have enough money.

ADJECTIVE CLAUSE
1. Instructors who read from their old class notes aren't doing their job.
2. The old jalopy in the driveway, which Elmer hasn't driven in years, needs to be towed away.

ADVERB CLAUSE
1. They bravely go where no one else has gone before.
2. I haven't seen my brother since he borrowed all that money from me.
3. Mother will stay with you until you fall asleep.

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