Complex
Sent ence
wit h a noun clause
Sar i Hidayat i, M. A
A compl ex sent ence :
A sent ence t hat consist s of independent cl ause (main cl ause) and dependent cl ause (subordinat e cl ause)
There are t hree kinds of dependent cl auses:
1.
Adj ect ive Cl ause (Rel at ive Cl ause)2.
Adverbial Cl ause3.
Noun Cl auseA noun cl ause is :
A dependent cl ause t hat f unct ions as a noun.
Theref ore, it pl ays t he rol e of a noun in t he sent ence, i. e. it can be a subj ect or an obj ect .
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What t he newspaper r epor t ed
was incorrect .subj ect verb
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Peopl e once bel ievedt hat t he wor ld was f lat
.A noun cl ause can also f ol low cert ai n adj ect i ves
and nouns.
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We werehappy
t hat t he semest er was over. adj•
Who f irst chal l enged t hebelief
t hat t he worl d wasf l at ? noun
There are t hree kinds of noun cl auses :
1.
t hat cl auses, which begin wit h t he word t hat2.
i f/ whet her cl auses, which begin wit h t he wordswhet her or i f
That clauses
• f ormed f rom st at ement s
• int roduced by subordinat or t hat
• t hat can be omit t ed
The Russian president and his wif e t ol d t he press (t hat ) t hey wer e enj oying t heir visit
Subj unct ive noun clauses
• verb in base f rom
• occur af t er verbs and adj ect ives of urgency, advisabil it y, necessit y, and desirabil it y
cont inued
Quest i on clauses
• f ormed f rom quest ions;
wh-words are t he subordinat ors: who, wher e, whi ch, how, et c.
• use SV st at ement word order
• do, does, di d disappear
Do you know who t he int er pr et er f or t he Russian leader was?
The report er asked which companies planned t o do business in Russia.
If / Whet her clauses
• f ormed f rom yes/ no quest ions
• int roduced by subordinat or i f or whet her .
Whet her is more f ormal t han i f .
• or not may be added
• use SV st at ement word order
• do, does, di d disappear
The quest ion is whet her (or not ) U. S. and Eur opean companies under st and t he Rusian business envir onment (or not ).
PRACTICE 1 –
That
Clauses
Compl et e t he f ol l owing sent ences using t hat cl ause.
1.
Scient ist s bel ieve _________________________2.
The idea __________________ is nonsense.PRACTICE 2 –
Quest i on
Clauses
Change each of t he f ol lowing quest i ons int o a noun
cl ause. Creat e your own main cl ause.
Exampl e : When did you last perf orm in Fog Ci t y?
I began my int ervi ew by asking when you l ast per f or med i n Fog Ci t y.
1.
When and where will t he concert t ake pl ace?
2.
How many songs have you recorded?
3.
Which company produces your CDs?
4.
How many Grammys do you have?
PRACTICE 3 –
If / Whet her
Clauses
Change each of t he f ol lowing quest i ons int o an if /
whet her cl ause. Creat e your own main cl ause.
Exampl e : Is acupunct ure a risky medical procedure?
I would l ike t o know whet her or not acupunct ure is a risky medical procedure.
1.
Can acupunct ure st rengt hen t he i mmune syst em?
2.
Are t he needl es made of st ainless st eel or of some
ot her met al?
3.
Do t he needl es hurt when t hey are insert ed?
4.
Does acupunct ure use t he body’ s energy t o promot e
heal ing?
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WRITING PRACTICE
Writ e compl ex sent ences cont aining a
