Any Differences between these sentences?

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Hello.1. It is our hope that nobody is getting hurt.2. Nobody is getting hurt is our hope.3. Our hope is nobody is getting hurt.Are there any differences between these sentences?

4444mv · Accepted Answer

I would say It is our hope that nobody will get hurt or That nobody will get hurt is our hope.

Jasonkhlim · Answer

4444mvI would say It is our hope that nobody will get hurt or That nobody will get hurt is our hope."

"It is our hope that nobody will get hurt.", is this a noun complement?

Jonathan Marianu · Answer

It is our hope that no one will be hurt. (refers to a future event)
It is our hope that no one was hurt. (refers to a past event)

CalifJim · Answer

jasonkhlim"It is our hope that nobody will get hurt.", is this a noun complement?

An entire sentence cannot be a noun complement!

The sentence is a cleft sentence.

Our hope is that nobody will get hurt is the sentence in a plainer form.

The element "our hope" is the highlighted element in the cleft sentence form:

It is our hope that nobody will get hurt.

CJ

Jasonkhlim · Answer

CalifJim jasonkhlim"It is our hope that nobody will get hurt.", is this a noun complement?An entire sentence cannot be a noun complement!The sentence is a cleft sentence.Our hope is that nobody will get hurt is the sentence in a plainer form.The element "our hope" is the highlighted element in the cleft sentence form:It is our hope that nobody will get hurt.CJ

Hi CalifJim.
It = Subject
is = Linking verb
our hope = subject complement
that nobody will get hurt = ?

CalifJim · Answer

jasonkhlimthat nobody will get hurt = ?

relative clause

CJ

Fivejedjon · Answer

CalifJim jasonkhlimthat nobody will get hurt = ?relative clauseCJ

I don't think so. Try substituting 'which' for 'that'.

'That' is a subordinator, as it is in I hope that nobody will get hurt' I don't know what the current term for such subordinate clauses is, but it is not 'relative clause'.

CalifJim · Answer

fivejedjon CalifJim jasonkhlimthat nobody will get hurt = ?relative clauseCJI don't think so. Try substituting 'which' for 'that'.'That' is a subordinator, as it is in I hope that nobody will get hurt' I don't know what the current term for such subordinate clauses is, but it is not 'relative clause'.

I don't think so either, but after wrestling for hours with Asparagus (and possibly BillJ?) on this very point, I finally gave in. There's a thread on it somewhere, but I haven't got time to research it at the moment.

It's supposedly some special kind of relative clause according to the CGEL crowd, but it's "definitely a relative clause".

What can I say?

CJ

CalifJim · Answer

Attn: 5jj

I found the thread where Huddleston and Pullum are quoted regarding the nomenclature for the that-clause of a cleft structure. Maybe you can translate it into ordinary English. As I understand it, the that-clause in a cleft sentence is a relative clause (their words), but it's not dependent on the highlighted element; it's dependent on the whole preceding "It is X" clause. (Or my understanding is mistaken.)

I can't say that I find that explanation a particularly felicitous way of putting it , but there you have it.

If it were up to me, I'd call the that-clause of a cleft "the residue of the cleft", i.e., what's left after you highlight the desired element in the main clause.

grammatical structure help

CJ

4444mv · Answer

CalifJim jasonkhlim"It is our hope that nobody will get hurt.", is this a noun complement?An entire sentence cannot be a noun complement!The sentence is a cleft sentence.Our hope is that nobody will get hurt is the sentence in a plainer form.The element "our hope" is the highlighted element in the cleft sentence form:It is our hope that nobody will get hurt.CJ

If we say Our hope is that nobody will get hurt, my try is 'that nobody will get hurt' is a noun clause/ subject complement and in That nobody will get hurt is our hope, 'that nobody will get hurt' is a noun clause/subject and our hope is a subject complement. Am I right, CJ?
Thanks.

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