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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Classification question
how do you classify "what everyone wanted to know was who would play the solos".
I think "what everyone wanted to know" is a noun clause called a subject clause...is that correct?
I think "what everyone wanted to know" is a noun clause called a subject clause...is that correct?
Top answer
That's right. solos' is a noun clause acting as a predicate nominative.
- That's right.
- solos' is a noun clause acting as a predicate nominative.
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That's right. And 'who...solos' is a noun clause acting as a predicate nominative.
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Hi,
how do you classify "what everyone wanted to know was who would play the solos".
I think "what everyone wanted to know" is a noun clause called a subject clause...is that correct?
Yes. I'd say it's a noun clause used as the subject of the sentence.
Clive
how do you classify "what everyone wanted to know was who would play the solos".
I think "what everyone wanted to know" is a noun clause called a subject clause...is that correct?
Yes. I'd say it's a noun clause used as the subject of the sentence.
Clive
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