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Mickey Mouse 8241 Posted 11 years ago
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"Nobody in the office knows whose car that is outside. Do you know who it belongs to?
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"Nobody in the office knows whose car that is outside. Do you know who it belongs to?!
What are the adjective clause and noun clause in the bold sentences?
whose car that is outside --- is noun clause
who it belongs to --- is noun clause?
that is outside --- is adjective clause?!
Am I right?!
"Nobody in the office knows whose car that is outside. Do you know who it belongs to?!
What are the adjective clause and noun clause in the bold sentences?
whose car that is outside --- is noun clause
who it belongs to --- is noun clause?
that is outside --- is adjective clause?!
Am I right?!
Top answer
Nobody in the office knows whose car that is outside. In the underlined words, there is only one clause. It is an indirect question, and, as a complement of the verb "know," it is a noun clause.
- Nobody in the office knows whose car that is outside.
- In the underlined words, there is only one clause.
- It is an indirect question, and, as a complement of the verb "know," it is a noun clause.
- Here is the direct question: Whose car is that outside?
- Here is a possible answer: That is Mary's car outside.
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Nobody in the office knows whose car that is outside.
In the underlined words, there is only one clause. It is an indirect question, and, as a complement of the verb "know," it is a noun clause.
Here is the direct question:
Whose car is that outside?
Here is a possible answer:
That is Mary's car outside.
Do you know who it belongs to?
In the underlined words, there is only one clause. It is an indirect question, and, as a complement of the verb "know," it is a noun clause.
Here is the direct question:
Whose car is that outside?
Here is a possible answer:
That is Mary's car outside.
Do you know who it belongs to?
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