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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Nominal Clause Definition
Greetings,
My name is Paul and I am a future English teacher.
I apologize for bringing this question up once again; I saw many questions having been asked regarding the ''Nominal Clauses'' on this website already, however, I couldn't really find any answers about the definition of Nominal Clause.
Nominal Clause is a very strange thing for me. I have went through various websites and couldn't find anything about it's definitions. It's like, somebody says ''Nominal Clause'' and then they start talking about something different.
1) Could somebody please explain, what does the word combination ''Nominal Clause'' stand for? How can we definite that? Are there any formulas which we can use for the creation of sentences with Nominal Clauses? Example: Nominal Clause + verb. etc.
2) Why everybody says that ''Nominal Clause'' is a subordinate clause? Why such a thing as nominal clause even exists, if we can call it by just a subordinate clause?
Thank you very much and once again sorry.
Paul.
My name is Paul and I am a future English teacher.
I apologize for bringing this question up once again; I saw many questions having been asked regarding the ''Nominal Clauses'' on this website already, however, I couldn't really find any answers about the definition of Nominal Clause.
Nominal Clause is a very strange thing for me. I have went through various websites and couldn't find anything about it's definitions. It's like, somebody says ''Nominal Clause'' and then they start talking about something different.
1) Could somebody please explain, what does the word combination ''Nominal Clause'' stand for? How can we definite that? Are there any formulas which we can use for the creation of sentences with Nominal Clauses? Example: Nominal Clause + verb. etc.
2) Why everybody says that ''Nominal Clause'' is a subordinate clause? Why such a thing as nominal clause even exists, if we can call it by just a subordinate clause?
Thank you very much and once again sorry.
Paul.
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, subj + verb + supporting elements) that acts like a noun. It is necessarily a subordinate clause because as a noun, it is only part of a sentence. The term "nominal" tells us which part of speech the clause acts as.
- , subj + verb + supporting elements) that acts like a noun.
- It is necessarily a subordinate clause because as a noun, it is only part of a sentence.
- The term "nominal" tells us which part of speech the clause acts as.
- There are also adverbial and adjectival clauses.
- The terms "independent and "subordinate" or "dependent" tell us whether the clause expresses a complete thought.
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A nominal clause is a clause (i.e., subj + verb + supporting elements) that acts like a noun. It is necessarily a subordinate clause because as a noun, it is only part of a sentence. The term "nominal" tells us which part of speech the clause acts as. There are also adverbial and adjectival clauses. The terms "independent and "subordinate" or "dependent" tell us whether the clause expresses a
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Thank you very much.
Does it actually mean that Nominal Clause can be also called a Noun-clause? Could you hopefully exemplify more sentences with nominal clauses and explain (in the brackets) what part of the sentence exactly is a nominal clause?
And what do you think about my sentence, does it contain nominal clause?
- - [Why you did that] is a mistery to me.
Does it actually mean that Nominal Clause can be also called a Noun-clause? Could you hopefully exemplify more sentences with nominal clauses and explain (in the brackets) what part of the sentence exactly is a nominal clause?
And what do you think about my sentence, does it contain nominal clause?
- - [Why you did that] is a mistery to me.
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AnonymousNominal Clause can be also called a Noun-clause?Yes. Noun clause = Nominal clause.
Anonymouswhat do you think about my sentence, does it contain nominal clause?- - [Why you did that] is a mystery to me.Yes.
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Yes, "noun clause" is a synonym for "nominal clause."
Yes, "Why you did that" is a clause (subj="you", verb="did"), and it is the subject of the sentence. A nominal clause may take any place in a sentence that a noun or noun phrase could take.
[Why you did that] is a mystery to me. Subject
The real mystery is [why you did that to me].
Yes, "Why you did that" is a clause (subj="you", verb="did"), and it is the subject of the sentence. A nominal clause may take any place in a sentence that a noun or noun phrase could take.
[Why you did that] is a mystery to me. Subject
The real mystery is [why you did that to me].
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deadratnominal clause ... They called him [Dances with Wolves]. Objective complement.Hmm. I don't get it.
CJ
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CalifJim deadratnominal clause ... They called him [Dances with Wolves]. Objective complement.Hmm. I don't get it.CJhttp://www.yourdictionary.com/objective-complement
'Dances with Wolves' is the name they gave him.
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fivejedjon CalifJim deadratnominal clause ... They called him [Dances with Wolves]. Objective complement.Hmm. I don't get it.CJhttp://www.yourdictionary.com/objective-complement 'Dances with Wolves' is the name they gave him.My failure to understand does not invol
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They're not calling him a gavotte and a waltz. "Dances" is a verb. It means "[he who] dances with wolves." Don't make me force you to watch a Kevin Kostner movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099348/
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deadratThey're not calling him a gavotte and a waltz.Too bad. Especially in the case of the gavotte. There just isn't enough gavotte around anymore these days.
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