Noun Clause
Hi!
A noun clause is a group of words made of a subject and predicate that can be replaced with a noun or a pronoun.
1. Our plan is to catch the early train.
Would the pronoun to replace "to catch the early train" be "that"?
1. Our plan is that.
2. You are in danger of making a bad mistake.
What would be the pronoun or noun to replace "making a bad mistake"?
Thanks, Fulvio
Top answer
yellowstarstruck A noun clause is a group of words made of a subject and predicate that can be replaced with a noun or a pronoun. You don't actually have to be able to find a noun or pronoun to replace the clause. It just has to be in a position where a noun makes grammatical sense, like after a linking verb ( Our plan is ____ ) or after a preposition ( of ____ ).
- yellowstarstruck A noun clause is a group of words made of a subject and predicate that can be replaced with a noun or a pronoun.
- You don't actually have to be able to find a noun or pronoun to replace the clause.
- It just has to be in a position where a noun makes grammatical sense, like after a linking verb ( Our plan is ____ ) or after a preposition ( of ____ ).
- CJ
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yellowstarstruckA noun clause is a group of words made of a subject and predicate that can be replaced with a noun or a pronoun.
You don't actually have to be able to find a noun or pronoun to replace the clause. It just has to be in a position where a noun makes grammatical sense, like after a linking verb (Our plan is ____) or after a pr
0yellowstarstruckA noun clause is a group of words made of a subject and predicate that can be replaced with a noun or a pronoun.
I very much dislike the term 'noun clause'. It's highly misleading, since clauses aren't nouns.
In your first example, "to catch the early train" is an infinitival clause functioning as predicative complement
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