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Joey_five Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

noun clause, adjective clause or ....

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00>>>> I am happy 01u00that we have won the game02u00.02br
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00For the above sentence, what is the underlined part called?? It looks like a noun clause but it seems it doesn't function as one. What is it??02br
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00Thanks a million!!0-
  

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02font 02br 02br 01font 00For the above sentence, what is the underlined part called?? It looks like a noun clause but it seems it doesn't function as one. 02font 02br 02br 00There is some debate among grammarians as to how to classify 'that' clauses which follow an adjective.

— Clive

  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00For the above sentence, what is the underlined part called??
  • It looks like a noun clause but it seems it doesn't function as one.
  • 02font 02br 02br 00There is some debate among grammarians as to how to classify 'that' clauses which follow an adjective.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00For the above sentence, what is the underlined part called?? It looks like a noun clause but it seems it doesn't function as one. What is it??02font0
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0 We can consider it as a noun clause which functions like a noun. As a matter of fact, it is different from an adverbial since you completely alter the meaning when you suppress it. Rather the whole THAT-clause should be considered as an adjective complement.0-
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01cite10Clive12cite10Hi,12br
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11font10>>>> I am happy 11u10that we have won the game12u10.12font12br
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11font10For the above sentence, what is the underlined part called?? It looks like a noun c
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0On second thought... 02br
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001. I am happy 01u00about winning the game.02u02br
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002. I am happy 01u00that we have won the game.02u02br
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00it seems the THAT clause in 2. replaces the prepositional phrase of 1, so can we consider it as a prepositional clause0-
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0 You are exactly right about the connection between the two sentences, but the terminology isn't right because there's no such thing as a 'prepositional clause'. Instead, we say that the prepositional phrase in 1 functions as an adverb because it answers the question "Why?" 02br
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01i00-- Why are you happy? 02br
00 -- We won the game. I am happy
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