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Eddie88 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Noun Clause and Noun Phrase

all that I can see is a sunset casting its last light on the blue nothingness ahead.

Hi,

How come 'all that I can see' is a noun phrase and not a noun clause?

I know that 'that I can see' is a relative clause. Is it something to do with that?

Thanks in advance.
  

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"that I can see" must be a clause, not a phrase, since there is a subject and a verb. "All" is a pronoun, so the clause is a relative clause.

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  • "that I can see" must be a clause, not a phrase, since there is a subject and a verb.
  • "All" is a pronoun, so the clause is a relative clause.
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"that I can see" must be a clause, not a phrase, since there is a subject and a verb.
"All" is a pronoun, so the clause is a relative clause.
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Hi, Eddie.

I've just answered this question on the thread you started yesterday.
I also explained why I didn't answer your question earlier. Have a look at that thread, please?

Cheers!

Miriam
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Eddie88How come 'all that I can see' is a noun phrase and not a noun clause?
A noun clause is a clause that acts as a noun. The clause part of all that I can see is that I can see, not including all. And that I can see is a relative clause, which means it acts like an adjective, not a noun. So the whole group all that I can s
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