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Mickey Mouse 8241 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Noun clause or adjective clause?

Hello,

Could anyone help me to understand what kind of these(bold part) clause are?

A "I didn't understand the reason why you said that."

B "I didn't understand why you said that."

  

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A. ) B. noun clause, indirect question, complement of understand .

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  • ) B.
  • noun clause, indirect question, complement of understand .
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A. modifier (describes reason.)

B. noun clause, indirect question, complement of understand.

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