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Gaga4Grammar Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Noun Clauses
Hello,
I am having a bit of difficulty with noun clauses as they are presented in the textbook that I am using. Here is the exercise:
Underline and identify the noun clauses in the paragraph.
Why some very good students often fail exams was recently studied by a professor of psychology at New York University. Professor Iris Fodor conducted research on the anxiety of some students before taking exams. Professor Fodor stated that many students fail exams because they become extremely nervous and cannot think logically. Furthermore, although they have studied, they are afraid of whatever is on the exam. Extremely nervous students forget everything they have studied, and some even become sick before a test. Dr. Fodor says how a student feels before a test is very important. She worked with fifty students and taught them how they could reduce their test anxiety and perform well on their exams. She reported that the students in the program felt better able to cope with their anxieties.
The answer key states the following: (my questions are in red)
Why some very good students often fail exams: subject of the sentence
that many students fail exams: adjective complement (is this correct?)
whatever is on the exam: object of a preposition
how a student feels before a test: object of the sentence
how they could reduce their test anxiety and perform well on their exams (not mentioned in answer key - is this a noun clause? if so, which type?)
that the students in the program felt better able to cope with their anxieties: adjective
complement (is this correct?)
Thank you for your help with this!
I am having a bit of difficulty with noun clauses as they are presented in the textbook that I am using. Here is the exercise:
Underline and identify the noun clauses in the paragraph.
Why some very good students often fail exams was recently studied by a professor of psychology at New York University. Professor Iris Fodor conducted research on the anxiety of some students before taking exams. Professor Fodor stated that many students fail exams because they become extremely nervous and cannot think logically. Furthermore, although they have studied, they are afraid of whatever is on the exam. Extremely nervous students forget everything they have studied, and some even become sick before a test. Dr. Fodor says how a student feels before a test is very important. She worked with fifty students and taught them how they could reduce their test anxiety and perform well on their exams. She reported that the students in the program felt better able to cope with their anxieties.
The answer key states the following: (my questions are in red)
Why some very good students often fail exams: subject of the sentence
that many students fail exams: adjective complement (is this correct?)
whatever is on the exam: object of a preposition
how a student feels before a test: object of the sentence
how they could reduce their test anxiety and perform well on their exams (not mentioned in answer key - is this a noun clause? if so, which type?)
that the students in the program felt better able to cope with their anxieties: adjective
complement (is this correct?)
Thank you for your help with this!
Top answer
) No. It's a content clause, and the approach used in your book probably would say it's the direct object of the sentence. whatever is on the exam: object of a preposition OK how a student feels before a test: object of the sentence No.
- ) No.
- It's a content clause, and the approach used in your book probably would say it's the direct object of the sentence.
- whatever is on the exam: object of a preposition OK how a student feels before a test: object of the sentence No.
- It's the subject of the clause ending in "is very important".
- how they could reduce their test anxiety and perform well on their exams (not mentioned in answer key - is this a noun clause?
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Why some very good students often fail exams: subject of the sentence OK
that many students fail exams: adjective complement (is this correct?) No. It's a content clause, and the approach used in your book probably would say it's the direct object of the sentence.
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that many students fail exams: adjective complement (is this correct?) No. It's a content clause, and the approach used in your book probably would say it's the direct object of the sentence.
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Thanks CJ! Just one more question. You called some of the noun clauses "content clauses" but my textbook doesn't mention those. They only highlight four types of noun clauses (subject of a sentence, object of a sentence, object of a preposition, and complement of an adjective). Therefore, would I refer to the clauses that you called "content clauses" as object of a sentence?
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Gaga4Grammarwould I refer to the clauses that you called "content clauses" as object of a sentence?Yes, the clauses I called content clauses are direct objects within the system of grammar being used in your book. that-clauses after verbs of reporting, thinking, and the like are almost always called direct objects in that system.
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A noun clause could be used besides the four cases mentined also as an object of an infinitive and as an object of a verbial participle.
1. object of an infinitive: Susan wants to discover how to aid the poor.
2. verbial participle: most studen
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