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Abbas Rajabpour Posted 9 years ago
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The first point I'd like to address is when not to use your phone.

surely, the bold part above is a noun complement. Is it a noun clause or a noun phrase? why " when NOT TO...."
I don't get the structure.

  

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The first point I'd like to address is when not to use your phone . The first underlined element is a subordinate relative clause modifying "point". The second is also a subordinate clause, more specifically an infinitival interrogative clause (embedded question) as complement of "is".

  • The first point I'd like to address is when not to use your phone .
  • The first underlined element is a subordinate relative clause modifying "point".
  • The second is also a subordinate clause, more specifically an infinitival interrogative clause (embedded question) as complement of "is".
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The first point I'd like to address is when not to use your phone.

The first underlined element is a subordinate relative clause modifying "point".

The second is also a subordinate clause, more specifically an infinitival interrogative clause (embedded question) as complement of "is". The meaning here is:

"The first point I'd like to address is

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