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Tkacka15 Posted 8 years ago
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The thought that help was coming saved him.

The thought that help was coming saved him.

Does the that-clause (a content one?), "that help was coming", function as a complement of the subject "The thought" or as an adjunct in the sentence above?

  

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adjunct content clause CORRECTION: complement content clause CJ

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  • adjunct content clause CORRECTION: complement content clause CJ
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adjunct content clause

CORRECTION: complement content clause

CJ

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I would call it a defining (restrictive) relative clause.

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