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Wangqh2696122 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
What kind of clause are these?
What kind of clause are these? Can you help me name them?
There is some evidence that the economy is improving.
There is no sign that the economy is on the upturn.
There is a good chance that it will turn fine tomorrow.
There is some evidence that the economy is improving.
There is no sign that the economy is on the upturn.
There is a good chance that it will turn fine tomorrow.
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), which are dependent clauses that are sometimes called content clauses, I believe.
- ), which are dependent clauses that are sometimes called content clauses, I believe.
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I assume you are referring to the that-clauses (you could have highlighted them!), which are dependent clauses that are sometimes called content clauses, I believe.
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But I feel they are different from "the news that", "the fact that", "word that". Can we call them alternative clauses?
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wangqh2696122Can we call them alternative clauses?I’ve never heard of that term.
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