Noun Clauses - WPMU DEV

Noun Clauses

Their functions

Nouns

¡ì?This category includes¡­

¡ì?common nouns,

¡ì?proper nouns,

¡ì?pronouns.

Functions of nouns

¡ì?Nouns function as¡­

¡ì?subjects,

¡ì?objects,

¡ì?complements.

Nouns as subjects

¡ì? Nouns function as subjects in subject-verb

combinations.

¡ì? My car is in the shop.

¡ì? Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the

United States twice.

¡ì? That happened many years ago.

Nouns as objects

¡ì? Nouns function as objects of¡­

¡ì? ¡­verbs (I will pass that test.)

¡ì? ¡­prepositions (We listened carefully to her.)

¡ì? ¡­infinitives (They plan to visit Paris.)

¡ì? ¡­gerunds (Changing the law is seldom easy.)

¡ì? ¡­participles (Knowing that, we chose to stay.)

¡ì? ¡­verbals (They want us to buy the cake.)

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