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S v I NOUNCLAUSE(OBJECT) I
Thecatalogstatesthatsciencecoursesrequirea laboratoryperiod.
Theyoungfilmmakerhopesthathisfilmwillbea financialsuccess.
Theyoungfilmmakerhopeshisfilmwillbea financialsuccess.
Thathisfilmisa criticalsuccessisbeyonddoubt.
Hisfilmis a criticalsuccessis beyonddoubt.
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Athatclausecanappearindifferentlocations.
1.Aftertheindependentclauseverb. Themostcommonpositionofa
nounclauseisaftertheverboftheindependentclause,whereit functions
astheobjectofthatverb.
Wewillstudyeachkindinthischapter.
Youcansometimesomitthatifthemeaningis clearwithoutit.However,youcan
neveromitthatwhenit is thefirstwordina sentence.
Athatclauseis a dependentnounclausethatbeginswiththewordthat.
Theyoungfilmmakerhopesthathisfilmwillbea financialsuccess.
Therearethreekindsofnounclauses:
1.thatclauses,whichbeginwiththewordthat
- if/whetherclauses,whichbeginwiththewordswhetherorif
3.questionclauses,whichbeginwitha questionword,suchaswho,what,
where,when,orhow
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