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* = often introduced by ''what, when, where, wherever'' | * = often introduced by ''what, when, where, wherever'' | ||
* = a clause that acts as a subject, object, subject complement or object of a preposition, ex.: | * = a clause that acts as a subject, object, subject complement or object of a preposition, ex.: | ||
** subject: "'''What | ** <u>subject</u>: "'''What ''I love to eat the most''''' is steak" | ||
*** "''What I love to eat the most''" = a clause that operates as the subject to the verb "is" | *** "''What I love to eat the most''" = a clause that operates as the subject to the verb "is" | ||
*** | *** '''"Wherever ''we end up''''' is fine with me" | ||
** subject complement or object: | ** <u>subject complement or object</u>: | ||
*** "The teacher liked '''what''' '' | *** ''"The teacher liked '''what Johnny said'''"'' | ||
*** "I taught | *** ''"I taught '''whoever would listen'''"'' | ||
** preposition: | ** <u>preposition</u>: | ||
*** "She recognized him | *** ''"She recognized him for '''who he really is'''"'' | ||
*** "Saddened | *** ''"Saddened by '''what he read''', he cried"'' | ||
**** "for" and "by" = prepositions, so the noun clause is the object of the preposition | |||
** <u>apposition</u> | |||
*** [https://parentingpatch.com/using-noun-clauses-as-appositives/#:~:text=In%20grammar%2C%20an%20appositive%20is%20a%20word%2C%20phrase%2C,clauses%20also%20perform%20the%20grammatical%20function%20of%20appositive. this site (Parenting Patch)] says that certain noun clauses can act as "appositives" | |||
**** however, the examples given are better seen as noun clauses as objects of preposition and relative clauses | |||
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