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*** ''"Saddened by '''what he read''', he cried"'' | *** ''"Saddened by '''what he read''', he cried"'' | ||
**** "for" and "by" = prepositions, so the noun clause is the object of the preposition | **** "for" and "by" = prepositions, so the noun clause is the object of the preposition | ||
* pronouns introducing noun clause | * pronouns introducing noun clause | ||
** pronouns such as ''that, who, whoever'', can introduce a noun clause | ** pronouns such as ''that, who, whoever'', can introduce a noun clause | ||
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*** ''Jesus saves whoever believes'' | *** ''Jesus saves whoever believes'' | ||
**** "whoever believes" = noun clause acting as direct object of "saves" | **** "whoever believes" = noun clause acting as direct object of "saves" | ||
** such noun clauses can also be used in "apposition" | |||
*** appositive = a noun phrase that describes another noun or sentence part | |||
**** ''Mr. Jones, a farmer, hates rabbits'' | |||
***** "a farmer" = a noun phrase that tells us who is Mr. Jones | |||
*** using the pronoun "that' | |||
** see Using Noun Clauses as Appositives [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. (Parenting Patch)] | |||
*** note that this article provides examples of a noun clause within a preposition is incorrect: | |||
*** such as, ''My decision, <u>for you to leave the day after us</u>, stands.'' | |||
**** "for" is a preposition and "to leave" is an infinitive, so this is not a clause | |||
***** "for you" is a prepositional phrase | |||
***** that is further modified by the infinitive adjective "to leave" and its object, "the day after us" | |||
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