Topic 7 (session A) - The grammar of complex sentences > More on nesting > Examples of Noun & Adverb clauses
S
P
O(=NCl)
1.
The student |
thought |
that the professor was crazy
.
2.
wanted |
to strangle the professor with his bow tie
(note that the NCl is non-finite here)
S (=NCl)
C (=NCl)
3.
What the professor described |
was |
how to tie a bow tie
A (= AdvCl)
If the professor squirted her with the joke bow tie |
the student |
would revolt
C
A (=AdvCl)
The professor |
upset |
when his joke bow tie didn't squirt
When the professor wore his joke bow tie |
the students |
fled |
before he could use it
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