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 Topic 7 (session A) - The grammar of complex sentences > More on nesting > Examples of Noun & Adverb clauses

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Examples of Noun Clauses and Adverb clauses.

Noun clauses

 

S

P

O(=NCl)

1.

The student |

thought |

that the professor was crazy


.

S

P

O(=NCl)

2.

The student |

wanted |

to strangle the professor with his bow tie

 

(note that the NCl is non-finite here)


 

S (=NCl)

P

C (=NCl)

3.

What the professor described |

was |

how to tie a bow tie

 

Adverb clauses

.

A (= AdvCl)

S

P

1.

If the professor squirted her with the joke bow tie |

the student |

would revolt


.

S

P

C

A (=AdvCl)

2.

The professor |

was |

upset |

when his joke bow tie didn't squirt


 

A (=AdvCl)

S

P

A (=AdvCl)

3.

When the professor wore his joke bow tie |

the students |

fled |

before he could use it

 


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