noun clause
Americannoun
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Illustrate five different offices of a noun clause.
From Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition by Kellogg, Brainerd
By supplying of the fact, the noun clause will become explanatory.
From Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition by Kellogg, Brainerd
Let the first be used to introduce a noun clause, and the other three to connect adverb clauses to independent clauses.
From Graded Lessons in English An Elementary English Grammar Consisting of One Hundred Practical Lessons, Carefully Graded and Adapted to the Class-Room by Reed, Alonzo
Illustrate the different positions of a noun clause used as object complement.
From Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition by Kellogg, Brainerd
A noun clause may be contracted to an infinitive phrase.
From Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition by Kellogg, Brainerd
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