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A subject clause may contain either a statement or a question. In the former
case it is preceded by
that
: in the latter it is introduced
by the same words as
interrogative object clauses.
e.g.
That she wants to help us is beyond any doubt.
When he is coming has not been decided yet.
Commoner that the patterns with the initial that are sentences introduced by
it
, with the
that
-clause in end-position.
e.g.
It is clear that he will never agree to it.
2. Object Clauses:
The simplest case of such clauses are patterns in which a sub-clause can be
replaced by a noun which could be then an object in a simple sentence.
e.g.
I know what she wants.
You can take whatever you like.
3. Attributive Clauses
Like attributive
adjuncts in a simple sentence, attributive clauses qualify the
thing denoted by its head word through some actions,
state or situation in which
the thing is involved.
It has been customary to make distinction between two types of attributive
sub-clauses:
Достарыңызбен бөлісу: