NOUN CLAUSE

Look at the following sentences :

• He expected to get a prize.
• He expected that he would get a prize.

In the first sentence the group of words ‘to get a prize’ does not have a subject and a predicate.

This group of word does the work of a noun.

Whereas in the second sentence, the group of words ‘that he would get a prize’ has both a subject and a predicate.

Here this group of words does the work of a noun. This is a clause.

This clause is the object of the verb EXPECT and so does the work of a noun.

Since this group of words does the works of both a noun and a clause, it is called NOUN-CLAUSE.

Definition:

A Noun-Clause is a group of words which contains a Subject and a Predicate of its own and does the work of a noun.

Examples:

• I often wonder how you are getting on with him.

• He feared that he would fail.

• They replied that they would come to this town.

• Do you know who stole the watch?

• I thought that it would be fine day.

• No one knows who he is.

• I did not know what he would do next.

• How the budget got in is a mystery.

• Pay careful attention to what I am going to say.

• I do not understand how all it happened.

OBJECT

Definition:

A word or group of words, functioning as a noun or a pronoun, that is influenced by a verb (direct object), a verbal (indirect object), or a preposition (object of a preposition).

· I like that restaurant.

· She kicked him.

· They stole a van and then they robbed a bank.

· They handed me a pile of forms.

· Her mother sent her a cheque for her birthday.

SUBJECT

Definition:

The part of a sentence or clause that commonly indicates (a) what it is about, or (b) who or what performs the action (that is, the agent).

The subject is typically a noun, noun phrase, or pronoun. In a declarative sentence, the subject usually appears before the verb ("Gus never smiles"). In an interrogative sentence, the subject usually follows the first part of a verb ("Does Gus ever smile?").

· My master made me this collar. He is a good and smart master, and he made me this collar so that I may speak

· You can't try to do things; you simply must do them

· This is not a book that should be tossed lightly aside. It should be hurled with great force

COMPLEMENT

Definition:

A word or word group that completes the predicate in a sentence.

Words and expressions which 'complete' the meaning of a verb, noun, or adjective are also called 'complements.'

· I want a drink, and then I want to go home.

· Does she understand the need for secrecy?

· I'm interested in learning to fly.