Noun & Adjective Clauses - Assignment Example

Insert of (Insert of Department) (Insert of unit) Noun and Adjective Clauses (insert (Insert full names)Noun clauses Noun clauses are a group of words that contain a noun and a verb. Most of the instances noun clauses cannot stand alone in a sentence (Ozagac). However, there are independent noun clauses and dependent noun clauses. Independent noun clauses can stand alone in a sentence however dependent noun clause cannot stand alone in a sentence (Megginson)A good example of independent noun clause is “The president in Arizona”.

This clause stands alone and brings out the meaning that is intended for the audience. In the following example because is added at the begging of the sentence and the noun clause now becomes dependent. “Because the president in Arizona”. This sentence, the clause cannot stand on its own since the word because suggests that it is explaining or providing more information about something else. Examples of noun clauses1. I believe Hebrew is no longer viewed as an inferior language. In this example the noun Hebrew acts as a modifier for the verb viewed. 2. Where they are hiding is unknown. 3. About what you won at the competition.4. Manchester city fans hope that Chelsea will lose again.5. Whoever tore the painting will have to pay for it.

Adjective clausesThese clauses come after a modifier in a sentence. Adjective clause in a sentence usually comes after what it modifies while an adjective usually come before (Megginson). These clauses are used to modify nouns and are usually dependent clauses. Examples of adjective clauses1. “The fish which they ate was poisoned”. This sentence modifies the noun “fish” and answers the question “which food?” (Megginson)2. “About the play which made him laugh”. This clause modifies the noun “play” and answers the question “which play?

” (Megginson)3. “They are requesting for the one who owns the shop”. The adjective clause modifies the pronoun ‘one’ and provides the answers to the question "which one?" (Wang).4. “Did I tell you about the publisher whom I met?” The clause modifies the noun "author" and answers the question "which author?" (Megginson).They are used differently in the in formal writing and informal writing. In formal writing the usually begin with clauses like “who”, “that” or “which”.

During informal writing the relative pronoun may be left out when it is not the subject of the pronoun (Megginson). Examples of adjective clauses in informal and formal writingInformal writingI. The movies people watched were mainly fictional.II. Some solders never met the captives they saved (Wang).Formal I. The movies that people watched were mainly fictional.II. Some solders never met the captives whom they savedBibliographyMegginson, David. Using Clauses as Nouns, Adjectives, and Adverbs.

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