Content clauses

4 important questions on Content clauses

What typically functions as Subject or Complement in a sentence?

Clauses can serve both roles:
  • Subject: e.g., That they accepted the offer is very fortunate.
  • Complement of verb: e.g., I KNOW she likes it.
  • Complement of noun: e.g., The FACT that it's so cheap makes me suspicious.
  • Complement of preposition: e.g., We stayed in BECAUSE it was raining.

How are declaratives indicated in clauses?

Usually marked by the subordinator that in both tensed and subjunctive clauses.

What distinguishes closed interrogatives from other types?

Closed interrogatives utilize whether or if instead of Subject-auxiliary inversion:
- Compare to main clause: Did everybody support the proposal?
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How do exclamatives compare to their main clause counterparts?

They generally maintain the same form as main clauses, like in:
- e.g., He didn't know what a lot of them supported the proposal.

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