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Johnbythesea Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Help! - noun clauses

I'm really stuck. OK, so. I know what a noun clauses is and how it is dependent on a main clause. I know that it functions as a noun, however my text book looks at putting noun clauses at the beginning of a sentence because it makes the sentence more emphatic and when we do this, it begins with a question word; what, who, how, where.... OK, all of this I understand as well.

The problem is, the course book goes on to give a number of examples and makes a differentiation between "noun clauses about a subject" and noun clauses "about an object" - I can't seem to make any differentiation as i believe that the noun clauses is the subject in all of the sentences. Can anyone explain ????

OK so the students book states that these are noun clauses about a subject:

1. (What's really difficult for them) is getting their first job
2. (Who gets the best job very often) depends on already having

and that these sentences are noun clauses about an object:

1. (What students need) is good work experience
2.( where you get your first job) can influence your whole future career
3. (How students prepare for work) is so important

Can anyone explain to me the difference between these two sets of noun clauses? To me the noun clause are all at the beginning of the sentence, act as subject followed by the objects e.g. good work experince, is so important?

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1. (What's really difficult for them) is getting their first job . 2.

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1. (What's really difficult for them) is getting their first job.
2. (Who gets the best job) very often depends on already having ... what?
1. (What students need) is good work experience.
2.( Where you get y
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Well to be honest that's what I think, but it doesn't help with getting through my textbook Emotion: sad
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johnbytheseaWell to be honest that's what I think, but it doesn't help with getting through my textbook
It's possible that the topic won't come up much as you read further in the book. Let's hope.
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1. (What students need) is good work experience.

I think the author of the text was thinking that this sentence is an inversion of

Students need good work experience. The author is figuring that "experience" is the object of "need."
Good work experience is needed by students. The passive sentence puts the direct object in the subject position. The subject is no
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I think your about right, i think it was asking whether the question word (where, what, who, how) was the subject or object in the noun clause, separate to the structure of the sentence. Oh what joy we have!
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.. and that you all for the help, much appreciated! x
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johnbythesea I think it was asking whether the question word (where, what, who, how) was the subject or object in the noun clause,
That is a completely different question than the grammatical function of the entire clause.

1. (What's really difficult for them) is getting their first job.
2. (Who gets the best job very often) depends on alre
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