English grammar questions, answered by Alan
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Joon
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by Joon »
I think one of my distant relations was on the Mayflower.
(D1) "One of my distant relations was on the Mayflower." is a subordinate clause.
(D2) "One of my distant relations was on the Mayflower." a noun clause.
Are the both descriptions above correct?
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Alan
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by Alan »
Yes.
N.B.
(1)Any noun, or 'nominal', clause is by definition a subordinate clause.
(2)It is also an elliptical clause, since the conjunction 'that' is omitted.
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by Joon »
Alan wrote: (1)Any noun, or 'nominal', clause is by definition a subordinate clause.
Got!!! That's true.
Alan wrote:
(2)It is also an elliptical clause, since the conjunction 'that' is omitted.
Good term! (elliptical clause)