Selasa, 10 April 2012
Skill 8 : Noun Clause
connector/subject
In Skill
8 we will see that in some cases a noun
clause connector is not just a connector; a noun clause connector
can also be the subject of the clause at the same time. Study the clauses and connectors in the
following sentences.
I know what happened yesterday
NOUN CLAUSE AS OBJECT OF VERB
We are thinking about what
happened yesterday.
NOUN CLAUSE AS OBJECT OF PREPOSITION
In the first example, there are two
clauses: I know and what happened yesterday. These two clauses
are joined by the connector what. It is important to understand that in this sentence the word
what serves two functions. It is both the subject of the verb happened and the
connector that joins the two clauses.
In the second example, there are two
clauses. In the first clause we is the subject of are thinking. In the second
clause what is the subject of happened. What also serves as the connector that
joins the two clauses. The noun clause what happened yesterday functions as the
object of the preposition about.
The following example shows how this
sentence pattern could be tested in the Structure section of the TOEFL test.
Example
The company was prepared for ________ happened with the economy.
(A) it
(B) the problem
(C) what
(D) when
EXERCISE 8: Each of the following sentences contains more than one
clause. Underline the subjects once and the verbs twice. Circle the connectors.
Then indicate if the sentences are correct (C) or incorrect (I).
1. The teacher heard who answered the question. (C)
Analysis:
Who answered the question is a noun clause connector, and the sentence is correct.
2. I do not understand it went wrong. (I)
Analysis:
it went wrong is a noun clause connector/subject. But, the sentence is incorrect.
It should be what went wrong
3. Of the three movies, I can’t decide which is the best. (C)
Analysis:
Which is the best is a noun clause connector/subject. The sentence is correct.
4. She did not remember who in her class. (I)
Analysis:
Who in her class is a noun clause connector, but the sentence is incorrect.
It should be Who is in her class.
5. No one is sure what did it happen in front of the building. (I)
Analysis:
What did it happen in front of the building is a noun clause connector, but the sentence is incorrect.
It should be what happened in front of the building.
Source : http://www.toeflskill.com/
0 Comments:
Subscribe to:
Posting Komentar (Atom)
