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noun clause
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noun clause

Group of words that has the grammatical function of a noun. A noun clause is similar to a noun phrase, in that it can function as a subject, object, or complement of a main clause.



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A dependent clause also has a subject and predicate but cannot stand alone.
Grammar with rhythm: in honor of National Poetry Month, three lyrical ... by Greenwood, Cathleen F. / Instructor (1990)
If the speaker has had no prior experience with a person, place, situation, or thing then the subjunctive mood is required in the dependent clauses that refer to someone or something that does not exist, is indefinite, or uncertain because there is no presupposition, as in
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They also solved problems such as 36/(3 x 2), which have a structure similar to a sentence with dependent clauses.
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