Noun Clauses
posstive voice
1 emphasize what happened not who, 2 the performer of action is unknown 3 unimportant 4 be objective 5 be diplomatic
3 kinds of NC
1. that 2. if/ whether 3. question
noun
He challenged the belief that the world was flat
after noun
No one believed his idea that the school needs money
that location
after IDC verb, certain adj, noun,beginning of sentence.
subjunctive(...(should) do/not do) after verbs and adjective of urgency advisability necessity desirability
after certain independent clause verbs and adjectives
that NC
begin with that,could omit
reported speech/indirect quotation 3
fact or a general + present tense
noun clause
is a dependent clause that functions as a noun, part of independent clause, can be a subject, an object, follow certain adjectives and nouns
reported speech/indirect quotation2
past tense + past form
reported speech/indirect quotation1
simple/present perfect/future/+main intence
adj
we were happy that the semester was over
a dependent clause begin with subordinator wh-words
推后一个时态
a dependent clause begin with subordinator whether/if
陈述句语序并且没有助动词
object
People once believed that the world was flat
begin sentence
That earth is getting warm is certain/ It it certain that../It is believed that...
after adj
The class was surprised that the professor cancelled the exam.
after V
The professor states that the society needs more credence.
Subject
What he said was incorrect
