noun clause
Sentence within sentence
A noun clause is a group of words that functions as a noun within a sentence, typically introduced by words like that, what, whether, or who: What she said surprised everyone, I don't know whether he's coming.
The entire clause occupies a position a single noun could fill—subject, object, or complement.
The other one
Matter under discussion
- objectTangible entity or aim
- complementWhat makes complete
- appositiveRenaming grammatical element
Lower position in hierarchy
- embeddingPlacing within surrounding mass
- nominalizationConverting words to nouns
- syntaxRules for arranging words
- parsingGrammatical structure extraction
diagramming · sentence structure · constituent · dependency · hierarchy
Stating rather than asking
- interrogativeAsking in nature
- exclamatoryExpressing strong feeling
- reported speechParaphrased account of utterances
- indirect speechRestating another's words
that
The other one
- whetherConjunction expressing doubt
- ifConditional clause marker
- whatRequesting clarification or repetition
who · whom · whose · which · where · when · why · how · whoever · whatever
subject
Matter under discussion
- objectTangible entity or aim
- complementWhat makes complete
- appositiveRenaming grammatical element
subordination
Lower position in hierarchy
- embeddingPlacing within surrounding mass
- nominalizationConverting words to nouns
- syntaxRules for arranging words
parsing · diagramming · sentence structure · constituent · dependency · hierarchy
complex sentence
Statement with subordinate clause
declarative
Stating rather than asking
- interrogativeAsking in nature
- exclamatoryExpressing strong feeling
- reported speechParaphrased account of utterances
- grammardeclension, pronouns, adjectives, conjugation, verbs
- syntaxsentence, verb, adjective, adverb, subject
- clausesreported speech
- noun grammarcase, declension, cases, genitive, ablative
- noun phrasessubject, object, direct object, indirect object
- subordinationsubordination, because, although, while, when
noun clausenoun phrase
Multi-word noun construction
prepositional phrase · independent clause · main clause · noun · verb phrase
noun, nouns, clause, clauses, nominal, nominee, nominate, nomination, denominate