that-clause
Sentence within sentence
A that-clause is a clause introduced by the word "that," functioning as a noun within a sentence: She said that she was coming, The fact that he lied bothered me.
In casual speech, "that" is often dropped: I think you're right rather than I think that you're right.
That-clauses typically follow verbs of speaking, thinking, or feeling, or serve as subjects or complements.
One lower in rank
- complementWhat makes complete
- conjunctionWord joining clauses together
- embeddingPlacing within surrounding mass
- dependentRequiring outside support
object · subject · predicate · syntactic · finite · reported speech · indirect · sentence
Statement expressing a judgment
- assertionConfident statement of fact
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
subordinate
One lower in rank
- complementWhat makes complete
- conjunctionWord joining clauses together
- embeddingPlacing within surrounding mass
dependent · object · subject · predicate · syntactic · finite · reported speech · indirect · sentence · complex sentence
proposition
Statement expressing a judgment
- assertionConfident statement of fact
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
announced
Publicly stated or declared
explained · declared · reported · asserted · insisted · attributed
mandatory
Required by rule
- subjunctiveVerb mood expressing unreality
- clausesreported speech
- subordinationsubordination, because, although, while, when
that-clauserelative clause
Dependent modifier of nouns
main clause · independent clause · simple sentence · if-clause · bare infinitive