导读UnderstandingPredicateClausesinEnglish
Introduction
WhenstudyingEnglishgrammar,onetopicthatoftenconfuseslearnersispredicateclauses.Whatexactlyarethey?Howarethey

UnderstandingPredicateClausesinEnglish

Introduction

WhenstudyingEnglishgrammar,onetopicthatoftenconfuseslearnersispredicateclauses.Whatexactlyarethey?Howaretheyused?Inthisarticle,wewillexploretheconceptofpredicateclausesinEnglishgrammarandprovidesomeexamplestohelpyouunderstandtheirmeaningandusage.

WhatisaPredicateClause?

Apredicateclause,alsoknownasanounclause,isasubordinateclausethatfunctionsasthesubjectorobjectofthemainclause.Itcontainsasubjectandapredicate,justlikeacompletesentence,butcannotstandaloneasacompletesentence.

Forexample:

  • Hebelievesthattheworldisround.
  • Shesaidthatshewouldcometotheparty.

Inthesesentences,thepredicateclauses\"thattheworldisround\"and\"thatshewouldcometotheparty\"actasthedirectobjectsoftheverbs\"believes\"and\"said\",respectively.Theyprovidemoreinformationaboutwhatthesubjectbelievesorsaid.

TypesofPredicateClauses

Therearetwotypesofpredicateclauses:subjectandobjectclauses.

SubjectClauses

Asubjectclauseactsasthesubjectofthemainclause.Itusuallybeginswith\"that\"oraquestionword(suchas\"what\",\"who\",\"where\",etc.).

Forexample:

  • Whatyousaiddoesn'tmakesensetome.
  • Thathearrivedlateannoyedtheteacher.
  • Whereyougoisuptoyou.

Inthesesentences,theunderlinedclausesactasthesubjectsoftheverbs\"doesn'tmakesense\",\"annoyed\",and\"is\".

ObjectClauses

Anobjectclauseactsastheobjectofthemainclause.Itusuallybeginswith\"that\"oraquestionword.

Forexample:

  • Iknowthatsheiscoming.
  • Theyaskedwhattimethemoviestarts.

Inthesesentences,theunderlinedclausesactastheobjectsoftheverbs\"know\"and\"asked\".Theyprovidemoreinformationaboutwhatthesubjectknowsorasked.

Conclusion

PredicateclausesaddcomplexityandrichnesstoEnglishsentences.Byunderstandingthedifferenttypesandusesofpredicateclauses,youcanenhanceyouroverallcomprehensionandabilitytocommunicateeffectivelyinEnglish.