NOMINAL CLAUSE
Nguyen Kim Anh- DFL
1. That-clause
2. Wh-interrogative clause
3. Yes-no interrogative clause
4. Nominal relative clause
5. To-infinitive nominal clause
6. Nominal –ing clause
7. Bare infinitive and verbless clause
1. That-clause
Subject: That he loves my best friend is unacceptable.
Direct object: I know that you are the only one for me.
Subject complement: The miracle is that she is still alive after the tsunami
Appositive: Your assumption, that girls are better than boys at school, is unfounded.
Adjectival complement: I’m sure that things will improve.
That clause cannot occur as prepositional complement or as object complement.
2. Wh-interrogative clause
Subject: What we should do to improve our English is our great concern.
Direct object: She can’t understand why he left her.
Subject complement: The problem is who will take care of the children when I am away.

Appositive: My original question, where my husband slept last night, has not been answered.
Adjectival complement: I wasn’t certain whose house I was in.
Prepositional complement: They are interested in what they should do to pass the exam.
3. Yes- no interrogative
Subject: Whether he loves me or not is not important to me.
Direct object: We don’t know whether/ if he will come
Subject complement: My concern is whether/if you can understand what I mean here.
Appositive: My problem, whether I should tell her about this or not, makes me confused.
Adjectival complement: I am not sure whether I am right or wrong.
Prepositional complement: Our decision depends on whether they want to go with us or not.
4. Nominal relative clauses
Subject: What we expect from you is your honesty.
Direct object: I know exactly where he slept last night.
Indirect object: I offered whoever it was a cup of tea.
Subject complement: Friends are who are always beside us when we are in need.
Object complement: You can call me whatever name you like.
Appositive: Home, where our beloved family are, is always sweet.
Prepositional complement: I am tired of what he is saying.
5. To- infinitive nominal clause
Subject: To be or not to be is a big question.
Direct object: We want to be happy.
Subject complement: His ambition is to rule the world.
Appositive: His ambition, to rule the world, can never be fulfilled.
Adjectival complement: I’m happy to be here.
6. Nominal –ing clauses
Subject: Telling lies is not always wrong.
Direct object: He admitted betraying his wife.
Subject complement: My hobby is reading books.
Appositive: Her favorite pastime, chatting on the net, absorbs her.
Prepositional complement: I get bored with doing the same things day by day.
Adjectival complement: The bees are busy gathering pollen.
7. Bare infinitive and verbless clauses
All she did when he left her was cry.