Diskusi 5 Grammar Analysis
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Hi! Now, let's discuss and practice the following topic.
Within a sentence, a noun clause may perform such various nominal functions as a subject, a direct object, a subject complement, an object complement, and an appositive.
- Would you provide an example for each of them by using your own words?
- Are the syntactic functions performed in the Adjective Clause? Give an example!
Answers:
According to Praba (2017), a complex sentence is the main clause that contains one or more subordinate clauses. A complex sentence contains an independent clause (complete sentence) and one or more subordinate (adverb, adjective, or noun) clauses (Wilson & Barlow, 2020).
Subordination can be divided into subordinators and relative pronouns (Praba, 2017). Praba (2017) also mentioned that functional types of subordinate clauses are divided into 3, they are adjectival, nominal, and adverbial. So, there are 3 kinds of clauses (adjective clauses, noun clauses, and adverbial clauses) that can be the subordinate clause (Praba, 2017).
A noun clause can act as the subject, direct object, indirect object, object of a preposition, subject complement, or appositive of a sentence (Taufik & Santoso, 2020). According to English Grammar (https://www.englishgrammar101.com/module-10/clauses/lesson-5/noun-clauses ) A noun clause is a dependent clause that acts as a noun. It can be used as the subject, direct object, indirect object, object of a preposition, subject complement, or appositive. According to The Albert Team (https://www.albert.io/blog/noun-clauses/) claimed that the Noun clause is a dependent clause that replaces any noun in a sentence, be it subject, object, or complementary subject. We can see the example as follows:
1. A Noun Clause as a Subject (Noun clause acts as the subject)
- What I had forgotten was that I had an English exam today.
- What I had forgotten as a direct subject.
2. A Noun Clause as a Direct object (Noun Clause receives the action of a transitive verb)
- My lecturer said that I am a diligent student
- That I am a diligent student as the object
- You can call her whatever you like
- Whatever you like as the object complement.
- My favorite TV Program is what I'm watching right now.
- What I’m watching right now as the subject complement
- The news that he has died is not true.
- That he has died as the appositive.
An adjective clause is a dependent clause that
modifies a noun. It describes, identifies, or provides more information about
nouns, and an adjective clause is the same as a relative clause. An adjective
clause is usually marked with a relative pronoun (who, which, whose, that whom)
or a relative adverb (when, why, where). So, it does not perform a syntactic
function at the clause but at the phrase or as an adjective phrase.
Example:
I thanked the man who helped me.
- I thanked the man (as the independent clause)
- Who helped me (as adjective clause)
- So, the adjective clause modifies the noun woman
References:
Praba,
Utari dkk. 2017. Buku Materi Pokok MPBI 5202/3SKS/Modul 1-9: Grammar
Analysis. Tangerang Selatan, Banten: Universitas Terbuka.
Wilson. W & Barlow. J. H. 2020. Advanced
English Grammar: The Superior English Grammar Guide Packed with Easy to
Understand Examples, Practice Exercises and Brain Challenges. Independently Published, ISBN: 9798705702480,
2021.
Taufik. W & Santoso. D. R. 2020. Learning Advanced English Grammar. Sidoarjo, Jawa Timur: UMSIDA Press.
Azar, B. C. 2022. Understanding and Using English Grammar, Third Edition. London. Longman Pearson Education
https://www.englishgrammar101.com/module-10/clauses/lesson-5/noun-clauses English Grammar
https://www.albert.io/blog/noun-clauses/ The Albert Team