A clause introduced by “that” can sometimes be a noun. Think about the sentence “That you love me is all I need to know.” The subject of the main verb is the entire clause “that you love ...

The rest are adverbial clauses, adjectival clauses, or noun clauses used as subjects or objects or appositionally. Reed-Kellogg diagramming is mostly a parlor trick, these days.

We will continue our discussion of the many ways that noun clauses can help make our writing more expressive and—it is earnestly to be hoped—not an aggravation but a delight to read. We already know ...

Last week’s column discussed the two general forms of noun clauses in English, namely finite noun clauses and nonfinite noun clauses. A finite noun clause is a subordinate clause in which the ...

An essential relative clause provides necessary, defining information about the noun. On the other hand, non‐ essential relative clauses provide additional, non‐necessary information about the noun.

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. A relative clause can be used to give additional information about a noun. They are introduced by a relative pronoun ...