Transcript Nominal Clauses

Nominal Clauses
By Jeffrey and
Alexander
Nouns
Person
Place
Thing or Idea
Cookie Monster loves cookies.
Subject is a
noun
Direct object
is a noun
What can replace nouns?
Nominal clauses can!
?
Nominal Clauses are
any clause that
functions as a noun.
Normally they can be
identified because they
answer the question
“WHAT?”
Gerunds
&
Infinitives
• Gerunds = verbs
ending in “ING”
that act as nouns
• Infinitives = verbs
preceded by the
word “to” that act
as nouns
Jagged Edge wants to get married.
Jagged Edge wants to get married.
Singing is for Menudo.
Singing is for Menudo.
Bye, Bye, Bye
by N’Sync
I'm doin' this tonight,
You're probably gonna start a fight.
I know this can't be right.
Hey baby come on,
I loved you endlessly,
When you weren't there for me.
So now it's time to leave and make it alone
I know that I can't take no more
It ain't no lie
I want (to) see you out that door
Baby, bye, bye, bye...
Bye, Bye, Bye
by N’Sync
I'm doin' this tonight,
You're probably go(ing to) start a fight.
I know this can't be right.
Hey baby come on,
I loved you endlessly,
When you weren't there for me.
So now it's time to leave and make it alone
I know that I can't take no more
It ain't no lie
I want (to) see you out that door
Baby, bye, bye, bye...
Bye, Bye, Bye
by N’Sync
I'm doin' this tonight,
You're probably gonna start a fight.
I know this can't be right.
Hey baby come on,
I loved you endlessly,
When you weren't there for me.
So now it's time to leave and make it alone
I know that I can't take no more
It ain't no lie
I want (to) see you out that door
Baby, bye, bye, bye...
Bye, Bye, Bye
by N’Sync
I'm doin' this tonight,
You're probably gonna start a fight.
I know this can't be right.
Hey baby come on,
I loved you endlessly,
When you weren't there for me.
So now it's time to leave and (to) make it
alone
I know that I can't take no more
It ain't no lie
I want (to) see you out that door
Baby, bye, bye, bye...
Bye, Bye, Bye
by N’Sync
I'm doin' this tonight,
You're probably gonna start a fight.
I know this can't be right.
Hey baby come on,
I loved you endlessly,
When you weren't there for me.
So now it's time to leave and make it alone
I know that I can't take no more
It ain't no lie
I want (to) see you out that door
Baby, bye, bye, bye...
Nominal Blues
It
answer
s
“what”!
A nominal clause
Follows some laws.
It replaces nouns, like sounds
As a subject, object
Or complement; that’s it.
Specifically gerunds, like running errands
Or an infinitive verb, like to disturb
Even relative phrases, like what blazes
Identifying them, it’s easy
Just ask the question: What’s doing?
It normally works, for real
What’s a heart for. . . To steal
Unreal
Nominal clauses
Missing
are my
arms