Use each of the following noun clasuses in a complete sentence. The word in parenthese describe the function each noun cluase should have in the sentence.
1. that Nguyen Thi Vinh longs for the familitarity of her hometown. (subject)
2. that her friend will forget their roots and look at her with hatred. (predicate nominative)
3. that dying in an auto accident defies explaination. (direct object)
4. what they could not control. (object of preposition about)
That Nguyen Thi Vinh longs for the familitarity of her hometown is the major theme in this book.
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2. The speaker is worried that her friend will forget their roots and look at her with hatred.
3. ?
4. The message is clear about what they could not control.
2. No. A predicate nominative must follow a linking verb.
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Predicate nominatives mean the same as the subject.
4. Right.
2. The speaker seems worried that her friend will forget their roots and look at her with hatred.
3. ???
10. I fear (that one day I'll be with the March-North Army meeting you on your way to the South.) ----object of preposition?
2. No.
Worried is a predicate adjective.
10. No.
2. The speaker thinks that her friend will forget their roots and look at her with hatred.
3. The paramedic agreed that dying in an auto accident defies explaination.
10. direct object?
Yes. Both are correct.
1. It is evident that Nguyen Thi Vinh longs for the familiarity of her hometown.
2. The truth is that her friend will forget their roots and look at her with hatred.
3. They found out that dying in an auto accident defies explanation.
4. She couldn't stop thinking about what they could not control.