Grammar class VII

Grammar Class - VIIThe passive voice / Noun Clauses

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Last class: Modal verbs

Shall I leave earlier today?

You must not go out tonight! Could we sit here?

I would rather pay by cash. May I?

formality

prohibition permission

preference

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The Passive voice

Why do we use that?

The executive committee approved the new policy

The new policy was approved by the executive committee

Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. It is not

important or not known, however, who or what is performing the

action.

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The passive voice is also used when we neither know nor want to express who performed the action.

• I noticed that a window had been left open. • Every year thousands of people are killed on our roads. • All the cookies have been eaten. • My car has been stolen!

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The passive voice is mandatory in scientific report.

"I poured 20 cc of acid into the beaker,"

"Twenty cc of acid is/was poured into the beaker."

The Active voice focus on whom did the action.

The Passive voice focus on the process and action.

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Noun Clauses

A noun clause is a dependent clause that acts as a noun. Noun clauses begin with

words such as how, that, what, whatever, when, where, whether, which, whichever, who,

whoever, whom, whomever, and why. Noun clauses can act as subjects, direct objects,

indirect objects, predicate nominatives, or objects of a preposition.

www.k12reader.com/term/noun-clause/

Subject of a VerbA noun clause can act as a subject of a verb:

• What Alicia said made her friends cry.• What Megan wrote surprised her family.• What the man did was not very polite.

Object of a VerbIn the same vein, noun clauses can also act as the object of a verb:

• She didn't know that the directions were wrong.• He didn't realize that the stove was off.• They now understand that you should not cheat on a test.

Subject Complement• Carlie's problem was that she didn't do the wash.• Harry's crowning achievement was his 4.0 GPA.• Darla's television was a 60 inch screen.

Object of a PrepositionNoun clauses also act as objects of a preposition.

• Harry is not the provider of what Margie needs.• Josephine is not resposible for what Alex decided to do.• Allie is the owner of that blue car.

Adjective ComplementLast but not least, a noun clause can also act as an adjective complement.

• The group is happy that Meg returned home.• The child is sad that his stomach hurts.• The family is excited that they bought a new house.

http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-speech/nouns/noun-clause.html

http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-speech/verbs/English-Verb-Tenses.html

http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-speech/prepositions/list-of-common-prepositions.html

http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-speech/adjectives/what-is-an-adjective-complement.html







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