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But the chief reason is, that Mirah will desire to watch over you, and that you ought to give her the guardianship of a brother's presence. (Eliot)

Note. — In a sentence containing a subject clause and a predicative clause the principal clause is represented only by the link verb.

What we want to know is what the French are going to do now. (Greene)

§ 6. Object clauses perform the function of an object to the predicate-verb of the principal clause.

I don't know what you are talking about. (Gow and D'Usseau)

An object clause may also refer to a non-finite form of the verb, to an adjective, or to a word belonging to the part of speech ex­pressing state.

I formed the habit of calling in on him in the evening to discuss whnt I had heard. (I.eacock)

I ventured on asking why he was in such a hurry to get backto town. (Collins) ~ ~~ ~

As a rule predicative clauses are not separated by a comma; a comma is used if we have two or more predicative clauses coordi­nated with each other.

Mr. Bruff folded up the will, and then looked my way apparently wondering whether I did or did not mean to leave him alone with my aunt. (Collins)

Soames averted his eyes and became conscious that Winifred and he were alone. (Galsworthy)

They were not sure what the morrow would bring forth. (Dreiser) The poor girl is anxious that you should be at her wedding. (Trollope)

She was aware that someone else was there. (Eliot)

Object clauses are connected with the principal clause in the following ways:

(b) by means of the conjunctions that, if, whether.

Jane ... wondered if Brian and Margaret were really suited fo one another. (Lindsay)

Time will show whether I am right or wrong. (Collins)

  1. by means of the connectives who, which, what, whatever, whoever, whichever (conjunctive pronouns); where, when, how, why (conjunctive adverbs).

I'll do just what I say. (Dreiser)

I half rose, and advanced my head to see how she was occupied. (Ch. Bronte)

He wondered why he should look back... (Wilson)

I don't know where he developed his prose style, probably in

the best of schools, the open air. (Nichols)

  1. asyndetically.

He said there was nothing much the matter with me. (Maxwell)

An object clause may be introduced by a preposition. I am always ready to listen to whatever you may wish to disclose. (Eliot)

I found it hard to keep my mind on what the colonel was saying. (Greene) "

An object clause is sometimes preceded by the introductory object it.


You know quite well, Ariadne, that I have not an ounce of pettish-ness in my disposition. (Shaw)

What I used not to like, I long for now. (Bitot) What happened then I do not know. (Conan Doyle)

If we have two or more homogeneous object clauses (hey are separated from each other by a comma.

I can't tell you what tricks they performed, or how they did it. (Collins)

Note. — A sentence containing direct speech consists of two independent clauses.

"1 don't deserve to be mocked at," she said in a stifled voice. (Lindsay)

"Well," I thought, "at any rate, judging by the smell, the food must be good." (Mansfield)

§ 7. Attributive clauses serve as an attribute to a noun (pro­noun) in the principal clause. This noun or pronoun is called the antecedent of the clause. According to their meaning and the way they are connected with the principal clause attributive clauses are divided into relative and appositive ones.

Attributive relative clauses qualify the antecedent, whereas attri­butive appositive clauses disclose its meaning.

The facts those men were so eager to know had been visible,

tangible, ОРЄП tO the Senses. (CoWrarfJfATTRIBUTIVE RELATIVE CLAUSE)

The fortunate fact that the rector's letter did not require an imme­diate answer would give him time to consider. (Hardy) (attributive

APPOSITIVE CLAUSE)

Attributive relative clauses are joined to the principal clause syndetically — by means of connectives, and asyndetically; attribu­tive appositive clauses only syndetically — by means of conjunc­tions.

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