Asked by rfvv
1. The fact that he died suddenly is unbelievable.
2. I like the idea that people can live on Mars in the future.
3. I had the feeling that he was very nice.
4. It is difficult to get the chance that you can be employed at the company.
---------------------------
Are they all grammatical? Is the that clause a noun clause or an adjective clause?
2. I like the idea that people can live on Mars in the future.
3. I had the feeling that he was very nice.
4. It is difficult to get the chance that you can be employed at the company.
---------------------------
Are they all grammatical? Is the that clause a noun clause or an adjective clause?
Answers
Answered by
Writeacher
Sentences 1 - 3 are fine.
In 1, 2, and 3, the "that" clauses are noun clauses, serving as appositives to the noun just before them in the sentence (fact, idea, feeling).
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/clauses.htm#noun (Scroll down this webpage about 3/4ths of the way to find the explanation and examples for noun clauses.)
Sentence 4 is quite awkward. It would be better phrased like this:
<i>It is difficult to get the chance to be employed at the company.</i>
In 1, 2, and 3, the "that" clauses are noun clauses, serving as appositives to the noun just before them in the sentence (fact, idea, feeling).
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/clauses.htm#noun (Scroll down this webpage about 3/4ths of the way to find the explanation and examples for noun clauses.)
Sentence 4 is quite awkward. It would be better phrased like this:
<i>It is difficult to get the chance to be employed at the company.</i>
There are no AI answers yet. The ability to request AI answers is coming soon!
Submit Your Answer
We prioritize human answers over AI answers.
If you are human, and you can answer this question, please submit your answer.