NOUN_CLAUSE_as_SUB_OBJ




NOUN PHRASE Construction

A. NOUN NOUN NOUN

B. NOUN PREP NOUN

C. NOUN CONJ NOUN


D. ADJ ADJ NOUN

E. ADV ADV ADJ ADJ NOUN



01. NOUN NOUN

     Cambridge University.
02. DETERMINER NOUN SUB COMP

     The city.
03. NOUN NOUN DO

     I teach English.
04. SUB VB IO DO

     I (teach) (these students) (English).
     I (teach=V) (these students=IO) (English=DO).

      I will give them a test.
      I (will give) (them) (a test).

05. SUB VB DO OBJ COMP

      SUB VB DO PREPPO

     I teach English to these students.
     I teach (English) (to) (these students).

     I will give a test to them.
     I (will give) (a test) (to) (them).

     will give = VB == compound verb
     a test = DO == Direct Object
     to you = prepositional Phrase == Object Complement

06. SUB VB NP ADJ

      I will leave the door open.

07. SUB VB PREPPO

      I agree with you.
08. SUB VB INF

      You need to stop.
09. SUB VB NP INF

      I want you to stop.

10. SUB VB GER

      You must stop writing.

11. SUB VB NP Pr. PARTICIPLE

      I saw him cheating.

12. SUB VB NP BARE INF

      I saw him (to) cheat.   →       I saw him cheat.

13. SUB VB NP Pa. PARTICIPLE

      I want the homework done.

14. SUB VB NP to beCOMP

      I think it (to be) unimportant.
      I think it unimportant.
      I think (that) it (is) unimportant.

15. SUB VB that_clause

      I know (that) you can do it.
      I know (that) you can do it.
      I know you can do it.
16. SUB VB NP that_clause

      I told you (that) you could do it.
      I told you (that) you could do it.
      I told you could do it.
17. SUB VB wh_clause

      I know how you can do it.
18. SUB VB OBJ wh_clause

      I told you how you could do it.
19. SUB VB wh_INF

      I know how to do it.
20. SUB VB OBJ wh_INF

      I told you how to do it.

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