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Verbs: Modal verb: can Bare infinitve: help Bare infinitive: tell Indirect object (pronoun): me Direct object (noun phrase expressed as a clause, i.e., "noun clause"): if a group of words is a clause or phrase ____ Noun phrase structures like whether a verb is the main...

Hi NG You are right. Indirect questions fall in three categories. 1. There is a word that can begin a clause but the word is not the subject . What did he say? - Tell me what he said. 2. There isn't a word that can begin a clause. If or whether must be used. Did he come in time? - Tell me...

Clive wrote: Would you call this a relative clause? I don't know where the pen is . What would you say it relates to? Hi Clive I learned my grammatical terminology as a schoolboy and as far as I can remember most of the terms I learned were applicable to all the languages I studied. There...

Clive wrote: I don't see any of these as relative clauses. They are noun clauses. eg noun clause I read what he wrote. e g relative clause I read the letter which he wrote . Here, which he wrote is relative (ie relates to) the noun 'letter'. I don't see any indirect questions,...

A day will come when you will no longer remember my face. when here is a conjunction word A relative clause is introduced by a relative pronoun. When is not a relative pronoun. consequently, there is no relative clause in the sentence Tell me when you will arrive. yes, the object...

This is not a mandatory rule. It's something which is often done (thus, to me, optional), per Swan. Which part is not mandatory? I may have misunderstood, but I'm assuming the rule you are referring to is: will cannot be used in a when clause where when is an adverbial...