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Nominal Clauses - Exercise 3

Directions: Locate the nominal clause in each sentence. Type your answer into the box below the sentence. Then identify the nominal clause's function in the sentence as subject, direct object, subjective complement, object of preposition, or appositive.

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1. Whoever wrote that unkind letter should be punished.

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2. We were all elated by what the weather forecaster reported.

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3. People often wonder if they make the best decisions.

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4. The reason for my reaction is that I was not expecting you.

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5. It is understood that the signature is a forgery.

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6. The home office has not made a final decision about where the branch office will be located.

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7. Whoever repeats that story tells a lie.

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8. My thought was that we should all meet at Jerry's house.

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9. Brutus could not deny the fact that he stabbed Caesar.

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10.Can he tell us what the man looked like?

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