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Old 10-Nov-2006, 14:55
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Dear teacher,
I have a sentence:
The way she will come is not clear to me.
I think she will come is an adjective clause anh modifies the noun "the way". is it correct? is this the grammar function of the subordinate clause ???

Please help me

Thank you in advance
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Old 11-Nov-2006, 22:24
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Dear teacher,
I have a sentence:
The way she will come is not clear to me.
I think she will come is an adjective clause anh modifies the noun "the way". is it correct? is this the grammar function of the subordinate clause ???

Please help me

Thank you in advance
NN
Yes, the entire clause functions as an adjective.
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Yes, the entire clause functions as an adjective.
The entire clause :? - you mean 'The way she will come' - i.e. 'her route'? It seems to me that that functions as a noun. This too is suggested by the it in 'It is not clear to me how she will come'.

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The entire clause :? - you mean 'The way she will come' - i.e. 'her route'? It seems to me that that functions as a noun. This too is suggested by the it in 'It is not clear to me how she will come'.

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The adjectival clause is "she will come". It modifies "way", which is the subject of the sentence.
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