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Originally Posted by moonwalker It is hard for me to distinguish noun- clause from adverb-clause
when it comes to "when-clause".
Please help me!
1. Please compare two sentences below.
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Tell me when you will finish your job.
Tell me when you have finshed your job.
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Is there any difference between their meanings?
Or, is there any grammatical erorr?
2. And these two sentence.
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Tell me when you will have finished your job.
Tell me when you will finish your job.
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Is there any difference between their meanings?
Or, is there any grammatical erorr? |
1. Tell me
when you're done.
when you're done functions as the object of the verb
Tell. For example, Tell
someone something; someone is replaced by the word
me, and
something is replaced by the clause
when you are done. So,
when you are done functions as an object, and objects are nouns. :D
Other examples
Let me know
when you get off work.
Tell me
what time you get off work.
Ambiguous
Tell me when you get off work. (There are two meanings)
Meaning#1: Tell me
what time you get off work. (Noun)
Meaning #2: Tell me (about John)
when you get off work. (Adverb)
when you get off work answers the question
When?, like this,
Q: When should you tell me about John?
A: When you get off work. (Adv.)
Another example
2. Call me
when you're done. (Adverb)
when you're done answers the question
When?, like this,
Q: When should I call you?
A: When you are done.
All the best,
clause+ tense 
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