Hi all,
I've long been confused with the clause starting with "how". Is it a noun clause? Need someone to help me with this!
I suppose it is adverbial clause but some say it's noun clause.
Treating it as adverbial clause does sounds reasonable, it tells HOW you do it rather than WHAT you do.
For example:
I want to know how you did it.
Can anyone confirm to me that the above usage is perfectly acceptable in written English?
And if the above sentence is legal, how about this one?
I want to know how to get it.
Can we treat "how to..." as a noun as well? What grammar term can the above "how to" refer to?
Thanks!
I've long been confused with the clause starting with "how". Is it a noun clause? Need someone to help me with this!
I suppose it is adverbial clause but some say it's noun clause.
Treating it as adverbial clause does sounds reasonable, it tells HOW you do it rather than WHAT you do.
For example:
I want to know how you did it.
Can anyone confirm to me that the above usage is perfectly acceptable in written English?
And if the above sentence is legal, how about this one?
I want to know how to get it.
Can we treat "how to..." as a noun as well? What grammar term can the above "how to" refer to?
Thanks!