THE NOMINAL CLAUSES OF ENGLISH AND ALBANIAN LANGUAGE

The Nominal Clauses function as like the noun phrases[1]. This means that a nominal clause has subject, object, complement or prepositional complement etc. The nominal groups are things “we usually add some information about it which shows how we experience or perceive the thing it is important to remember language is not reality itself, but only the way we see reality, the way we experience it”.[2] We can usually test the nominal clause by seeing whether we can replace the clause with it or something, e.g.

He thinks you will be surprised.               (He thinks something.)

That she got better was a miracle.[3]            (Finite nominal clause – subject)

I heard that you were there.                       (Finite nominal clause – subject)

I wanted you to know.                                (Non-finite nominal clause – object)

He likes playing rugby.                              (Non-finite nominal clause – object)