week 5

i asked them if they agreed with what i was seeing

• yes-no interrogative clause

• alternative interrogative clause

• no

i'm not sure if this is the right road or not

• yes-no interrogative clause

• alternative interrogative clause

• no

whether or not he finds a job, he's getting married

• yes-no interrogative clause

• alternative interrogative clause

• no

the forbes 400 raises the question whether we are truly still "the land of opportunity"

• appositive

• adjectival complementation

• prepositional complement

• object

he went on to explain that the real problem is whether there will be enough resources

• subject complement

• adjectival complementation

• prepositional complement

students should take notes to make revision easier

• no

• to-inf clause

• nominal bare inf clause

we don't consider her to be right for the job

• to-inf clause

• appositive

• nominal bare inf clause

• object complement

• appositive

what can we do but sit and wait?

• to-inf clause

• nominal bare inf clause

• no

• prepositional complement

• direct object

nominal -ing clause:

his only interest in life, playing football, has brought him many friends

• appositive

• subject

• subject complement

• no

nominal -ing clause:

it's worth checking the details of the contract before you sign it

• subject

• adjectival complementation

• direct object

• no