Sunday, December 30, 2018

syntax - Nominal and Adjectival



  1. The fact that you are here is an indication of your good intentions




My analysis of the clause in bold is Noun-clause/Adjectival/Post-nominal modifier.

However, my teacher's answer is slightly different. He said that the clause in bold is Noun-clause/Nominal/Post-nominal modifier





  1. The dress that Melissa is wearing was designed in Paris.




However, in the sentence above, my teacher said that the clause in bold is Noun-clause/Adjectival/Post-nominal modifier




My questions are:
What is the difference between the Noun-clause in the first sentence and the second sentence?
Both of them modify the preceding noun, so what makes the first one "Nominal"?

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