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• My friends gave As indirect object

biking a try.

• I see my father riding As object complement

every week.

• I take a paid leave for An object of a

riding. preposition

2. Noun Clause

A noun clause is a dependent clause that is

used as a noun.

Example Explanation

• My cat Our new noun clause has its

eats subject (whatever) and verb (falls).

whatever These differ from the independent

falls on clause’s subject (my cat) and verb

the floor. (eats). The noun clause also

contains the prepositional phrase

“on the floor,” which offers even

more information.

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