Nominal clauses

A nominal clause can be:

• the subject of a clause:
  Whoever had done this wished him harm.
• the object of a clause:
  The East German news agency ADN reported that up to 4,000 people had been killed.
• the complement of a clause
  This is what happened.

Nominal clauses are introduced by pronouns such as what, who, whoever.

©John Seely 2008