What is a nominal clause?

Definition
	A nominal clause is a subordinate clause that functions as a noun phrase.

Examples (English)
	I know that he is here. From where I stood, I saw the horse.

Kind
	Here is a kind of nominal clause:
	What is a complement clause?

Generic
	A nominal clause is a kind of
	What is a clause?

Sources
	Hartmann and Stork 1972 151
	Quirk, Greenbaum, Leech, and Svartvik 1985 1048
	Crystal 1985 207

Context for this page:

Concept module: nominal clause
In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): N
In modular book: Glossary of linguistic terms, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H., Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
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