Noun Clauses

This structure is user than we think, we usually hear them in movies and music but we do not use them a lot when we are practicing, maybe because we practice in books with formal conversations.

First of all, we need to understand what is a noun clause, it is a dependent clause acting like a noun, which means that this clause is performing the job of one part of speech, they can do a noun job, so they can be subjects, objects (direct, indirect and objects of prepositions) or predicate nouns.

For example:

Broccoli is fine with me.

The broccoli is a noun acting as a subject. And the way to see it as noun clause is:

Whatever you want is fine with me.
Here, the "whatever you want" is acting as a subject too.


We need to see that the adverb and adjectives clauses, noun clauses do not need to be modified, they act as nouns within the clause.

Some of this words act as clauses: whoever, whenever, whatever, however, whichever and whomever.

Logical Connectors

We can also named them as "contrast", they are very important because they make the difference between ideas. They are needed when you want to separate your sentences so people can understand you better when you are writing.

There are a lot of connectors, for example:

However: it contrast comparable thing with reality, it is similar to "but" and "despite". "I had my lunch; however, I still want pizza".
On the other hand: it compares two choices or two sides. "Saving this notebook can be a bad idea. On the other hand, I might need it some day".
Nevertheless and Nonetheless: they show contrast between reality and expectations.  "I had my lunch; nevertheless, I still want pizza".
Also: it is similar to "and", it usually appears after the subject: "My favorite colors are green, pink and turquoise; sometimes I also like purple".
In addition to: it is more formal than "and", so it is also used to join sentences and it appears before the subject. "The community is working to meet the needs of its citizens. In addition, the Parks Department has instituted a summer arts program for teens.
Moreover: we use it when we have two conclusions from a reason. "The Senator´s remarks have outraged the liberals; moreover, they have alienated the conservatives".

There are also another kind of connectors, for example: consequently, therefore, for this/that reason, hence/thus, in that case.