Finite Clauses Part II: That-clauses, Interrogative clauses, appositives

That-Clauses

That-clauses are dependent clauses introduced (usually) by the word that which function as nouns.

Interrogatives

Interrogatives

Interrogatives are sometimes called question words. They introduce both direct and indirect questions. When introducing indirect questions, they function somewhat like relative pronouns/adverbs.

Interrogates are also sometimes called W-words, since they almost all start with W: who, whom, whose, which, what, where, why, when, how.

Direct questions:

                Whose laptop is this?

                What’s for dinner?

                How do I work this scanner?

Indirect questions:

                Elvis knew whose laptop it was.

                I wondered what was for dinner.

                I had no idea how to work the scanner.