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In grammar, a dependent statement is a statement converted into a noun clause, normally, in English, by the addition of ''that'' at the beginning, and made dependent on another clause (e.g. as subject or object). For example, the statement ''I had saved his brother'' appears as object of the verb ''knew'' in the following quotation: I would he knew ''that I had saved his brother!'' (Shakespeare). The statement ''They were unprepared'' is made subject of ''is'' in the following: ''That they were unprepared'' is obvious. Further examples: Methoughts ''that I had broken from the Tower'' (Shakespeare). His majesty hath straitly given in charge ''that no man shall have private conference, of what degree soever, with his brother'' (Shakespeare). You shall confess ''that you are both deceived'' (Shakespeare). ==Bibliography== *Onions, C.T. (1971). ''Modern English Syntax''. Routledge. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-7100-6990-0 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dependent statement」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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