Except that he hurt his hand , he was lucky . (Noun clause , wren and martin grammar) - is it in noun clause but how ? Or is it in adverbial clause of contrast, Or both noun cl and adv cl?
Except that he hurt his hand , he was lucky . (Noun clause , wren and martin grammar) - is it in noun clause but how ? Or is it in adverbial clause of contrast, Or both noun cl and adv cl?
Hello Suman
Except [that he hurt his hand], he was lucky.
Category: The underlined constituent is a preposition phrase introduced by the preposition "except". The constituent in brackets is called a content (or complement) clause. Noun clause is a very old-fashioned and inaccurate term for such clauses. In your example, the clause could hardly be replaced by a noun, so don't call it a noun clause.
Function: The function of the clause is that of complement to the preposition "except". In modern grammar the preposition phrase is probably best called an adjunct of exception. In traditional grammar, the underlined constituent would be called an adverbial clause of exception.