Noun clauses of this variety, sometimes called "embedded yes/no questions," appear in many nominal positions: subjects Whether he will remember me is an open question. "extraposed" subjects It is an open question whether he will remember me. objects/complements of prepositions I am concerned about whether he will remember me. as well as complements to verbs, as in the sentenence you gave, I wonder [whether] [if] he will remember me. What type of construction follows "I wonder"? For example: > > I wonder if he will remember me. > > The clause appears to be subordinate, but it certainly isn't prototypical: > It cannot be moved, and it appears to be functioning nominally, an option I > didn't think was available to subordinate clauses. > > Thanks in advance, > John > > To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: > http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html > and select "Join or leave the list" > > Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ > To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/