Other grammatical forms can be subjects too, like noun clauses and prepositional phrases.

其语法形式也可以主语，比如名词从句和介词短语。

You can learn more about noun clauses on earlier Everyday Grammar programs.

有关名词性从句的更多内容，你可以通过早期的《每日语法》节目了解。

We follow " say" immediately with a noun clause.

我们在 say 后面紧接名词从句。

The verb do does not appear in the noun clause in the answer.

动词 do 没有在回答中的名词从句里出现。

They generally use WISH before a noun clause-a group of words with a subject and a predicate.

们通常在名词从句前使用 WISH，名词从句是一组带有主语和谓语的单词。

Did you find the noun clause? It was " what I said yesterday" .

你找到名词性从句了吗？ 是" what I said yesterday" 。

And finally, we use only the word " whether" – not " if" – when it introduces a noun clause that is also the sentence subject.

在引入一个句子主语的名词从句时，只能用" whether" ，不能用" if" 。

The second is we can leave out the word " that" in noun clauses, especially in everyday speech and writing.

第二，我们可以在名词从句中省略“that”，尤其是在日常口语和写作中。

Other times, we follow the words " I regret" with a noun clause.

其时候，我们在" I regret" 后加名词性从句。

In the first example, where he works is a noun clause.

在第一个例子中，“在哪里工作”是一个名词从句。

The noun clause in this sentence is " Whether he wins" and it is the subject of the sentence.

该句中的名词从句是" Whether he wins" ，而且该从句的是句子的主语。

And finally, we use only the word " whether" — not " if" — when it introduces a noun clause that is also the sentence subject.

最后，当连词要引入名词从句同时该名词从句也是句子的主语时，我们只用 whether，而不用 if。

When we use this phrase, we usually follow it with some form of noun, such as a gerund, noun phrase or noun clause.

我们使用该短语时，其后通常会跟着名词的某种形式，如动名词、名词短语或名词性从句。

English speakers often shorten noun clauses that would repeat what they have already said - or what another speaker has said.

说英语的人经常缩短名词从句，要不然会重复们已经说过的话——或者另一位演讲者说了什么。

The adjective clause begins with the word why immediately after the noun reason.

形容词从句以名词 reason 后面紧接的 why 开头。

In the second example, what she said is a noun clause.

在第二个例子中，“她说什么”是一个名词从句。

It is also worth noting that noun clauses generally follow the verb " wish, " just like in the entrance exam example and in my own statement about the paint project.

同样值得注意的是，名词从句通常跟在动词“wish”后面，就像入学考的例子和我自己关于刷墙问题的表述那种。

Question words often begin noun clauses— groups of words with a subject and a verb.

疑问词通常会是名词从句的开头——一组由主语和动词组成的词。

That introduces a noun clause. It is optional.

这引入了一个名词从句。它是可选的。

But you have noun clauses and other things, so I want to make sure you're clear: The subject goes before the verb in a sentence, which can happen to be a noun.

但是你有名词从句和其东西，所以我想确保你明白：主语在句子中位于动词之前， 这个主语可能就是一个名词。