CHAPTER I Introduction
1.1
Background of The Study
A group of words that contains a subject and a
predicate is commonly termed a clause. A
clause may be either a sentence, an independent clause or a sentence-like construction within another sentence, a
dependent clause. If a clause can stand alone as a sentence it is an independent clause. Some
clauses, however, cannot stand alone as sentences:
in this case, they are dependent clauses or subordinate clauses.
Clauses can take the place of different parts of speech.
Similarly, a noun clause can take the place of a noun. A clause is like a sentence that's
within a sentence. A noun clause has the function of a noun in the main sentence. So in a genera
notion a noun clause, also termed a nominal
clause, is a dependent clause functioning as a noun, that is as a subject,
object or complement.Noun clause has various aspects
such as forms and functions. Noun clause may be formed with an interrogative word, with
‘that’, with ‘that’ deletion and with ‘whether’ or ‘if’. Noun clause may be of various functions,
such as subject of a verb, object of a transitive
verb, object of preposition, object of a missing preposition, in apposition to
a noun or pronoun, subject complement,
object complement and adjective complement.
Many people are fairly
comfortable with the idea of nouns, but they might not feel so confident when it comes to the idea of a noun
clause. Noun clauses come in a variety of forms; therefore, breaking down the study into
its basic components is essential to the proper learning of the form.Using noun clauses
in everyday speech is a fairly common practice,
as noun clauses add often crucial information to sentences. However, learning
to differentiate between the various
types can be difficult. If a person is in n a position where he or she has to decide which form the
noun clause is taking, the person should consider the options carefully, and consult a
grammar guide.
The analysis done in this
scientific writing is concerned with the functions of the noun clauses used in the novel Special
Delivery written by Daniel Steel.
Danielle Fernande
Dominique Schuelein-Steel was born on August 14, 1947 in New York. She is an American romantic novelist and author of
mainstream dramas. She was educated in both
the US and Europe, and has worked in teaching, advertising and public relations.
She wrote her first book when she
was only 19, and has gone on to write an astounding amount of material since. She can work on up
to five books at a time, whether it be researching,
editing or the writing itself. Legend has it she still uses a manual
typewriter, dating from 1946, for her
work, and can often spend up to 20 hours a day writing.
Her writing can be very personal
at times, and often involves issues and themes that occur to normal people in everyday life such
as cancer, marriage, divorce, adoption and mental illness. She has raised nine children
of her own, and lives in San Fransisco and Paris. Danielle Steel has been hailed as one
of the world's most popular authors, with over 580 million copies of her novels sold.
Her many international bestsellers include Matters of the Heart, One Day at a Time, A
Good Woman, Rogue, Honor Thyself, Amazing
Grace, and other highly acclaimed novels. She is also the author of His Bright Light, the story of her son Nick Traina's life
and death.
In a novel that explores the fun
and challenge, and occasional absurdity, of new beginnings, Danielle Steel tells the story of two people who find love
where and when they least expect it.
At fifty-nine, Jack Watson owns
one of the most successful boutiques in Beverly Hills, has two adult children who are the
light of his life, and his choice of Hollywood's most beautiful women. After a failed marriage
in the distant past, and brief, tragic affair years afterward, Jack has become the perfect
bachelor. And he loves it.
Amanda Robbins knows Jack Watson
only as her daughter's father-in-law, an incurable playboy whom she dislikes intensely.
Theirs has been a relationship based solely
upon the marriage of her daughter to his son. And Amanda wants no other relationship with him. But when she becomes a
widow unexpectedly, twenty-six years after
she retires from Hollywood stardom to become a wife and mother, Amanda finds herself on unfamiliar ground, and is surprised
to find herself both befriended by, and attracted
to, Jack Watson. Worse yet, she likes him. There is a lot more to him than she previously
suspectes.
Amanda's shock at her attraction
to Jack is equaled only by her children's. Then suddenly, a startling announcement stuns both
families, as Jack and Amanda are faced with
an unexpected gift that neither thought possible, and with a choice that
provides them both considerable
challenges. But at a time in their lives when they least expect to feel that way, they not only feel young again,
but are blissfully happy, in spite of the confusion, opposition, and obstacles all
around them.
Special Delivery is about what two people do when life gives
them everything they wante, twenty years
after they expect to find it. In her fortieth bestselling novel, Danielle Steel makes the readers laugh and cry
as she touches the heart with tenderness and accuracy. The emotions of loneliness are
deeply explored in Danielle Steele's novel Special Delivery. And they are done quite
well. But who would figure that a party would kindle a romance between the newly widowed
Amanda and a long time bachelor, Jack? And oh what different personalities
between Amanda and Jack. The main thing they have in common is the family connection from each
of their former spouses to their children and children in law.
0 komentar:
Posting Komentar