3.1.1 THAT CLAUSE FUNCTIONING AS NOUN IN SENTENCE, THAT - CLAUSE CAN...

2.3.1.1 That clause

Functioning as Noun in sentence, That - clause can be Subject complement.

Ex: The chances are that she will be elected to a second presidency.

Rất có triển vọng là bà ta sẽ tái đắc cử chức vụ tổng thống nhiệm kỳ hai.

(Phạm Xuân Thảo 1996 – Luyện đọc và phiên dịch báo chí Anh-Mỹ)

With this function, that clause often appears after ―to be‖ verb or ―to seem‖, ―to

appear‖.

Ex: The pity was that no one told her about him.

Tiếc là không ai nói với cô ta về anh ấy cả.

(forum.infoworldschool.com)

Following the SVC structure in sentence, That-clause is expressed by ―là‖ by

writers. ―là‖ is used to connect Subject with that-clause because Verb in these

examples is expressed by ―to be‖. The fuction of nominal that-clause is to

inform information.