Content clause

Content sets (also: Item sets) are subordinate clauses (also: member records) that can take on the role of subject or object in sentences. They are called also subject or object sets and specify the content of what you say, asks presumed wishes, etc. They can be - as subjects or objects also - ask.

Question examples

• "Who wants to know how many people live on Earth, which should search the Internet. " Sample question for the subject sentence ( subject in the nominative case ): " Who or what should research on the internet? "

• Sample question for the object set ( object in the accusative ), "Whom or what did I know? "

Commas often separate content sets of main clauses. They are often " that" introduced by the conjunction.

Types of content sets

A distinction is generally four types of content sets:

• Konjunktionalsatz, bpsw. , Dass' - sentence: " It is known that the day has 24 hours. "
• Indirect interrogative sentence ( here: interrogative ): " One wonders how big is the biggest man in the world. "
• Infinitive: "The students put forward a to get any homework. "
• , W ' sentence ( interrogative ): "Who has committed the crime, is still unclear. "