College English Grammar: Grammar and Writing By Zhu XiangjunUnit 14 Object clause and appositive clauses Grammar: 1) Object clause 2) Appositive clauses Writing: Correcting: Mixed Construction Rewriting: Variety in sentence length1. Object clauses When a noun clause functions as an object, it is called an object clause. Object clauses usually begin with subordinating words like how, why, what, where, when, who, which, whose, whether, if, that, etc. No comma is needed when the object clauses are