Post on 17-Jan-2016
Noun Clause
Don’t forget to include TWO noun
clauses and THREE vocabulary
words in your paragraph!
What
is a
noun
clause
???
A noun clause is a clause which does the
work of a noun in a
sentence. It is a group
of words containing a
subject and a verb of
its own. Usually noun
clauses begin with that,
what, where, when, who,
whom, which, whose,
how, why, whether, etc.
Examples:
1. He said that he would not come.
2. We were all curious to know what he had done
3. Nobody knows when the registration will begin.
4. We all wanted to find out who the winner was.
5. Whom they were in contact with on the day of the
robbery is of great interest to the police.
6. Jane is not sure which university she should apply for.
7. The judges had a hard time deciding whose painting
was the best.
8. How the baby fell from the window is a mystery.
9. They asked the boy why he had hit his classmate.
10. Whether you like it or not is not the issue.
Uses of Noun Clauses
Noun Clauses can be used in the following ways:
a. As the subject of a verb:
Why she kept on crying (noun clause)puzzled (main verb) every one.
b. As the direct object:
Nobody knows (verb) how he got involved in gangland activities (noun clause).
Use
s co
nti
nued:
c. As the complement of
the verb "to be“:What we are worried
about is that he may
have another heart attack.
The question is why they
could escape through
the front door when there were so many guards there.
Noun C
lause
sThe End