Clause (Part 5 of 10)-Noun clause

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Department of EnglishCambrian College

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English GrammarClass-IX-XII

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Lesson: Noun clause

04/11/2023Noun clause 3

Learning Outcome

• define a noun clause.• mention types of noun

clause.• say different position of

noun clause. • identify some noun

clauses.

By the end of

the lesson

you will be able

to …


WHATIS A NOUN CLAUSE ???

Definition of Noun Clause

A noun clause is a subordinate clause that acts as a noun.

Examples:• No one knew where we were headed.• She asked whether we should go.• Do you know when you are leaving?• The question is whether he can do the

job.• I don’t know if it is raining.



WHATARE THE

TYPES OF A NOUN

CLAUSE ???


Types of Noun Clause

There are three types of noun clause-

Noun clauses with -

that

Noun clauses with -

wh-word

Noun clauses with –

if / whether

to see wh-word


WHATIS THE

POSITION OF NOUN

CLAUSE IN SENTENCE ??

?


Noun Clause as subject

Examples:• That sales have gone up is good news indeed.• Whatever you ask is going to be too much.• Who gets the credit for a good idea should not be

important.• That he had even asked her made her angry.• What he had to say to us was incredible.• Where we slept is not worth mentioning.• Why she said that is a mystery to me.• Whoever travels the Chattahoochee River follows

the yellow rafts gently floating down a peaceful track.


Noun Clause as direct object

Examples:• I will never understand how we arrived on time.• We expect that the rain will stop soon.• I don't know when he resigned.• I'd like to see if he can manage it.• Nobody knows how he got involved in such

activities.• You must pack whatever you will need.• I don't know which one is best.• Tell me whose car you are driving.• Jerry gave what Joe suggested a try.


A noun clause as indirect object

Example:• I will inform who took the last exam of

the score next week.• I will give whoever writes the best

essay an A in the course. • Come out of there Whoever you are.• You should give whoever waits at the

camp a copy of your route.


Noun Clause as complement

Examples:• This is what I was waiting

for.• The insult was that he had

even asked her.• At Halloween, you can be

whomever you want.


Noun Clause as object of preposition

Example:

She spends money for whatever she wants.

Robert Campbell settled trading camps in

whatever regions the Hudson’s Bay Company

sent him.

They argued about how they should pay the bill.

She found fault in what he had asked her.

They argued about how they should pay the bill.


Noun Clause as appositive.

• Appositive to the SubjectEX: We that are older understand life better

than children.

• Appositive to the ObjectEX: I hate those that oppose me. I don’t want it, whatever it is.


Group Work

Underline the noun clauses and identify their functions (Write DO= direct object, OP=object of preposition, PN=predicate noun, subject) (1-18)


Practice-1

1. I forgot what you said.2. Who the new captain will be has not been announced.3. How it happened is still a mystery. 4. Everyone agreed that the price was reasonable. 5. No one knew what to do next. 6. Frank doesn’t know what he should wear. 7. Whatever you choose will be fine. 8. This organization provides help to whoever needs it.9. Derrick’s problem was how he could earn the money.


Practice-1

10. Paula decided what we should bring. 11. What the members want is a new club room. 12. The team had decided where they are moving. 13. The engineer stated she could design the foundation. 14. Nancy knew where the museum was. 15. A cheeseburger is what I ordered. 16. The solution was that Margaret would leave early. 17. The audience was amazed by how the trick was done. 18. Passengers were told why the flight was delayed.


Practice-1

1. I forgot what you said. DO

2. Who the new captain will be has not been announced.

Subject

3. How it happened is still a mystery. Subject

4. Everyone agreed that the price was reasonable. DO

5. No one knew what to do next. DO

6. Frank doesn’t know what he should wear. Do

7. Whatever you choose will be fine. Subject

8. This organization provides help to whoever needs it. OP

9. Derrick’s problem was how he could earn the money. PN


Practice-1

10. Paula decided what we should bring. DO11. What the members want is a new club room. Subject12. The team had decided where they are moving. DO13. The engineer stated (that) she could design the foundation. DO14. Nancy knew where the museum was. DO15. A cheeseburger is what I ordered. PN16. The solution was that Margaret would leave early. PN17. The audience was amazed by how the trick was done. OP18. Passengers were told why the flight was delayed. DO


Pair work

Find out the noun clauses in the following sentences and state what purpose they serve.


Practice-2

1. The king ordered that the traitor should be put to death.2. He said that he would not go.3. That he is not interested in the offer is known to us.4. He said that he was not feeling well.5. I cannot rely on what he says.6. I don’t know where he has gone.7. He asked whether the servant had polished his shoes.8. The news that he is alive has been confirmed.9. The belief that the soul is immortal is almost universal.10. It is certain that we will have to admit defeat.11. It was fortunate that he was present.12. The report that only ten persons were killed in the riots is not true.


Answer of Practice-2

1. Here the noun clause ‘that the traitor should be put to death’ is the object of the verb ordered.2. Here the noun clause ‘that he would not go’ is the object of the verb said.3. Here the noun clause ‘that he is not interested in the offer’ is the subject of the verb is.4. Here the noun clause ‘that he was not feeling well’ is the object of the verb said.5. Here the noun clause ‘what he says’ is the object of the preposition on.



6. Here the noun clause ‘where he has gone’ is the object of the verb know.7. Here the noun clause ‘whether the servant had polished his shoes’ is the object of the verb asked.8. Here the noun clause ‘that he is alive’ is in apposition to the noun news.9. Here the noun clause ‘that the soul is immortal’ is in apposition to the noun belief.10. Here the noun clause ‘that we will have to admit defeat’ is in apposition to the pronoun it.11. Here the noun clause ‘that he was present’ is in apposition to the pronoun it.12. Here the noun clause ‘that only ten persons were killed in the riots’ is in apposition to the noun report.


Individual work

Fill in the blank with appropriate option. (1-10)


Practice-3

1. Do you know ________ his book? a. where he put b. where did he put2. I can understand ____________ . a. how upset are you b. how upset you are3. _______________? a. How upset are you b. How upset you are4. I can't hear ________________ ? a. what are you saying b. what you are saying5. Can you tell me ____________? a. where my keys are b. where are my keys

6. Where _____________? a. my keys are b. are my keys7. Does your brother know if _____ sell his car? a. will he b. he will8. He told the police what ____________? a. did he see b. he saw9. What _______________? a. did he see b. he saw10. They can see how disappointed _____. a. am I b. I am



1. where he put2. how upset you are3. How upset are you4. what you are saying

5. where my keys are6. are my keys7. he will8. he saw9. did he see10. I am


Evaluation

1. What is noun clause?2. Mention three position of the

noun clause.3. Mention the types of noun

clause.


Home work

Recall the class and practise more and more.


Departure


WH-word

Interrogative pronoun: who, whom,

whose which, whichever, whoever,

or whomever , what

Interrogative adverb : when, where,

why, how, what

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