NOUN CLAUSES

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Noun Clauses

A clause is a structure that has a subject and a verb. There are two kinds of clauses: independent and dependent.

An independent clause is a main clause and expresses a complete thought. It is a sentence.A dependent clause is not a complete sentence. It must be part of an independent clause.

• Mary is a student. (independent clause)

• What were you doing? (independent clause)

• What you were doing (dependent clause)

• I saw what you were doing. (dependent clause)

• Where is your book? (independent clause)

• I know where your book is. (dependent clause)

Noun Phrase

A phrase is a group of words that doesn’t contain a subject and verb.

A noun phrase is used as the subject or object in a sentence.

• This book was published last year. (noun phrase/subject)

• I read this book. (noun phrase/object)

Noun Clause

A noun clause has a subject and verb. It is used as the subject or object in a sentence.

A noun clause is a dependent clause that works like a noun. You can find it as a subject or object.

• I read what she wrote.

• What she wrote is interesting.

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Noun Clauses Beginning with Question Words

Wh- clauses begin with words like who, what, how, whenever, which, etc.

• I need to explain what a noun clause is.• I don't know where Mary lives.• Tell me how old she is.• First, you need to explain what a noun clause is.

• What is a noun clause?• Where does Mary live?• How old is she?

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Questions

What do you do in class?

Where does he work?

What should I do?

Who are they?

What happened?

Noun Clauses

What we do in class is easy.

Where he works is a secret.

I don’t know what you should do.

Mary knows who they are.

She knows what happened.

Noun Clauses Beginning with Whether or If

When a Yes/No question is changed to a noun clause, whether or if is used to introduce the noun clause.

• I don't know whether you have studied noun clauses before.

• I don't know if you  have studied noun clauses before.

• I wonder if it will rain tomorrow.• I wonder if it will rain tomorrow or not.• I wonder whether or not Mary went to work yesterday.• I wonder whether Mary went to work yesterday or not.• Whether he invites her or not is important.

Noun Clauses Beginning with That

• I think that the war will end soon. object of the verb think

• I think the war will end soon.• I know (that) he will be successful.• Teachers claim that grammar is fun.

• That Mary studied very hard was obvious to John.

(That Mary studied very hard) is the subject of the sentence.

• That pollution affects the quality of our lives is obvious.• It is obvious that pollution affects the quality of our lives.• That he is still alive is a miracle.• It is a miracle that he is still alive.

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