Noun Clause

NOUN CLAUSE
A noun clause is a dependent clause
and cannot stand alone as a
sentence. It must be connected to an
independent clause, a main clause. A
noun clause has its own subject and
verb. It can begin with a question word.
It can begin with if or whether. And it can
begin with that.
Noun Clauses begin with question
words
Question words can be used to introduce a noun
clause: when, where, why, how, who, whom,
what, which, whose.
Example:
Answer this question using 'I don't know...'
Where does Maria live?
I don't know -------------.
"I don't know where does she live."
INCORRECT
Notice that "does she live" is a question
form. Noun clauses cannot be in question
form; it has to be a statement.
"I don't know where she lives" is the correct
answer.

Respond to these questions using I don't
know...
1- How old is Kate?
2- Where did Juan go?
3- Why did Maria leave?
4- What did she say?
5- When is she going to leave?
6- What country is Maria from?
7- What is that girl's name?

Noun clauses with who, what,
whose+be
A noun or pronoun that follows main
verb 'be' in a question comes in front of
'be' in a noun clause.
Example: Who is that boy?
I don't know who that boy is.
Whose pen is this?
I don't know whose pen this is.


A prepositional phrase does not come in
front of 'be' in a noun clause.
Example:
Who is in the office?
I don't know who is in the office.
Whose pen is on the desk?
I don't know whose pen is on the desk.

Noun Clauses begin with if/whether
When a yes/no question is changed to a noun
clause, it is usually used to introduce the
clause.

Example:

Is Maria at home?
I don't know if Maria is at home.
Does this bus go to Los Angeles?
I don't know if this bus goes to Los Angeles.
Did Juan go to Mexico?
I wonder if Juan went to Mexico.
Frequently speakers may add 'or
not'. This comes at the end of the noun
clause in sentences with 'if' and
immediately after 'whether' in sentences
with 'whether'.
Example:
I don't know if Maria is at home or
not.
I don't know whether or not Maria is at
home.
Notice that we cannot use 'or not'
immediately after 'if'.

Noun clauses begin with that
That clauses are frequently used as the object of verbs which
express mental activity.

Here are some common verbs followed by 'that clauses:
asssume that believe that discover
that
guess that hear that hope
that
learn that notice that predict that
realize that suppose that suspect
that
dream that think that know that
prove that
Study these examples:
Information
Questions:

Beginning of
noun clause
Question
Word
Subject Verb (ending)
Where is the post
office?
- Could you tell me where the post office is ?
When does the next
bus come?
- Do you know when the next bus comes ?
Who is that man over
there?
- Can you tell me who that man over there is ?
How much do those
shoes cost on sale?
- Could you tell me how much those shoes cost on sale?
Learn from a song


Find out sentences using NOUN
CLAUSE in the following song
John Lennon - Imagine - Lyrics -
YouTube.mp4
Complete the sentences by changing the
questions to noun clauses.
1- Where did Juan go?
I don't know ------
2- How old is Maria?
I don't know ------
3- Why did Mark leave?
I don't know ------
4- Where did Mohammed go?
I don't know ------
5- What is the teacher talking about?
I don't know ------

6- How much does this book cost?
I don't know ------
7- What does this word mean?
I don't know ------
8- When did Halima arrive?
I don't know ------
9- Where can I buy a good radio?
I don't know ------
10- How far is it to Chicago?
I don't know ------
11- How old is the President?
I don't know -----
12- Where is she?
I don't know ------

Complete the following with your own words. Use
noun clauses.
1- I feel that ----
2- I wonder if -----
3- You are lucky that -----
4- It is a fact that ------
5- I doubt that --------
6- I am worried that ------
7- I don't know when ------
8- I don't know if -------
9- I regret that -------
10- I am amazed that -------
1. Last Week, our cat gave birth to some kittens,
but we dont know where..............
a. is our cat b. our cat was
c. our cat is d. was our cat

2. Now, our cat is home again, and we cant
believe how many ...............
a. kittens does she have c. kittens has she
c. she has kittens d. kittens she has

3. Can you imagine ................?
a. how cute they are c. how cute are they
c. how they are cute d. are they cute
4. The kittens are so noisy that I can hardly hear what .....
a. are saying you b. that you are saying
c. are you saying d. you are saying

5. My husband said ............try to keep them all
a. dont we b. that shouldnt
c. that we shouldnt d. that we dont

6. The cat belongs to my daughter, so my husband
insisted that..............them for adoption
a. she offer b. she offers
c. she will offer d. she must offer

7. He told us .........so sad that it would be better for
everyone
a. dont be b. doesnt be
c. not be d. not to be

8. She needed to find new homes for them, but she didnt
know whom....................
a. should she ask b. she should ask
c. she ask d. she asks

9. She decided ........... post some notices around the
neighborhood
a. that she b. what she
c. what she would d. that she would
Ve
10. Neighbor dropped by just take a look.
Everyone picked out........
a. which one hes like b.which one he likes
c. which one he like d. which they liked

11. One mother told her son,.....................is daily
care. Can you give that?
a. that a pet need b. what a pet needs
c. which a pet needs d. whether a pet needs