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St. Hendrikus Catholic Senior High School Surabaya XII Grade English Hand-out …………………………………….………… S – C – CX – CCX

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A noun clause can be used like a noun. It can be a subject, predicate nominative, direct object, appositive, indirect object, or object of the preposition. Some of the English words that introduce noun clauses are called subordinators, which are that, whether, who, why, whom, what, how, when, whoever, where, and whatever. Notice that some of these words also introduce adjective and adverbial clauses. A clause is a noun clause if a pronoun (he, she, it, or they) could be substituted for it. Examples: I know who said that. (I know it.) (The dependent clause serves as the object of the main-clause verb "know".) Whoever made that assertion is wrong. (He/she is wrong.) (The dependent clause serves as the subject of the main clause.) Sometimes in English a noun clause is used without the introductory word (subordinators). Example: I know that he is here. I know he is here. (without "that")

In some cases, use of the introductory word, though grammatically correct, may sound cumbersome in English, and the introductory word may be omitted. Example: I think that it is pretty. (less common) I think it is pretty. (more common)

Word order in noun clause is the same as in the statement. Because some of the subordinators may also be used to introduce questions, it is a common error to use question word order after these words when they introduce noun clauses. What time is it? When did he see the movie?

 Do you know what time it is?  I wonder when he saw the movie.

Since Noun Clause often uses ‘that’ as an introductory word, it is also called That Clause. Keep in mind that Reported Speech is also another type of Noun Clause.

Try this exercise Underline the Noun Clause in the following sentences. 1. We fans could not understand why the referee had called a technical foul on the coach. 2. The director gave whichever actors were present first choice of rehearsal times. 3. The nutritionist explained which vegetables are richest in vitamin C. 4. Guess what my grandparents gave me for my birthday. 5. The winner will be whichever team finds the most items. 6. What became of the English colony on Roanoke Island in 1587 remains a mystery. 7. Many people are interested in whom the presidential candidate will select as a running mate. 8. That Ms. Arquette had decided to withdraw from the mayoral race surprised even her campaign manager. 9. My mother offered a special surprise to whoever finished cleaning first. 10. The teacher showed me how I could better organize the ideas of my research paper.