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NOUN CLAUSE

NOUN CLAUSE. A Noun is used as a subject or an object A Noun clause is used as a subject or an object. In other words, a noun clause is used in the same ways as a noun. A Noun Clause is a clause functioning as a noun. It has its own subject and verb. NOUN nn. NOUN CLAUSE.

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NOUN CLAUSE

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  1. NOUN CLAUSE

  2. A Noun is used as a subject or an object • A Noun clause is used as a subject or an object. In other words, a noun clause is used in the same ways as a noun. • A Noun Clause is a clause functioning as a noun. It has its own subject and verb.

  3. NOUN nn NOUN CLAUSE • His story was interesting. (story is a noun used as thesubject of the sentence) • I heard his story. (story is a noun. It is used as the object of the verb heard) • What he said was interesting (what he saidis a noun clause. It is used as the subject of the sentence) • I heard what he said. (what he said is a noun clause. It is used as the object of the verb heard)

  4. WORDS used to introduce noun clause: • Question words (who, when, where, why, how, whose, whom, what, which) • Yes/ No question (whether or If ) • Question word then followed by Infinitive (to +V1)

  5. Noun clauses which begin with a question word Question Noun Clauses • Where does she live? • What did he say? • When do they arrive? S V • Who lives there? • What happened? • Who is at the door? • I don’t know where she lives • I couldn’t hear what he said • Please tell me when they arrive S V • I don’t know who lives there • Please tell what happened • I wonder who is at the door

  6. Question Noun Clauses V S • Who is she? • Who are those men? S V • What did she say? • What should they do? S V • I don’t know who she is • I don’t know who those men are? SV • What she said surprised me • What they should do is obvious

  7. Noun clauses which begin with yes/no question Yes/No Question Noun Clauses • Will she come? • Does he need help? • I don’t know whether she will come • I don’t know if she will come • I wonder whether he needs help • I wonder if he needs help

  8. Question words followed by infinitivesQuestion words (when, where, how, who, whom, whose, what, which) and then may be followed by infinitive ( to + V1) Noun Clause as the object • I don’t know I don’t know • Please tell me Please tell me • Jim told us Jim told us • What I should do what to do • How I can get to the bus station How to get to the bus station • Where we could find it where to find it

  9. Exercise 1. (what was he talking about?)_____________ was interesting? 2. (Will people live on the moon someday?) I wonder ___________________ 3. (Did she borrow your dictionary?) I want to know _______________________ 4. (why did they leave the country?) Do you know _____________________ 5. (Where do you live?) Please tell me ________

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