UNIT 21 NOUN CLAUSES

Subjects, objects, and complements

VOCABULARY : STROLL---WALK SLOWLY
VOCABULARY
Outdo = do better than another
person
Afterthought = something thought
later
Mansion = a very large house
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
Why was the sibling rivalry so intense?
Did the mother need any of the gifts?
Why did she appreciate the trained
parrot?
GRAMMAR NOTES: NOTICE THE UNDERLINE
CLAUSES. WHAT IS THEIR FUNCTION?
You can see that the mother loved the parrot.
That her children gave gifts is great.
Its important that people have a sense of
humor.
What I should give my mom is obvious.
Can you explain why she ate the parrot?
FIRST CASE : NOUN CLAUSES BEGINNING WITH
THAT
I know that one of the children____ her a
______. ( object )
That she _____ the parrot is really ______.(sbj)
The problem was that the ______ cost a lot.
(complement )
It is necessary that you _______ the humor in
the _______. ( complement )
SECOND CASE : BEGINNING WITH QUESTION WORDS
I dont know _____ I should give ____as a gift. (O)
____ many children she ____ is mentioned. (S)

The funny thing is ____ she could ___ the parrot!
Its amazing _____ she did with __ poor _____.
( complements )
THIRD CASE : BEGINNING WITH WHETHER OR IF
Is it hard to tell whether the mother like the
parrot?
_____ the mother like the ____ is not ___ to tell
Did she prepare the parrot herself?
I wonder ____ she ______ the parrot ______.
will she get more gifts in the future?
Its _______ if she____ get _____ gifts.