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Topic :

Core English Noun Clauses

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Group Assignment

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Chhuon Youliny Chork Soriya Chea Leanghout Sor

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k What is Noun Clauses?

Noun Clauses are the clauses that function as noun in the sentence. A noun clause has its own subject and verb. It cannot stand by itself. It must be connected to an independent clause, a main clause.
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1. Subject of Verb
1. That George learned how to swim is a miracle. 2. Whether Fred can get a better job is not certain. 3. What Mary said confused her parents. 4. However you learn to spell is OK with me.
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What Mary said confused her parents.

Subject

Ver b

Object

<What Mary said> is Noun Clause. It functions as a Subject.

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II. Object of a Transitive Verb

George eats whatever is on his plate. We didnt know that Billy would jump. We didnt know Billy would jump. Can you tell me if Fred is here? I dont know where he is.

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We didnt know that Billy would jump.

Subject

Ver b

Object

< that Billy would jump> is Noun Clause. It functions as an Object.

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III. Subject Compliment

Carlie's problem was that she didn't do the wash. truth is that Billy was not very smart.

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Carlie's problem was that she didn't do the wash.

Subject

Subject Compliment

< that she didnt do the wash> is Noun Clause. It functions as a Subject Compliment that completes the meaning of the subject < Carlie s problem>.

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IV. Object of a Preposition

Harry

is not the provider of what Margie needs. is not responsible for what Alex decided to do. didnt listen to what Mary said. wants to learn about whatever is interesting.
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Josephine Billy He
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Harry is not the provider of what Margie needs.

Subject Object of a Preposition

< what Margie needs > is Noun Clause. It functions as an object of the preposition < of >.
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V. Adjective Compliment

The The The We

group is happy that Meg returned home. child is sad that his stomach hurts. family is excited that they bought a new house.

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We are all afraid that the final exam will be difficult.

Adjective Adjective Compliment

< that the final exam will be difficult > is Noun Clause. It functions as an Adjective Compliment of < afraid >.
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VI. Apposition to a Noun or Pronoun

appositive--that is, a noun or noun phrase that identifies or renames another noun--is a handy way of adding details to a sentence. The term comes from the Latin word for "placing close by," and an appositive usually appears right after the word or phrase that it renames. 6/18/12 15
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Your His

statement that you didnt take the money cant be believed. belief that someday he would succeed cheered him through his failures. news that he is alive made us happy. belief that the soul is immortal is almost universal.

The The

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The belief that the soul is immortal is almost universal.

The belief : Subject -that the soul is immortal : Apposition of < the belief >. It adds details to < the belief >.
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VII. Complement of a verb of incomplete predication

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each of the following sentences the noun clause is used as the complement of a verb of incomplete predication. belief is that he will come. seems that he will top the list of successful candidates.
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Now consider the examples given below.

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The earth is Alice seems The milk turned Honey tastes

You will have noticed that the sentences given above do not make complete sense because their predicates (is, seems, turned, 6/18/12 tastes) are incomplete. Each of these

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VIII. Wh-question in Noun Clause

Wh-words:

how, what, when, where, which, who, whom, whose, why however, whatever, whenever, wherever, whichever, whoever, whomever
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Wh-ever words:

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don't know where Sara lives. wonders what I am doing. friend asked how I was. asks when I was going there.

Maria My

She Can Do

you tell me what time the next bus comes? you know why the Mona Lisa is smiling? you please tell me whom you spoke to earlier? He wants to learn about whatever is21

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IX. Yes/No question in Noun Clauses

My friend asked, "Is your brother coming too? My friend asked if my brother was coming too. My friend asked, "Can you drive us?' My friend asked whether I could drive them. My friend asked, "Will you have enough gas?" My friend asked if I would have enough gas. My friend asked, "Do we have enough money for gas?
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X. How to construct a sentence having a noun clause

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Whatever clause we put after that will automatically become a noun clause.

For example : He said that he would come. Instead of said you can use any of the following verbs:
. Know,

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believe, think, realize, feel, hope, understand, wish, see, notice, find, discover, note, hear, listen, tell, ask, request, explain, suggest, reply etc.

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She I I

suggested that I should consult a doctor.

realized that I had made a mistake. discovered that the boy was missing.

Note : - Except for that, noun clause markers cannot be omitted. Only that can be omitted, but it can be omitted only if it is not the first word in a sentence.
Billys v

friends didnt know that he couldnt swim. Billys friends didnt know he
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2. Change a yes/no question to a noun clause: - use if or whether: For example : George wonders + Does Fred know how to cook? George wonders if Fred knows how to cook.

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3. Change a wh-question to a noun clause - use the wh-word: For example : I dont know + Where is George? I dont know where George is.

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Note : Statement word order is always used in a noun clause, even if the main clause is a question: not correct: * Do you know what time is it? correct: * Do you know what time it is?

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The End
Thank you

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