noun clause

Noun Clause

A noun is used as a subject or an subject.

A noun clause is used as a subject.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 A. His story was interesting (story is a noun used as the subject of the sentence) B.I heard his story (story is a noun.it is used as the object of the verb heard)

NOUN CLAUSE What he said was interesting (what he said is 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 the object of the verb heard)

WORDS used to introduce noun clause :

Question words :

When        who

Where       whom

Why           what

How           which

Whose

A.Noun clauses which begin with a question world

QUESTION Where does she live? What did he say? When do they arrive? S       V Who lives there? What happened? Who is at the door?          V  S Who is she? Who are those men?                  S     V What did she say? What should they do?

NOUN CLAUSES I dont know where she lives I couldn’t hear what he said do you know when they arrive?                        S      V I don’t know who lives there Please tell what happened I wonder who is at the door                                S     V I don’t know who she is I don’t know who those men are           S             V What she said surprised me What they should do is obvious

B.Noun clause which begin with whether or if.

Function As Object

Will she come ?

-         I don’t know whether she will come

-         I don’t know if she will come

Does he need help?

-         I wonder whether he needs help

-         I wonder if he needs help

Function As Subject

-         Whether she comes or not is not important to me

C.Question words followed by infinitives

Question words(when,where,how,whom,whose,what,which) and whether may followed by infinitive.

Noun Clause As Object

1.    I don’t know               what i should do

I don’t know               what to do

2.    Please tell me             how i can get to the bus station

Please tell me             how to get to the bus station

Exp : - He told me when i should same

- He tould me when to come

D.Noun Clause Which Begin With That

Statement                                             Noun Clause

He  is a good actor                              i think that he is a good actor.

                                                               I think he is a good actor.

                                                               (that)he good actor is the

                                                               Object pf the sentence)

The world is round                                we know that world is round

                                                                you.

                                                                (that) the world is round is the

                                                                Object of the sentence.

Exp : jasmine was late.that didn’t suprice me

         The fact that jasmine was late didn’t suprice me

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