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INTRODUCTION
WHAT IS CLAUSE
A clause is a group of words containing a subject and a verb

INDEPENDENT CLAUSE is a complete sentence. It contains the main

subject and verb of the sentence.
JEANMONI EATS AT THE SMALLSHOP
WHERE DOES JEANMONI TAKE THE PICTURE?
DEPENDENT CLAUSE is not a complete sentence. It must be connected to
an independent clause.
WHERE JEANMONI TAKES THE PICTURE.
I KNOW WHERE JEANMONI TAKES THE PICTURE.

NOUN CLAUSE

I know something
Something = He broke the glass.
= He jump to the valley
= he killed a snake
I know that he broke the glass.

Agree
Announce
Answer
Argue
Ask
Assume
Believe
Boast
Complain
Conclude
Confess
Decide
Declare
Demand
Deny
Predict
Promise
Think
Understand

NOUN PHRASE & NOUN CLAUSE

A PHRASE

: is a group of words which does NOT contain a

subject and verb.

A NOUN PHRASE : can be used as a subject or object and a noun

clause can be used as a subject or object.
A NOUN CLAUSE : Dependent clause which can be use as a subject or
object.

AS SUBJECT
His story was a bullshit.

AS OBJECT
I know that he broke the
glass

AS OBJECT
I remember his story.

AS SUBJECT
That he broke the glass is
not new for me

Noun clauses beginning with a question word

Wh-question
QUESTION
1) Where does she live?
2) What did he say?
3) When do they arrive?

NOUN
CLAUSE
NOUN CLAUSE

1) I dont know where she lives.

2) I couldnt hear what he said.
3) Do you know when they
arrive?

WHA
WHO
WHOSE
T
WHERE WHEN

Noun clauses beginning with a question word

Wh-question

NOUN
CLAUSE

QUESTION

NOUN CLAUSE

1) Who lives there?

1) I dont know who lives there.

2) What happened?

2) Please tell me what

happened.

QUESTION

NOUN CLAUSE

1) Who is she?

1) I dont know who she is.

2) Who are those men?

2) I wonder who those men

are.

Noun clauses beginning with a question word

Wh-question
QUESTION

NOUN
CLAUSE
NOUN CLAUSE

1) What did she say?

1) What she said suprised me.

2) What should they do?

2) What they should do is

obvious.

Noun clauses beginning with a question word

Yes no-question

R
E
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T
E
H
W
QUESTION

NOUN CLAUSE

1) Will she come?

1) I dont know whether she will

come.

2) Does she need

help?

QUESTION

2) I wonder whether she needs

help.

NOUN CLAUSE

1) Will she come?

1) I dont know if she will come.

2) Does she need

help?

2) I wonder if she needs help.

IF
NOUN
CLAUSE

Whether or not
If or not

Noun clauses beginning with a question word

Yes no-question

IF

IFNOUN CLAUSE -

QUESTION

R
E
H
T
E
H
W

1) Will she come?

2) Does she need
help?

NOUN
CLAUSE

1) I wonder whether or not she

will come.
2) I wonder whether she will
come or not.

IF

3) I wonder if she comes or not.

NOUN CLAUSE
Whether she comes or not is
unimportant to me.

IF

IF

NOUN
CLAUSE

Question word s followed by

infinitives

Question words (WHEN, WHERE, HOW,

WHO, WHOM, WHOSE, WHAT,
WHICH)
and
WHETHER
maybe
followed by infinitive.
The meaning expressed by the infinitive is
either SHOULD or CAN/COULD

1) I dont know what I should do.

I dont know what to do.

2) Jean cant decide whether she should go or

stay home.
Jean cant decide whether she to go or (to)
stay at home.
3) Please tell me how I can get to the
bus station.
Please tell me how to get to the bus
station.
4) Jack told us where
we could find it.
jack told us where to find it.

NOUN
CLAUSE

Noun clause beginning with that

STATEMENT

NOUN CLAUSE

He is a good teacher

I think that he is a good teacher.

I think he is a good teacher.

The world is round

We know that the world is round

She doesnt understand

spoken English.

The world is round

That she doesnt understand spoken English

is obvious.
It is obvious that she doesnt understand
spoken English
That the world is round is a fact.
It is a fact that the world is round.

Using the subjunctive in noun clause.

NOUN CLAUSE
A subjunctive verb uses the
simple form of verb.
A subjunctive uses that-clause
in the sentence.
Sentences with subjunctive
verbs
generally
stress
importance or urgency.

the teacher demands that we be on time.

I insisted that he pay me the money.
I recommended that she not go to the
concert. (negative)
It is important that they be told the truth.
(passive)

COMMON VERBS AND EXPRESSIONS FOLLOWED

BY THE SUBJUNCTIVE IN NOUN CLAUSE.

NOUN
CLAUSE

Advise (that)
recommended (that)
Demand (that)
Insist (that)
Propose (that)

It is essential (that)
It is important (that)
It is critical (that)
It is necessary (that)
It is vital (that)

Using ever in noun clause.

The ever words give the idea of any.

NOUN CLAUSE
Whoever wants to come is welcome.
whoever
Anyone who wants to come is welcome.

He makes friends easily with who(m)ever

he meets.
Who(m)ever
He makes friends easily with anyone
who(m) he meets.

Using ever in noun clause.

He always says whatever comes into his

mind.
whatever
He always says anything that comes into
his mind.

whichever

There are four good programs on TV at

eight oclock. We can watch whichever
program (whichever one) you prefer.
We can watch any of the four programs
that you prefer.

Using ever in noun clause.

You may leave whenever you wish.

whenever
You may leave at any time you wish.

She can go wherever she wants to go.

wherever
She can go anyplace that she wants to go.

The students may dress however they

please.
however
The students may dress in any way that
they please.

Finally
Its
The end

EXERCISE
Noun clauses beginning with question
word ^_^
(how old is he?) I dont know
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(what was he talking about?) was interesting
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(where do you live?) please tell me
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(what happened?) I dont know.
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(who are they?) I wonder.
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EXERCISE
Noun clauses beginning with question word as an
subject^_^
(why did they leave the country) is a secret.
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(What are we doing in the class?) is ease.
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(Where did she go?) is none of your business.
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(What did she say?) wasnt true.
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(How did they do the job?) is not my concern.
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EXERCISE
Noun clauses using whether or if ^_^
Start your sentence with I wonder
Where is your friend?
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Should we wait for him?
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Who took your dictionary?
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Does she need any help?
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Will people live on the moon someday?
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