Noun Clause is a group of related words and it contains a subject and a verb
- Noun Clause with a Question Word
- Where did Alice go yesterday? -> I don't know where Alice went yesterday
- Why is Jhon always late? -> Tell me why Jhon is always late
- How long do birds live? -> I know how long birds live
- When was the first wheel invented? -> Do you know when the first wheel was invented?*
- Who lives next door to Clara? -> Tell me who lives next door to Clara
- What happened? -> I know what happened
*noun clause must be a positive sentence
*a question mark is used at the end of this noun clause because the main subject of the sentence (do you know) are in question word order
*special for "who" and "what happened" question word order and noun clause word order are the same when the question word is used as a subject
- Noun Clause with a Question Word + Be
- Whose car is that? -> I don't know whose car that is
- What is a crow? -> Tell me what a crow is
- What's at the end of a rainbow? -> I know what is at the end of a rainbow
- Who is in the doctor's office? -> I don't know who is in the doctor's office
*a prepositional phrase doesn't come in front of be in a grammar
- Noun Clause with If or Whether
- Do you still have Doojoon's address? -> I don't know if i still have Doojoon's address
- Will Mr. Chu be at the meeting? -> I wonder if Mr. Chu will be at the meeting
- Is Barcelona a coastal town? -> I know if Barcelona is a coastal town
*when a yes/no question is changed to a noun clause, if is usually used to introduce the clause
*you can use the expression "or not" but it comes at the end of the clause
*whether has the same meaning as if
- Noun Clause with That
- Last night, i dreamed that i was at my aunt's house
- In yesterday's newspaper that i read half of the people in the world have never used a telephone of any kind in their entire lives
- Carine realizes that she should study harder
*that clause are frequently used as the objects of verbs that express mental activity (believe, suppose, learn, predict, know, hope, notice, feel, etc)
*the word that is often omitted, especially in speaking
Last month, my group (Bunga as a leader) was presented UNIT 7 at SMA Negeri 8 Tangerang. In Unit 7 there is a grammar about "Noun Clause" and it was my part to present.
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