Noun Clauses
Noun Clauses
A
NOUN CLAUSE is a group of words with a subject and a verb
WHO
WHEN
WHOM
You can recognize a noun clause by one of the relative pronouns or adverbs that begin the clause
A noun clause consists of three components:
A relative pronoun or adverb
A subject
A verb
Noun clauses function like
Uses of Noun Clauses
After some verbs and adjectives
To include a question in a statement
(embedded questions)
To report what someone has said or asked Noun clauses can follow certain verbs and adjectives that express mental activities
Agree
Believe
Decide
Doubt
Feel
Forget
Guess
Hear
Hope
Imagine
Know
notice realize remember see show suppose think understand wonder say tell
afraid positive angry sorry aware surprised certain sure clear worried convinced disappointed glad happy pleased sad To include a question in a statement I don’t know what time it is.
I wonder how he found out.
To report what someone has said or asked
He said that he would return.
He asked me what I wanted
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There are three types of
Noun clauses with THAT can be used with all verbs
The fact that is used as the object of the preposition
We are curious about the fact that she is here today.
words
They have statement word order, even when they occur within questions
Wh + subject + verb
I don’t know what he is doing I wonder how he feels today. Where I put my book is a
In conversation, noun clauses can be replaced by so after think hope believe suppose expect know
Noun clauses with
If/whether
are often followed by or not. They are often used in statements that express uncertainty Noun clauses after verbs that show importance or urgency: Some expressions that show importance or urgency:
After verbs that show
It is essential that babies have stimulation.
Direct (quoted) Speech vs
Indirect (reported) Speech
Direct speech
Indirect speech
Simple present ----------
Simple past
Present progressive----------- Past
A
NOUN CLAUSE is a group of words with a subject and a verb
WHO
WHEN
WHOM
You can recognize a noun clause by one of the relative pronouns or adverbs that begin the clause
A noun clause consists of three components:
A relative pronoun or adverb
A subject
A verb
Noun clauses function like
Uses of Noun Clauses
After some verbs and adjectives
To include a question in a statement
(embedded questions)
To report what someone has said or asked Noun clauses can follow certain verbs and adjectives that express mental activities
Agree
Believe
Decide
Doubt
Feel
Forget
Guess
Hear
Hope
Imagine
Know
notice realize remember see show suppose think understand wonder say tell
afraid positive angry sorry aware surprised certain sure clear worried convinced disappointed glad happy pleased sad To include a question in a statement I don’t know what time it is.
I wonder how he found out.
To report what someone has said or asked
He said that he would return.
He asked me what I wanted
•
There are three types of
Noun clauses with THAT can be used with all verbs
The fact that is used as the object of the preposition
We are curious about the fact that she is here today.
words
They have statement word order, even when they occur within questions
Wh + subject + verb
I don’t know what he is doing I wonder how he feels today. Where I put my book is a
In conversation, noun clauses can be replaced by so after think hope believe suppose expect know
Noun clauses with
If/whether
are often followed by or not. They are often used in statements that express uncertainty Noun clauses after verbs that show importance or urgency: Some expressions that show importance or urgency:
After verbs that show
It is essential that babies have stimulation.
Direct (quoted) Speech vs
Indirect (reported) Speech
Direct speech
Indirect speech
Simple present ----------
Simple past
Present progressive----------- Past