Noun Clause

Noun Clause

Noun is used as a subject or an object

Noun clause is a clause functioning as a noun. It has its own subject and verb.

Noun clause is used as a subject. In other words, a noun clause is used in the same ways as a noun.

·         Example:

·         I Forgot the fact (noun)

·         I Forgot it (prounoun)

·         I forgot that the fact was very important (noun clause)

Words used to introduce noun clause:

No	Words	Example
1	Question : When (ever)           Where  (ever)         Why                How  (long, far, many times, old, etc)      Whose What (time, kind, day, etc) Who (ever) Whom (ever) Which (ever)	-student  listened carefully what the teacher instructed        - doggy followed wherever the woman went.       - many people imagine how many time the woman was failed before success.
2	If or whether (biasanya digunakan untuk kalimat jawaban dari pertanyaan yes-no question)	will he come ? I don’t know if he will come o      does she need help? I wonder whether she needs help
3	That (biasanya that-clause untuk mental activity. Berikut daftar verb pada main clause yang biasanya diikuti that-clause:assume, believe, discover, dream, guess, hear, hope, know, learn, notice, predict, prove, realize, suppose, suspect, think)	I      that the group will arrive in an hour. o        Many people proved that the man was a big liar.

No	Fungsi	Contoh
1	Subject of a Verb	·         What she cooked was delicious. ·         That today is his birthday is not right.
2	Subject complement	·         The fact is that he is smart and handsome. ·         A teacher must be whoever is patient.
3	Object of a Verb	·         Dian believes that her life will be happier. ·         I want to know how Steve jobs thought.
4	Object of a preposition	·         The girl comes from where many people there live in       poverty. ·         She will attend the party with whichever fits to her body.

·         Exercise :

7. (who are those people?) I don’t know ………….

- I don’t know who those people are