noun clauses - siti ayu nur ain
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NOUN CLAUSES
SITI AYU NUR AIN
HUMAS 1
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Noun Clauses
A clause is a structure that has a subject and a verb. There are two kinds of clauses: independent and dependent.
An independent clause is a main clause and expresses a complete thought. It is a sentence.A dependent clause is not a complete sentence. It must be part of an independent clause.
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• Mary is a student. (independent clause)
• What were you doing? (independent clause)
• What you were doing (dependent clause)
• I saw what you were doing. (dependent clause)
• Where is your book? (independent clause)
• I know where your book is. (dependent clause)
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Noun Phrase
A phrase is a group of words that doesn’t contain a subject and verb.
A noun phrase is used as the subject or object in a sentence.
• This book was published last year. (noun phrase/subject)
• I read this book. (noun phrase/object)
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Noun Clause
A noun clause has a subject and verb. It is used as the subject or object in a sentence.
A noun clause is a dependent clause that works like a noun. You can find it as a subject or object.
• I read what she wrote.
• What she wrote is interesting.
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Noun Clauses Beginning with Question Words
Wh- clauses begin with words like who, what, how, whenever, which, etc.
• I need to explain what a noun clause is.• I don't know where Mary lives.• Tell me how old she is.• First, you need to explain what a noun clause is.
• What is a noun clause?• Where does Mary live?• How old is she?
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Questions
What do you do in class?
Where does he work?
What should I do?
Who are they?
What happened?
Noun Clauses
What we do in class is easy.
Where he works is a secret.
I don’t know what you should do.
Mary knows who they are.
She knows what happened.
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Noun Clauses Beginning with Whether or If
When a Yes/No question is changed to a noun clause, whether or if is used to introduce the noun clause.
• I don't know whether you have studied noun clauses before.
• I don't know if you have studied noun clauses before.
• I wonder if it will rain tomorrow.• I wonder if it will rain tomorrow or not.• I wonder whether or not Mary went to work yesterday.• I wonder whether Mary went to work yesterday or not.• Whether he invites her or not is important.
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Noun Clauses Beginning with That
• I think that the war will end soon. object of the verb think
• I think the war will end soon.• I know (that) he will be successful.• Teachers claim that grammar is fun.
• That Mary studied very hard was obvious to John.
(That Mary studied very hard) is the subject of the sentence.
• That pollution affects the quality of our lives is obvious.• It is obvious that pollution affects the quality of our lives.• That he is still alive is a miracle.• It is a miracle that he is still alive.
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