Noun Clause
Definition: noun clauses describe something about the verb or the sentence. We use who, what, which,
whose, whoever, whatever, when, where, why, whether, how and that in noun clauses.
Examples:
Do you know what the teacher said?
We don't know who they are.
Do you know what the time is?
Mia told him that she would go out.
Noun clauses as a subject:
What she is doing is not known.
What you said is not clear.
Where she lives is not important.
Noun clauses as a direct object:
She knows what my name is.
I noticed where they were going.
Noun clauses as an indirect object:
I will give whoever gets the best mark a new calculator.
Martha will give whoever she sees there her old bag.
Noun clauses as a complement (after linking verbs be, become, seem, look)
The taste of the soup wasn't as we expected.
That is not what they want.
You look what you claim to be.
She seems as if she is a poor woman.
You looked as if you made a mistake.
Noun Clause
I. Complete each sentence with a properly formed noun clause.
1. John asked me ________________.
where was his wallet
where his wallet was
2. I couldn't tell him ________________.
where was I
where I was
3. I don't know ________________.
how many children he has
how many children does he have
4. ________________ is not important.
How close we are
How close are we
5. ________________ was sad.
What did she say
What she said
6. We are not responsible for ________________.
what our children say
what do our children say
7. Is it true ________________ about you?
what did he say
what he said
8. I'm not going to tell you ________________.
what should you do
what you should do
9. I wonder if ________________ from Germany.
is he
he is
10. The teacher told us ________________ our finished exams.
where we should leave
where should we leave
II. Rewrite the sentences using noun clause.
1. Who is she? I don't know. _________________________________________
2. When did Tim leave? I don't know. _________________________________________
3. What is that? Do you know? _________________________________________
4. What are those? Can you tell me? _________________________________________
5. Whose book is that? I don't know. _________________________________________
6. Where can I buy a good radio? Do you know?_________________________________________
7. What is a wrench? Do you know? _________________________________________
8. Who is that woman? I wonder. _________________________________________
9. Whose house is that? I wonder. _________________________________________
10. What did he say? I didn't hear. _________________________________________
11. I don't know. What kind of a battery is this? _________________________________________
12. My brother doesn't know. How tall is he? _________________________________________
13. I am not sure. Which chapter are we on? _________________________________________
14. Scientists claim. They will cure cancer. _________________________________________
15. Who is she? No one knows. _________________________________________
16. Could you tell me? Where is the bookstore? _________________________________________
17. Do you remember? How long did we stay in Qatar?___________________________________
18. Please tell us... What did you hear? _________________________________________
