noun clause 1

1. True or false? Lots of noun clauses start with that, how, or a "wh"-word. A noun clause has a subject and a verb and functions as a noun.

• true

• false

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

2. True or false? In a sentence, a noun clause can function as a subject, an object, or a complement

• true

• false

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

3. Select the one with a noun clause in underlined part:

• A. The world is my lobster. (Henry J Tillman)

• B. There is a coherent plan in the universe, though I don't know what it's a plan for. (Fred Hoyle)

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

4. Select the one with a noun clause in underlined part:

• A. An orator is a man who says what he thinks and feels what he says. (William Jennings Bryan)

• B. Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons. (Woody Allen)

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

5. True or false? A clause functioning as a noun could feasibly be replaced with a pronoun.

• true

• false

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

6. Select the one with a noun clause in underlined part:

• A. Life is something that happens when you can't get to sleep. (Fran Lebowitz)

• B. My one regret in life is that I am not someone else. (Woody Allen)

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

7. Select the one with a noun clause in underlined part:

• A. A musicologist is a man who can read music but can't hear it. (Sir Thomas Beecham)

• B. What I wrote is the truth.

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B