Noun Clauses: Subjects, Objects, Complements

What is a noun clause as a subject?

• A noun clause as a subject is used to describe adjectives

• A noun clause as a subject is a type of verb

• A noun clause as a subject is a group of words that functions as a noun and acts as the subject of a sentence.

• A noun clause as a subject is always a single word

Provide an example of a noun clause as an object.

• I know where you went

• I understand how you feel

• I know what you did

• I believe when you say

Explain how a noun clause can function as a complement.

• A noun clause can function as a complement by serving as the subject complement, object complement, or prepositional complement in a sentence.

• A noun clause can function as a complement by serving as the predicate complement in a sentence.

• A noun clause can function as a complement by serving as the adverbial complement in a sentence.

• A noun clause can function as a complement by serving as the indirect complement in a sentence.

How can you identify a noun clause in a sentence?

• Search for prepositions in the sentence

• Look for adjectives in the sentence

• Identify a group of words that functions as a noun in a sentence, often starting with words like 'that', 'who', 'whom', 'whose', 'which', or 'what'.

• Identify a group of words that functions as a verb

Create a noun clause that functions as a subject.

• Whoever arrives first

• Whichever book you choose

• Whatever happens

• Wherever you go

In the sentence 'I know that you are coming.', identify the noun clause.

• know that you are coming.

• I know that.

• that you are coming.

• that you are going.

Punctuate the following noun clause: 'whoever arrives first'

• whoever arrives first

• 'whoever arrives first.'

• whoever arrives first

• whoever arrives first

Give an example of a sentence with a noun clause as an object.

• I saw where you went yesterday.

• He asked if you were coming to the party.

• I know what you did last summer.

• She told me how to fix the problem.

What role does a noun clause play in a sentence?

• A noun clause plays the role of a noun in a sentence.

• A noun clause acts as a verb in a sentence.

• A noun clause functions as an adjective in a sentence.

• A noun clause serves as a conjunction in a sentence.

Identify the noun clause in the sentence: 'The fact that she won the award surprised everyone.'

• the award surprised everyone

• that she won

• the fact

• that she won the award