| Noun clause used as an object He said something. S V O He said that he was sick. Noun clause used as a subject Something is your business. S V Whatever you do is your business. Someone is still in the cafeteria. S V Whoever ate my lunch is still in the cafeteria. | What did he say? What is your business? Who is in the cafeteria? |
The subordinator may take the "subject" or "object" position in a noun clause.
Note the usage of the following:
Henry loves Mary. (S V O) Mary loves Jim. (S V O) The person who(m) Lee loves is a secret. The person who loves Tim is a secret. Who(m) Henry loves is a secret. Who loves Tim is a secret. | Mary is the "object" of the sentence. Mary is the "subject" of the sentence. Relative clause (subordinator in obj. position) Relative clause (subordinator in subj. position) Noun clause (subordinator in obj. position) Noun clause (subordinator in subj. position) |
Subordinators which are used in noun clauses:
CAN YOU USE THE WORD
that what who whoever whatever whether | which where when how why if | how much how many how long how far how often whose |
Remember to preserve word order in noun clauses:
I don't know who he is.
Whoever she is is not important.
Whatever is in the box is a mystery.
Can you tell me what he is doing?
She doesn't undestand why he is leaving.
I wonder how much that costs.
Do you know how long it will take?
Look at the following sentences.
• He expected to get a prize.
• He expected that he would get a prize.
In the first sentence the group of words ‘to get a prize’ does not have a subject and a predicate.
This group of word does the work of a noun.
Whereas in the second sentence, the group of words ‘that he would get a prize’ has both a subject and a predicate.
Here this group of words does the work of a noun. This is a clause.
This clause is the object of the verb EXPECT and so does the work of a noun.
Since this group of words does the works of both a noun and a clause, it is calledNOUN-CLAUSE.
Definition:
A Noun-Clause is a group of words which contains a Subject and a Predicate of its own and does the work of a noun.
Examples:
• I often wonder how you are getting on with him.
• He feared that he would fail.
• They replied that they would come to this town.
• Do you know who stole the watch?
• I thought that it would be fine day.
• No one knows who he is.
• I did not know what he would do next.
• How the budget got in is a mystery.
• Pay careful attention to what I am going to say.
• I do not understand how all it happened.
The Noun-Clauses can be replaced with suitable Nouns or with suitable Noun-Phrases.
• No one knows when he will come. (Noun-Clauses)
• No one knows the time of his coming. (Noun-Phrases)
• I heard that he had succeeded. (Noun-Clauses)
• I heard of his success. (Noun-Phrases)
• We will never know why he failed. (Noun-Clauses)
• We will never know the reason for his failure. (Noun-Phrases)
• The law will punish whosoever is guilty. (Noun-Clause)
• The law will punish the guilty. (Noun)
• The police want to know where he is living. (Noun-Clauses)
• The police want to know his residence. (Noun)
• He expected to get a prize.
• He expected that he would get a prize.
In the first sentence the group of words ‘to get a prize’ does not have a subject and a predicate.
This group of word does the work of a noun.
Whereas in the second sentence, the group of words ‘that he would get a prize’ has both a subject and a predicate.
Here this group of words does the work of a noun. This is a clause.
This clause is the object of the verb EXPECT and so does the work of a noun.
Since this group of words does the works of both a noun and a clause, it is calledNOUN-CLAUSE.
Definition:
A Noun-Clause is a group of words which contains a Subject and a Predicate of its own and does the work of a noun.
Examples:
• I often wonder how you are getting on with him.
• He feared that he would fail.
• They replied that they would come to this town.
• Do you know who stole the watch?
• I thought that it would be fine day.
• No one knows who he is.
• I did not know what he would do next.
• How the budget got in is a mystery.
• Pay careful attention to what I am going to say.
• I do not understand how all it happened.
The Noun-Clauses can be replaced with suitable Nouns or with suitable Noun-Phrases.
• No one knows when he will come. (Noun-Clauses)
• No one knows the time of his coming. (Noun-Phrases)
• I heard that he had succeeded. (Noun-Clauses)
• I heard of his success. (Noun-Phrases)
• We will never know why he failed. (Noun-Clauses)
• We will never know the reason for his failure. (Noun-Phrases)
• The law will punish whosoever is guilty. (Noun-Clause)
• The law will punish the guilty. (Noun)
• The police want to know where he is living. (Noun-Clauses)
• The police want to know his residence. (Noun)
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