Noun Clauses
Noun Clauses
Noun Clauses
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<strong>Noun</strong> <strong>Clauses</strong>
Uses for <strong>Noun</strong> <strong>Clauses</strong>• You have studied adjective clauses andadverbial clauses. The other dependentclause is the noun clause.• A noun clause is a dependent clausethat functions as a noun.• You can use a noun clause in all theways you can use nouns.
Words that sometimes introducenoun clauses.(Not all clauses have introductions.)how what where which whoeverif whatever wherever whichever whomeverthat when whether who,whomwhyNotice that some of them look as if they are going to be questions.
Identify each noun clause. Is it used asa subject, a direct object, an indirectobject, an object of a preposition, or apredicate nominative?1. He knows that he must be there on time.2. You were supposed to use what I gave you for the project.3. Marvin is who asked for the stapler.4. What I heard was not what you said. (2 of them)5. Nobody knew where you were during that hour.6. Whoever walked into the room must have turned on thelamp.7. I need to know how he did that.
<strong>Noun</strong> clauses with who/whoeverand whom/whomeverWhether you use who or whom in anoun clause depends on whether thewho/whom is the subject or the object.Use who or whoever as the subject of a verb within a noun clause.Who won the class election has not been announced yet.Whoever answers the door must pay the pizza delivery guy.Use whom/whomever as the object within the noun clause.I don’t know whom he took. (He took whom.)He wrote the letter to whom it might concern. (It mightconcern whom.)
Label each of the following noun clauses.1. I bought whatever I could find on sale.2. That friendly clerks increase sales is a fact.3. The news this morning was what you said it would be.4. Whoever needs a job will be glad to hear about the latestreport on the economy.5. He will show up on whatever day he gets back fromCalifornia.6. People want to know when this recession will end.7. You should thank whatever person told you about thosecoupons.8. Do what you want to do.9. She wants you to show her how to do that.10. Did you get what you asked for from the office?
Now you can mix yourknowledge of noun clauseswith your knowledge ofother dependent clauses.
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