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Noun Clauses for the fearless.
Noun Clauses
John loves his green beard. Subject = JohnObject = beard
What is a noun?A Person, Place, or Thing. Noun clauses
can take the place of nouns.
Noun Clauses
Noun Clauses answer the question:
WHAT?????
What John loves is his green beard.John’s green beard is what he loves.
Noun Clauses
In a noun clause, NEVER use question word order!!!
“What does John love?”I don’t know what does John love.
I don’t know what John loves.
Noun Clauses
When changed from a yes/no question…noun clauses use
whether/if to introduce the clause.
Does John have a green beard?I don’t know if/whether John has as
green beard.
Noun Clauses
In a noun clause, NEVER use question word order!!!
“Who is the leader?”I don’t know who the leader is.
Noun Clauses
When changed from a yes/no question…noun clauses use
whether/if to introduce the clause.
Does John have a green beard?I don’t know if/whether John has as
green beard.
Noun Clauses
When changed from a yes/no question…noun clauses use
whether/if to introduce the clause.
Does John have a green beard?I don’t know if/whether John has a
green beard.
Noun Clauses
Quoted Speech- When directly quoting, whatever the person says is put into
“quotes.”
John said, “My green beard is scratchy.”
“My green beard,” John said, “is scratchy.”
Noun Clauses
Reported Speech:
John said (that) his green beard was scratchy.
Notice that the reported verb tense matches the main verb tense.
