{"id":2308,"date":"2017-06-26T11:03:49","date_gmt":"2017-06-26T11:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=2308"},"modified":"2017-06-26T11:03:49","modified_gmt":"2017-06-26T11:03:49","slug":"noun-clauses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/noun-clauses\/","title":{"rendered":"Noun Clauses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A noun clause is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/subordinating-conjunctions.htm\">a kind of subordinate clause<\/a>.\u00a0It serves the same purpose as a noun.<\/p>\n<p>For example, a noun clause can be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The subject of a verb<\/li>\n<li>The object of a transitive verb<\/li>\n<li>The object of a preposition<\/li>\n<li>The complement of a verb of incomplete predication<\/li>\n<li>A noun clause can also be used in apposition to a noun or pronoun.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Noun clause as the subject of a verb<\/h2>\n<p>Read the following sentences.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">That you should behave so rudely<\/span> surprises me. (What surprises me? \u2013 that you should behave so rudely)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">What you did<\/span> was wrong.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">How the thieves escaped from the prison<\/span> is the question.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Why he left in a hurry<\/span> is not clear.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Whether we can start tomorrow<\/span> is not certain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Noun clause as the object of a transitive verb<\/h2>\n<p>The noun clause can be the object of a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/verbs.htm\">transitive verb.<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He says <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">that he won\u2019t be able to go.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>I hoped <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">that I would get the first prize.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>She said <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">that she would come.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>She confessed <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">that she had taken the money.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>I don\u2019t know <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">why he is angry with me.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Tell me <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">what you want.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>No one knows <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">where he has disappeared.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Ask <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">if he is coming.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When the noun clause is the object of the verb, it usually starts with the conjunction <strong>that, if, why, what or whether.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Noun clause as the object of a preposition<\/h2>\n<p>The noun clause can be the object of a preposition.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There is no point in <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">what he says.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Pay attention to<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> what I am saying.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The noun clause can be used in apposition to a noun or pronoun.<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>I admire your belief <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">that you are always right<\/span>. (Here the noun clause \u2018that you are always right\u2019 is used in apposition to the noun belief.)<\/li>\n<li>Her statement that <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">she is innocent cannot be believed<\/span>. (Here the noun clause \u2018that she is innocent\u2019 is used in apposition to the noun statement.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The noun clause can also be used as the complement of a<a href=\"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/verbs-incomplete-predication.htm\"> verb of incomplete predication<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Be<\/strong> (is, am, are, was and were) is the most common verb of incomplete predication.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The mother\u2019s constant prayer was <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">that her child might survive.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>This is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">where I live.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>My belief is<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> that she will come.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A noun clause is a kind of subordinate clause.\u00a0It serves the same purpose as a noun. 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