Noun Clauses worksheet for grammar practice, including examples and exercises.

Explanation:
We are asked to underline the noun clause in each sentence. A noun clause is a group of words that acts like a noun — it can be the subject, object, or other noun role in the sentence. It usually starts with words like *what*, *whoever*, *whatever*, *that*, *whether*, *how*, etc., and contains both a subject and a verb.

Let’s go through each sentence one by one:

1. Remember what I told you yesterday.
- “what I told you yesterday” is a noun clause — it’s the *object* of “remember.”
- “what” is the subject of the clause? Actually, in this clause, “I” is the subject, “told” is the verb, and “what” is the direct object of “told.” So yes — it's a full clause acting as the object of “remember.”
✔ Underline: what I told you yesterday

2. You may decide which color dress you will wear.
- “which color dress you will wear” — wait, is this correct? Let’s check structure. Usually it would be “which color dress you will wear” → but more naturally, it’s “which color dress you will wear” (though slightly awkward; better: “which color dress you will wear” is acceptable as a noun clause). The clause has subject “you”, verb “will wear”, and object “which color dress”. But actually, “which color dress” is the object of “wear”, so the whole thing is a noun clause acting as the object of “decide.”
✔ Underline: which color dress you will wear

3. Please advise whoever is next that the position has been filled.
- Here, “whoever is next” is a noun clause acting as the *object* of “advise.”
- “whoever” = subject, “is” = verb, “next” = subject complement.
- Note: “that the position has been filled” is *also* a noun clause, but it’s the object of “advise” *along with* “whoever is next”? Wait — let’s parse:
Structure: Advise [X] [Y], where X = indirect object (who), Y = direct object (that-clause). In English, we say “advise someone that…”, so “whoever is next” is the indirect object (a noun clause), and “that the position has been filled” is the direct object (another noun clause).
BUT the instruction says: *Underline the noun clause in each sentence* — singular. Likely they expect one per sentence, and the most obvious is “whoever is next” (since “that…” is a subordinate clause but also a noun clause). However, looking at the example given in the sheet:
> Example: *What I hoped for was some support.* → underlined: What I hoped for
So they underline the full noun clause, even if it’s the subject.

In sentence 3, the main verb is “advise”, and its object is “whoever is next”; the “that…” part is a complement to “advise”, but many grammar sources treat “that…” as a separate noun clause (the content of the advice). However, since the worksheet likely expects one clause per sentence, and earlier sentences use *whoever*, *whatever*, etc. as the noun clause, the intended answer is:
✔ Underline: whoever is next

4. Mary will accept whatever I tell her.
- “whatever I tell her” = noun clause, object of “accept”.
- “whatever” = object of “tell”, “I” = subject, “tell” = verb, “her” = indirect object. Whole clause acts as object.
✔ Underline: whatever I tell her

5. My suspicion is that he is guilty.
- “that he is guilty” is a noun clause acting as the subject complement (predicate nominative) after “is”.
✔ Underline: that he is guilty

6. Whoever made this mess better clean it up.
- “Whoever made this mess” is the subject of the sentence.
- “whoever” = subject, “made” = verb, “this mess” = object. Full noun clause.
✔ Underline: Whoever made this mess

7. Whatever Joe orders is what I will have too.
- “Whatever Joe orders” is the subject of the sentence.
- “whatever” = object of “orders”, “Joe” = subject, “orders” = verb. Noun clause.
✔ Underline: Whatever Joe orders

8. What you name a baby influences who they become.
- “What you name a baby” is the subject.
- “what” = object of “name”, “you” = subject, “name” = verb, “a baby” = indirect? Actually: “name [someone] [something]” → here, “you name a baby [what?]” → “what” is the thing being named, so “what you name a baby” = the thing (i.e., the name), acting as subject. Yes, noun clause.
✔ Underline: What you name a baby

Now, to confirm consistency with the example:
Example: *What I hoped for was some support.* → underlined: What I hoped for
That’s the subject noun clause.

So for each sentence, we underline the full noun clause — the dependent clause that functions as a noun.

Final list of underlined parts:
1. what I told you yesterday
2. which color dress you will wear
3. whoever is next
4. whatever I tell her
5. that he is guilty
6. Whoever made this mess
7. Whatever Joe orders
8. What you name a baby

Note: Capitalization should match the original — e.g., sentence 6 starts with “Whoever”, so keep capital W if it's the start of the clause (but since it's mid-sentence in underline, usually we don’t change case — but in practice, underlining preserves original casing). For answers, we write the clause exactly as it appears.

Final Answer:
1. what I told you yesterday
2. which color dress you will wear
3. whoever is next
4. whatever I tell her
5. that he is guilty
6. Whoever made this mess
7. Whatever Joe orders
8. What you name a baby