Noun Clauses worksheet for converting questions into noun clauses, with example and practice exercises.

Task Explanation:

The task requires converting the given questions into noun clauses. A noun clause is a dependent clause that functions as a noun in a sentence. It can act as the subject, object, or complement of a verb or preposition.

Solution Approach:

1. Identify the question to be converted.
2. Rewrite the question as a noun clause by removing the question mark and adjusting the word order if necessary.
3. Ensure the noun clause fits grammatically into the provided sentence structure.

Solutions:

#### 1. Where did the hurricane start?
- Sentence: "Where the hurricane started is unknown."
- Explanation: The question "Where did the hurricane start?" becomes the noun clause "Where the hurricane started."

#### 2. When was the town awash?
- Sentence: "My father doesn’t know when the town was awash."
- Explanation: The question "When was the town awash?" becomes the noun clause "when the town was awash."

#### 3. Will there be a blizzard tomorrow?
- Sentence: "I wonder whether there will be a blizzard tomorrow."
- Explanation: The question "Will there be a blizzard tomorrow?" becomes the noun clause "whether there will be a blizzard tomorrow."

#### 4. How many children suffered from the famine two years ago?
- Sentence: "The authorities need to find out how many children suffered from the famine two years ago."
- Explanation: The question "How many children suffered from the famine two years ago?" becomes the noun clause "how many children suffered from the famine two years ago."

#### 5. Who helped you during the flood?
- Sentence: "I want to meet who helped you during the flood."
- Explanation: The question "Who helped you during the flood?" becomes the noun clause "who helped you during the flood."

#### 6. Do the locals have to leave their houses because of the coming whirlwinds?
- Sentence: "Whether the locals have to leave their houses because of the coming whirlwinds is the primary issue now."
- Explanation: The question "Do the locals have to leave their houses because of the coming whirlwinds?" becomes the noun clause "Whether the locals have to leave their houses because of the coming whirlwinds."

#### 7. Whose fault is this?
- Sentence: "Do you know whose fault this is?"
- Explanation: The question "Whose fault is this?" becomes the noun clause "whose fault this is."

#### 8. What precautions has the mayor taken for the coming tsunami?
- Sentence: "The public has no idea what precautions the mayor has taken for the coming tsunami."
- Explanation: The question "What precautions has the mayor taken for the coming tsunami?" becomes the noun clause "what precautions the mayor has taken for the coming tsunami."

#### 9. What has happened to that village during the storm?
- Sentence: "We don’t know what has happened to that village during the storm."
- Explanation: The question "What has happened to that village during the storm?" becomes the noun clause "what has happened to that village during the storm."

#### 10. Is this a cyclone or a gale?
- Sentence: "I’d like to know whether this is a cyclone or a gale."
- Explanation: The question "Is this a cyclone or a gale?" becomes the noun clause "whether this is a cyclone or a gale."

#### 11. Did the tornado destroy the house by the sea?
- Sentence: "We haven’t learnt whether the tornado destroyed the house by the sea."
- Explanation: The question "Did the tornado destroy the house by the sea?" becomes the noun clause "whether the tornado destroyed the house by the sea."

#### 12. Who did you help during the flood?
- Sentence: "I want to learn who you helped during the flood."
- Explanation: The question "Who did you help during the flood?" becomes the noun clause "who you helped during the flood."

Final Answers:

1. Where the hurricane started is unknown.
2. My father doesn’t know when the town was awash.
3. I wonder whether there will be a blizzard tomorrow.
4. The authorities need to find out how many children suffered from the famine two years ago.
5. I want to meet who helped you during the flood.
6. Whether the locals have to leave their houses because of the coming whirlwinds is the primary issue now.
7. Do you know whose fault this is?
8. The public has no idea what precautions the mayor has taken for the coming tsunami.
9. We don’t know what has happened to that village during the storm.
10. I’d like to know whether this is a cyclone or a gale.
11. We haven’t learnt whether the tornado destroyed the house by the sea.
12. I want to learn who you helped during the flood.

Final Answer Box:

\[
\boxed{
\begin{array}{l}
1. \text{Where the hurricane started is unknown.} \\
2. \text{My father doesn’t know when the town was awash.} \\
3. \text{I wonder whether there will be a blizzard tomorrow.} \\
4. \text{The authorities need to find out how many children suffered from the famine two years ago.} \\
5. \text{I want to meet who helped you during the flood.} \\
6. \text{Whether the locals have to leave their houses because of the coming whirlwinds is the primary issue now.} \\
7. \text{Do you know whose fault this is?} \\
8. \text{The public has no idea what precautions the mayor has taken for the coming tsunami.} \\
9. \text{We don’t know what has happened to that village during the storm.} \\
10. \text{I’d like to know whether this is a cyclone or a gale.} \\
11. \text{We haven’t learnt whether the tornado destroyed the house by the sea.} \\
12. \text{I want to learn who you helped during the flood.}
\end{array}
}
\]