Worksheet 7.1 - Noun Clause
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Part 1: Identify noun clauses in each sentence. Tell if it is a ‘subject’ or an ‘object’.
1.
What you do is great.
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Noun clause: *What you do*
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Type: Subject
2.
Where she lives is quite far from here.
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Noun clause: *Where she lives*
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Type: Subject
3.
I know where she lives.
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Noun clause: *where she lives*
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Type: Object
4.
I don’t care who won the lottery.
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Noun clause: *who won the lottery*
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Type: Object
5.
I think that it’s red, not blue.
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Noun clause: *that it’s red, not blue*
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Type: Object
6.
That the majority of people in developing countries live in dire poverty is true.
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Noun clause: *That the majority of people in developing countries live in dire poverty*
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Type: Subject
7.
I’m looking for where I can buy a ticket.
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Noun clause: *where I can buy a ticket*
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Type: Object
8.
What he did was a serious mistake.
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Noun clause: *What he did*
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Type: Subject
9.
You are what you eat.
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Noun clause: *what you eat*
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Type: Subject
10.
Where he will stay has yet to be decided.
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Noun clause: *Where he will stay*
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Type: Subject
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Part 2: Change the given questions to noun clauses.
1.
What is love?
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Transformation: I want to know
what love is.
2.
Where do you live?
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Transformation: I know
where you live.
3.
Are you a new teacher?
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Transformation: I would like to know
whether you are a new teacher.
4.
Do you prefer dogs or cats?
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Transformation: Can you tell me
which you prefer, dogs or cats?
5.
How much does it cost?
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Transformation: Please tell me
how much it costs.
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Final Answer:
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Part 1: Identification
1. *What you do* (Subject)
2. *Where she lives* (Subject)
3. *where she lives* (Object)
4. *who won the lottery* (Object)
5. *that it’s red, not blue* (Object)
6. *That the majority of people in developing countries live in dire poverty* (Subject)
7. *where I can buy a ticket* (Object)
8. *What he did* (Subject)
9. *what you eat* (Subject)
10. *Where he will stay* (Subject)
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Part 2: Transformation
1. I want to know
what love is.
2. I know
where you live.
3. I would like to know
whether you are a new teacher.
4. Can you tell me
which you prefer, dogs or cats?
5. Please tell me
how much it costs.
Boxed Final Answer:
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Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of noun clause worksheet.