Noun Clauses worksheet with conversation practice and a small image of a man and woman in a kitchen.

Let's solve the Noun Clauses worksheet step by step, explaining each answer clearly.

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Part 1: Questions from Parents

We are asked to complete the responses using noun clauses, which are dependent clauses that function as nouns (subject, object, etc.). These often begin with question words like *how*, *where*, *when*, *what*, *why*, *who*, etc., and follow a statement structure (not a question form).

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#### 1. A: How old is your friend Paul?
B: I don’t know how old he is.
✔ Correct — This is already filled in. The noun clause "how old he is" acts as the object of "know".

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#### 2. A: Where does he live?
B: I’m not sure where he lives.
👉 Explanation: We use “where” + subject + verb. The clause “where he lives” is the object of “sure”.

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#### 3. A: When does the party start?
B: I’ll check when the party starts.
👉 Explanation: “When the party starts” is a noun clause acting as the object of “check”. Note: Use statement word order, not question form.

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#### 4. A: What time are you leaving?
B: I need to ask my roommate what time I am leaving.
👉 Explanation: The noun clause answers “what time”, so it becomes “what time I am leaving”.

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#### 5. A: Whose phone numbers are those?
B: Uh, I’m not sure whose phone numbers those are.
👉 Explanation: We keep the original question word “whose” and change the sentence into a statement: “whose phone numbers those are”.

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#### 6. A: Who left the stove on?
B: I wasn’t the one who left the stove on.
👉 Explanation: “Who left the stove on” is a relative clause here, but it functions as a noun clause modifying “the one”. It’s correct because we’re identifying the person.

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#### 7. A: Who are those people?
B: I don’t know who those people are.
👉 Explanation: The noun clause “who those people are” is the object of “know”.

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#### 8. A: What happened?
B: I don’t know what happened.
👉 Explanation: Simple noun clause — “what happened” is the object of “know”.

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#### 9. A: Why did Anna break off her engagement with Thomas?
B: Why Anna broke off her engagement with Thomas is a mystery.
👉 Explanation: Here, the noun clause “Why Anna broke off her engagement…” is the subject of the sentence. So it comes first. Use past tense (“broke”) because the action is completed.

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#### 10. A: Where did the car keys go?
B: I don’t have any idea where the car keys went.
👉 Explanation: “Where the car keys went” is the object of “idea”. Use past tense “went” for consistency.

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#### 11. A: What are you doing in class?
B: It’s a little confusing. It’s not clear yet what we are doing in class.
👉 Explanation: The noun clause “what we are doing in class” is the object of “clear”. We use “we” instead of “you” because B is referring to themselves and others in class.

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#### 12. A: Do you understand what Mom and I said?
B: No, I’m sorry but what Mom and I said is still not clear.
👉 Explanation: The noun clause “what Mom and I said” is the subject of the sentence. It means “the thing that Mom and I said” is unclear.

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✔ Part 1 Answers Summary:

| # | Answer |
|----|--------|
| 1 | how old he is |
| 2 | where he lives |
| 3 | when the party starts |
| 4 | what time I am leaving |
| 5 | whose phone numbers those are |
| 6 | who left the stove on |
| 7 | who those people are |
| 8 | what happened |
| 9 | Why Anna broke off her engagement with Thomas |
| 10 | where the car keys went |
| 11 | what we are doing in class |
| 12 | what Mom and I said |

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Exercise 6: Looking at grammar – School Questions

We are to rewrite each question using “Can you tell me...” followed by a noun clause.

Remember:
- Start with: Can you tell me...
- Then use the statement form (not question form)
- Use appropriate question word (how, what, who, when, etc.)

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#### 1. How is this word pronounced?
👉 Can you tell me how this word is pronounced?
✔ Already given — correct.

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#### 2. What does this mean?
👉 Can you tell me what this means?
Explanation: Change to statement form: “what this means”

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#### 3. What was my grade?
👉 Can you tell me what my grade was?
Explanation: Past tense — “was” goes after “grade”.

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#### 4. Who am I supposed to talk to?
👉 Can you tell me who I am supposed to talk to?
Explanation: Keep “who” as subject; use normal word order.

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#### 5. When is our next assignment due?
👉 Can you tell me when our next assignment is due?
Explanation: “When” + subject + verb.

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#### 6. How much time do we have for the test?
👉 Can you tell me how much time we have for the test?
Explanation: “How much time” is the object, so use “we have”.

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#### 7. When do classes end for the year?
👉 Can you tell me when classes end for the year?
Explanation: Simple — use statement order.

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#### 8. Where is our class going to meet?
👉 Can you tell me where our class is going to meet?
Explanation: “Where” + subject + verb → “our class is going to meet”

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#### 9. What time does the computer lab close?
👉 Can you tell me what time the computer lab closes?
Explanation: “What time” = when, so “the computer lab closes” (present simple for scheduled events).

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✔ Exercise 6 Answers:

1. Can you tell me how this word is pronounced?
2. Can you tell me what this means?
3. Can you tell me what my grade was?
4. Can you tell me who I am supposed to talk to?
5. Can you tell me when our next assignment is due?
6. Can you tell me how much time we have for the test?
7. Can you tell me when classes end for the year?
8. Can you tell me where our class is going to meet?
9. Can you tell me what time the computer lab closes?

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📌 Key Grammar Tips:

- Noun clauses act like nouns (subject or object).
- After verbs like know, think, wonder, remember, understand, we use noun clauses as objects.
- When the noun clause is the subject, it comes before the verb.
- Always use statement word order in noun clauses (not question form).
- Use question words: *how, where, when, what, why, who, whose*.
- For “what”, it can be the subject or object of the clause.

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