Noun Clauses

Recall: Sentence Construction

1. When 2. Because

3. Before

Exercise 1: Analyze the underlined group of words

Please tell me why you did it.

What he will do next is anyones guess.

He asked what I was doing.

The Noun Clause

A subordinate clause Functions as a noun
(subject, DO, IO, OP, PN, APP)

Introductory words:
who, whose, whom, which, that when, where, how, why, whoever

NOUN CLAUSES
SUBJECT the one being talked SUBJECT: Whoever is last must pay aabout penalty. in the sentence DIRECT OBJECT a noun OBJECT: or pronoun that receives the action of a transitive DIRECT Please invite whomever you want. verb INDIRECT OBJECT INDIRECT OBJECT: I made whoever was hungry a noun or pronoun that appears with a DO and names the person/thing that a something sandwich.
is given to or done for

NOUN CLAUSES
PREDICATE NOMINATIVE PREDICATE NOMINATIVE: problem is whether we a noun or pronoun that appears withOur a LV and renames, identifies, or explains should stay here or leave. the
subject of the sentence

OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION OBJECT OF PREPOSITION: Use the money for whatever the noun or pronoun that are purpose you choose.
generally found after a preposition

APPOSITIVE APPOSITIVE: The occupied country rejected our plea, that a nounbe or cared pronoun placed next to another orphans for by the Red Cross. noun or pronoun
to identify, rename, or explain it

Identify the noun clauses.

Whoever told you that was wrong. SUBJECT I understand what the law requires from me. He was wondering about where she had gone. DIRECT OBJECT The fact that she won the contest made no difference to the group. OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION

APPOSITIVE

Identify the noun clauses.

The exciting part is how our group managed to sneak backstage and get their autographs. PREDICATE NOMINATIVE The geologist explained how the earthquake occurred. We gave the food to whoever asked for it. DIRECT OBJECT OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION

 I finished reading The FACT that she the BOOK that you won the contest loaned me. made no difference to the group.

 The DESSERT that I The governors DILEMMA, how it ordered awhile would be possible to ago never came.
please both parties, required hard thinking.