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Devi Milania

1802109046 PBI 4B

Exercise 2

Underline the noun clause in each sentences. Some sentences do not have one

1. I Couldnt hear what the teacher said


2. What did the teacher say? (no nousn caluse)
3. No one knows where Tom went
4. What does Nancy want?
5. We need toknow what Nanncy wants

Exercise 3

Add punctuation and capitallization. Underline the noun clause

1. Where did Sara go ? Did she go home?


2. I dont know where Sara went.
3. What does Alex need ? Do you know?
4. Do you know what Alex needs?
5. What Alex needs is a new job.
6. We talked about what Alex needs.
7. What do you need ? Did you talk to your parents about what you need?
8. My parents know what I need.

Exercise 6

Change each question in parentheses to a noun clause.


1. (How old is he) I dont know How old he is
2. (Where was he talking about?) Where he was talking about was interesting
3. (Where do you live?) Please tell me Where you live
4. (Where did she go?) Where she went is none of your bussiness
5. (When are they coming?) Do you know when they are coming?
6. (Which one does he wants?) Lets ask him which one he wants.
7. (What happened?) I dont know what happened
8. (Who opened the door?) I dont know who is opened the door
9. (Why did they leave the country?) why they left the country is a secret
10. (What are we doing in class?) what we doing in in class is easy
11. (Who are those people?) I dont know who those people are
12. (Whose pen is this?) Do you know whose pen this is

Exercise 7

Change the question to noun clauses. Begin with Can you tell me

1. Can you tell me how this word pronounced?


2. Can you tell me what does this mean?
3. Can you tell me what was my grade?
4. Can you tell me whose am i supposed to talk?
5. Can you tell me when is our next assigment due?
6. Can you tell me how much time do we have for the rest?
7. Can you tell me when do classes end for the year?
8. Can you tell me where is our class going to meet?

Exercise 8

1. Where does (___) live?


Speaker A (book open) : Where does Nancy live?
Speaker B (book closed) : I don’t know where Nancy lives.

2. What country is (___) from?


Speaker A (book open) : What country is Steve from?
Speaker B (book closed) : I dont know what country Steve from is.

3. How long has (___) been living here?


Speaker A (book open) : How long has been Jonathan live here?
Speaker B (book closed) : I wonder how long Jonathan lives here has been.

4. What is ( ) telephone number?


Speaker A (book open) : What is Joyce’s telephone number?
Speaker B (book closed) : I wonder what Joyce’s telephone number is.
5. Where is the post office?
Speaker A (book open) : Where is the post office?
Speaker B (book closed) : I don’t know where the post office is.

6. How far is it to the South Pole?


Speaker A (book open) : How far is it to the South Pole?
Speaker B (book closed) : I wonder how far it to the South Pole is.

7. What kind of watch does ( ) have?


Speaker A (book open) : What kind of watch does Dustin have?
Speaker B (book closed) : I wonder what kind of watch Dustin has is.

8. Why was ( ) absent yesterday?


Speaker A (book open) : Why was Millie absent yesterday?
Speaker B (book closed) : I wonder why Millie absent yesterday was.

9. What is ( ) favorite color?


Speaker A (book open) : What is Finn’s favorite color?
Speaker B (book closed) : I dont know what Finn’s favorite color is.

10. How long has ( ) been married?


Speaker A (book open) : How long has Daniel been married?
Speaker B (book closed) : I wonder how long Daniel been married has.

11. Why are we doing this exercise?


Speaker A (book open) : Why are we doing this exercise?
Speaker B (book closed) : I wonder why we do this exercise are.

12. Who turned off the lights?


Speaker A (book open) : Who turned off the lights?
Speaker B (book closed) : I don’t know who turned off the lights are.
13. Where are you going to eat lunch/dinner?
Speaker A (book open) : Where are you going to eat dinner?
Speaker B (book closed) : I don’t know where I’m going to eat dinner is.

14. Where did ( ) go after class yesterday?


Speaker A (book open) : Where did Robin go after class yesterday?
Speaker B (book closed) : I don’t know where did Robin go after class
yesterday is.

15. Why is ( ) smiling?


Speaker A (book open) : Why is Maxine smiling?
Speaker B (book closed) : I dont know why Maxine smiling is.

16. How often does ( ) go to the library?


Speaker A (book open) : How often does Jane go to the library?
Speaker B (book closed) : I wonder how often Jane goes to the library.

17. Whose book is that?


Speaker A (book open) : Whose book is that?
Speaker B (book closed) : I don’t know whose book that is.

18. How much did that book cost?


Speaker A (book open) : How much did that book cost?
Speaker B (book closed) : I wonder how much did that book cost is.

Exercise 9

Make questions from the given sentences. The words in parentheses should be the
answer to the question you make. Begin with a question word (who, what, how, when,
where, why). Then change the question to a noun clause.

1. Tom will be here (next week).


Question: When will Tom be here?
Noun Clause: Please tell me when Tom will be here.
2. He is coming (because he wants to visit his friends).
Question: Why is he coming?
Noun Clause: Please tell me why he is coming.
3. He’ll be on flight (645, not flight 742).
Question: Which flight will he be on?
Noun Clause: Please tell me which flight he will be on.
4. (Jim Hunter) is going to meet him at the airport.
Question: Who is going to meet him at the airport?
Noun Clause: Please tell me who is going to meet him at the airport.
5. Jim Hunter is (his roommate).
Question: Who is his roommate?
Noun Clause: Please tell me who his roommate is.
6. He lives (on Riverside Road in Columbus, Ohio, USA).
Question: Where does he live?
Noun Clause: Please tell me where he lives.
7. He was (in Chicago) last week.
Question: Where was he last week?
Noun Clause: Please tell me where he was last week.
8. He has been working for Sony Corporation (since 2000).
Question: How long has he been working for Sony Corporation?
Noun Clause: Do you know how long he has been working for Sony Corporation?
9. He has (a Sony) computer at home.
Question: What kind of computer does he have at home?
Noun Clause: Do you know what kind of computer he has at home?

Exercise 10
1. A: Where (Ruth, go) did Ruth go? She’s not in her room.
B: I don’t know. Ask her friend Tina. She might know where (Ruth, go) Ruth
went.
2. A: Oops! I made a mistake. Where (my eraser, be) is my eraser? Didn’t I lend it to
you?
B: I don’t have it. Ask Sally where (it, be) it is. I think I saw her using it.
3. A: The door isn’t locked! Why (Franco, lock, not) didn’t Franco lock it before he
left?
B: Why ask me? How am I supposed to know why (he, lock, not) he didn’t lock it?
Maybe he just forgot.
4. A: Mr. Lee is a recent immigrant, isn’t he? How long (he, be) has he been in this
country?
B: I have no idea, but I’ll be seeing Mr. Lee this afternoon. Would you like me to
ask him how long (he, be) he has been here?
5. A: Help! Quick! Look at that road sign! Which road (we, be supposed) are we
supposed to take?
B: Don’t look at me! You’re the driver. I don’t know which road (we, be
supposed)
we are supposed to take. I’ve never been here before.

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