Unit 13 Noun Clauses

A. GAP FILLING
Choose the lettered word or phrase that best completes each of the following paragraph

Homework is an (0)__B__part of school life in most countries around the world. However, there
is still considerable debate among teachers about (1)_____homework has a significant educational value.
On the one side are those who (2)_____that it takes too much time away from other (3)_____useful
activities. On the other are those who see homework as reinforcing school lessons so that concepts will
not be forgotten. (4)_____is often neglected in this debate is the role of parental involvement and
(5)_____or not the child’s home provides support for effective homework. Middle-class families
regularly spend time helping with homework by providing facilities and being interested. These are the
same facilities that can (6)_____other educational experiences like overseas holidays and weekend
museum visits. Parents in low-income families often don’t have the time to make homework a priority or
aren’t able to afford a computer or additional textbooks. (7)_____money they have goes on the basic
necessities of life – accommodation, food, clothing and heating. Their children are more (8)_____to
spend weekends doing part-time jobs or playing in the street. However, the (9)_____that only middle-
class parents support their children’s education is quite obviously wrong. Not (10)_____well-to-do
parents give the support they should, and some parents living in the most impoverished circumstances
(11)_____find the time and energy to involve themselves in their children’s homework. In general,
(12)_____the family’s economic status is a major factor in determining the value of homework.

0. A. ingrained B. established C. allowed D. accustomed

1. A. if B. that C. whether D. supposing
2. A. tell B. describe C. claim D. propose
3. A. more B. most C. such D. much
4. A. Whatever B. Which C. That D. What
5. A. whether B. why C. whatever D. if
6. A. show B. propose C. bring D. offer
7. A. Whichever B. That C. Whatever D. Which
8. A. likely B. possible C. especially D. like
9. A. fact B. concept C. idea D. reason
10. A. each B. all C. any D. every
11. A. imaginable B. imagining C. imagined D. imagine
12. A. therefore B. consequently C. however D. then

B. ERROR CORRECTION
Identify the error in the following sentences and then make changes to correct the sentence. If there
are no mistakes, write .
 1. It’s raining so there are less children in the park than usual._________________________________________
2. I couldn’t believe the ridiculous reason what they gave for their behaviour._____________________________
3. I’ll only accept that promotion if it pays more money than I’m getting
now._____________________________
4. We weren’t very close so we didn’t hear that she said very
clearly.____________________________________
5. You should see where she lives – it’s amazing!
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6. It’s quite a good novel, but very similar to the one what he published two years ago._____________________
7. Who she married hardly matters anymore, does it?________________________________________________
8. Darren won because he took the fewest time to complete the task.___________________________________
9. The explanation what the suspect gave didn’t convince the detective._________________________________
10. Let’s meet at the Luna café – it’s close to where I
work._____________________________________________

C. PARAGRAPH WRITING
Write a paragraph about a subject of your choice (08 sentences) that includes:
 2 noun clauses that start with that
 2 noun clauses that start with a wh-word
 1 noun clause that starts with if/ whether

E.g: When we were young, we were told that one day, we'd live happily ever after. But now that we've
grown up, we've come to realize that relationships — and life in general — are far, far more complicated
than that.
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