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Noun Clause:
Made by:
Muhammad Bin Naseem
Roll Number
7738
Department
Management Science

Submitted to:
Fazal Hakeem

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Introduction:A Noun

Clauses is a group of words that

contains a Subject and a Verb.
It acts as a Noun.
It is a subordinate Clause.
It needs to attached to an independent
Clause.
Note that a Noun Clause cannot stand
alone.
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Noun Clause:
What is Noun Clause?
Noun Clause:
A Noun Clause is a group of words
which contains a Subject and a Verb

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Noun Clause:
Compare with Nouns and Noun Clause:
1.The Subject is a Noun:
The Food was delicious.
2.The Subject is a Noun Clause:
What they ate for dinner was
delicious.

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The function of Noun Clause:

As

Subject

As

Subject Complement

As

Direct Object

As

Object of Preposition

As Adjective

Complement

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Uses of Noun Clauses:

After

some Verbs and Adjective

To include a question in a

statement(imbibed question)
To report

what someone has said or asked

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Examples:
I

like what I see.

I know that the tide is turning.
I've met the man who won the lottery.
A person who trusts no one can't be
trusted.
That he believes his own story is
remarkable.
Man is what he eats.
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Example:
He

said it is great.
He said it was great.
He said to her, I have never lied.
He told her that he had never lied.
Im leaving.
She said she was leaving.
I made it.
He said that he had made it.
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Types:
There are three types of Noun Clauses
Noun Clauses with that
Noun Clauses with question word or
wh-word
Noun Clauses with if or whether

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Noun clause with That:

1.I believe that everything happens for a
reason.
2. I know that the students studied their
assignment.

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Noun Clause with IFWHETHER:

1.I dont know if my brother is at home.
2. I dont know whether my brother is at
home.
3. I dont know whether my brother is at
home or not.
4. I dont know whether or not my brother
is at home.

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Noun Clause with question or whword:

1. I want to know what makes you laugh
2.I dont know Where he lives.
3. Please tell me What is your age?
4.Tell me Who came to the Party?
5.Tell me Where is my car?

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Words that introduce

Noun Clauses:
Who
Whom
Whose
Which
That
If
Whether
What
When
Where
How
Why
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Summary:
A noun

clause is a clause that can be used

in the in the same way as a noun.
A noun clause begins with a noun clause
connector.
A noun clause has the same word order as
a statement (NOT A QUESTION)

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You
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