Noun Clause

Noun Clause is subordinate clause which functions as noun. Noun Clause in a sentence usually is used as subject and object. Noun Clause usually begins with words like how, why, what, where, when, who, that, which, whose, whether, etc. Also words like whoever, whenever, whatever, and wherever.

Kinds of Noun Clause, among others:

• Noun Clause as the Subject of a Sentence

1. What he promised doesn't get people out from the poorness.
2. How she improves her economic life makes me motivated.
3. That the rising fuel price is cancelled is a fact.

• Noun Clause as the Transitive Verb

1. I know what he saves in the bank.
2. I don't understand why he stole my money.
3. She said that the food price is rising.

• Noun Clause as the Preposition

1. You have to learn how he's working to get money.
2. He should know how poor people are starving.
3. He know that people are starving.

• Noun Clause as Complement

1. Be rich is what I dream.
2. Money is what I need now.
3. That kid pays full attention to how his mom's counting the money.

• Noun Clause as Apposition

1. He said that he will work in America is a fact.
2. The fact that the food price is rising surprises me.
3. What she said that the food price is rising surprises me.

Source:

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