Noun clause

2.  A clause : is a group of words containing
a subject and a verb.
 For example : I know what he said
 A phrase : is a group of words that doesn’t
contain a subject or a verb.
 For example : His story is interesting

3.  WE have two types of the clause:
1. Dependent clause (main clause).
2. Independent clause (subordinate clause).

4.  Independent clause :
1. It has a subject and a verb.
2. It Can stand by itself as a complete sentence.
Examples :
 The ice melted.
 We must find a new strategy.
 I play basketball.

5.  Dependent clause :
1. It is not a complete sentence.
2. It must be connected to an independent clause
to give us a full meaning.
Examples :
 Where sue lives.
 What Jin studies.

6.  There are three types of dependent clauses :
1. Noun clauses.
2. Adjective clauses.
3. Adverb Clauses.

7.  A noun clause : it is a dependent clause
which can’t stand alone, and it starts with a
question word.
 Noun clause can function as :
1. A subject : what he said is interesting.
2. An object : I loved what he said.

8.  A noun clause starts with a question word such as: how,
who, what, where, whose..etc.
 In the noun clause, the subject comes before the verb. E.g.
I know where she went.
 Whereas in the question, the verb comes before the
subject. E.g. where did she go?
 Does, did and do are used in questions but not noun
clauses.

9.  With the word who, the word order is the same in
both the question and the noun clause.
 Who lives there?
 I don’t know who lives there.
 Note : A noun clause functions as a subject takes
singular verb. E.g. What he is saying is interesting.