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How to use Noun clauses
- 2. Noun Clauses John loves his green beard. Subject = John Object = beard What is a noun? A Person, Place, or Thing. Noun clauses can take the place of nouns.
- 3. Noun Clauses Noun Clauses answer the question: WHAT????? What John loves is his green beard. John’s green beard is what he loves.
- 4. Noun Clauses In a noun clause, NEVER use question word order!!! “What does John love?” I don’t know what does John love. I don’t know what John loves.
- 5. Noun Clauses When changed from a yes/no question…noun clauses use whether/if to introduce the clause. Does John have a green beard? I don’t know if/whether John has as green beard.
- 6. Noun Clauses In a noun clause, NEVER use question word order!!! “Who is the leader?” I don’t know who the leader is.
- 7. Noun Clauses When changed from a yes/no question…noun clauses use whether/if to introduce the clause. Does John have a green beard? I don’t know if/whether John has as green beard.
- 8. Noun Clauses When changed from a yes/no question…noun clauses use whether/if to introduce the clause. Does John have a green beard? I don’t know if/whether John has a green beard.
- 9. Noun Clauses Quoted Speech- When directly quoting, whatever the person says is put into “quotes.” John said, “My green beard is scratchy.” “My green beard,” John said, “is scratchy.”
- 10. Noun Clauses Reported Speech: John said (that) his green beard was scratchy. Notice that the reported verb tense matches the main verb tense.