noun clauses
Respond with a noun clause.
A: Where does he live?
B: I don't know ________________.
I don't know where he lives.
Fill in the blank with a noun clause beginning with if/whether.
Do chimpanzees have a good memory?
Do you know _______________________________?
Do you know if chimpanzees have a good memory?
Add the correct punctuation:
what happened she asked
“What happened?” she asked.
Which sentence is not grammatically correct?
a. David asked Elena if she would marry him.
b. David wanted to know if Elena would marry him.
c. David asked Elena she would marry him.
c. David asked Elena she would marry him.
Respond with a noun clause.
A: Where did Natasha go yesterday?
B: I don't know. Do you know __________________________ yesterday?
Do you know where Natasha went yesterday?
Fill in the blank with a noun clause beginning with if/whether.
Do all birds fly?
Do you know _______________________________?
Do you know if all birds fly?
Add the correct punctuation:
i think this is a bad idea he said
“I think this is a bad idea,” he said.
Rewrite this direct quote so that it is reported speech:
His mother thought, "Maybe this isn't one of my ducks"
His mother thought that maybe this wasn't one of her ducks.
I don't know if they are coming back.
I don't know if they are coming back.
Fill in the blank with a noun clause beginning with if/whether.
Is Australia the smallest continent?
Do you know _______________________________?
Do you know if Australia is the smallest continent?
Write the direct quote for this reported speech:
She said she didn't like potatoes.
She said, "I don't like potatoes."
Rewrite this direct quote so that it is reported speech:
Sonia told me, "I will call you."
Sonia told me that she would call me.
Respond with a noun clause.
A: Whose ladder is this?
B: I'm not sure ________________.
B: I'm not sure whose ladder this is.
Use if to begin a noun clause.
A: Are my keys in here?
B: Why are you asking me? How am I supposed to know _________________________________?
B: Why are you asking me? How am I supposed to know if your keys are in here?
Write the direct quote for this reported speech:
He said that he wouldn't let a single person die.
He said, "I won't let a single person die."
Rewrite this direct quote so that it is reported speech:
He said, "I worked hard."
He said he had worked hard.
Complete the sentence with a noun clause.
A: What time is it?
B: I don't know. I'll ask Sara. Sara, do you know what time _________________?
C: Almost four-thirty.
B: I don't know. I'll ask Sara. Sara, do you know what time it is?
Use if to begin a noun clause.
A: Can Pete watch the kids tonight?
B: Sorry, I wasn't listening. What?
A: Have you talked to Pete? We need to know ___________________________________.
A: Have you talked to Pete? We need to know if he can watch the kids tonight.
Add the correct punctuation:
watch out she shouted! theres a car coming
“Watch out!” she shouted. “There’s a car coming.”
Rewrite this direct quote so that it is reported speech:
Rick said to us, "I'll meet you at your house after I finish my work at my house."
Rick said to us that he would meet us at our house after he finished his work at his house.