Noun Clauses

Make a noun clause

100

Make a sentence with a noun clause as the OBJECT of the sentence.

Example:

I don't like what he is selling.

I don't know how many children he has.

200

Make a sentence with a noun clause as the SUBJECT of the sentence.

Example: 

What she said sounded interesting.

Why she married him is a mystery.

300

Make three sentences with noun clauses. Sentence 1 should have a noun clause which starts with "whether". Sentence 2 --> "where". Sentence 3 --> "when".

Example: 

1. I'm not sure whether or not I like winter in Canada. 

2. I don't know where he was born. 

3. I will ask when the time comes. 

400

Make a sentence with a noun clause that uses an infinitive. 

Example:

I don't know what to do. 

Please tell me how to get to the bus station. 

500

Make a sentence using the following pattern: Person + be + adjective + that-clause

Make a sentence using the following pattern: It + be + adjective + that-clause

Example:

I am happy that you arrived on time. 

It is important that you arrive on time. 

Noun clause scramble

100

he / likes / don't know / I / what

I don't know what he likes.

200

I / he / wondered / was / doing / what / there

I wondered what he was doing there.

He wondered what I was doing there.

300

bus / you / is / station / do / know / where / the 

Do you know where the bus station is?

400

it / say / whether / coming / not / or / is / difficult / he / to / is

It is difficult to say whether he is coming or not.

500

responsible / whoever / mess / needs / to clean / up / it / for / is / this

Whoever is responsible for this mess needs to clean it up. 

Reported speech

100

"I like it." 

She said that she liked it. 

She says that she likes it. 

200

She said that she could do it. --> " _____ "

"I can do it."

300

"I went to the art gallery yesterday."

He said that he had gone to the art gallery yesterday.

He says that he went to the art gallery yesterday.

400

"Do you like soccer?"

She asked me if I liked soccer.

500

"Do your homework."

She told us to do our homework.

Fix that error

100

They can use skeletal to find out lots of information about people.

They can use skeletal remains to find out lots of information about people.

200

I don't know who are those man. 

I don't know who those men are.

300

Name and correct the error:

Peterborough has a very well environment.

wf - well --> good

400

Name and fix the error(s):

People going downtown for many reasons, most of the time they went there for food. 

People go^vt downtown for many reasons,^cs but  most of the time they go^vt there for food. 

500

Name and fix the error(s):

Jakob tried to understood his mother, he known his mother did not want he had the same life that she had.

Jakob tried to understand^vf his mother.^cs He knew^vt his mother did not want him^wf to have^vt the same life that she had. 

Random Review

100

Ten dollars (be) ________ too much to pay for a movie ticket.

is

200

Choose the quantifiers which CANNOT be used in the following sentence.

James spent _____ money yesterday. 

three / several / some / a lot of / too much/ a number of / no / few / a little / hardly any

three, several, a number of, few

300

active <----> passive

The earthquake happened early in the morning.

not possible --> happened is an intransitive verb

400

It’s 8:10 am. Nora (wait) __________________ in the waiting room.

It is now 9:00 am. Nora (wait) __________________ for one hour.

At 11:00 am, the surgery will still be going on, and Nora will still be waiting in the waiting room. At that time, Nora (wait) ________________________ in the waiting room for three hours.

- is waiting; has been waiting; will have been waiting

500

Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition.

1. Who is qualified ____ this job?

2. I am worried ____ my GW test score.

3. Not a lot of people are interested ____ literature these days. 

4. When I walked into the basement, I was frightened ___ a spider.

5. I am scared ____ spiders. 

6. Are you satisfied ____ our service? Please let us know by email. 

1. for 2. about 3. in 4. by 5. of 6. with