Identify the function of the NC!
find the object(s) of the preposition
identify the first word or words of the noun clause
find the noun clause
identify the noun clause acting as an object of the preposition.
100
I walked on the floor
What is on
100
Mary was in line behind me
What is me
100
Whoever bought the tickets bought the wrong ones!
What is whoever
100
She asked which pencil was mine.
What is which pencil was mine
100

I heard what he said.

What he said.

200
the boy aboard the bus screamed.
What is aboard
200
Lauren said that her book was under the couch.
What is couch
200
I don't think about what I say before I say it.
What is what
200
"Whoever's shoes those are, put them away!"
What is Whoever's shoes those are
200

I wonder who wrote that song.

who wrote that song.

300
The people jumped off the train onto the building.
What is off, onto
300
I broke the vase that was on the end table!
What is table
300
I don't understand why Lily is not in school today.
What is why
300
How did you make an entire table out of one piece of wood?
What is How did you make an entire table
300

What she said suprised me.

What she said.

400
Joe hid below the bed.
What is below
400
How come those are behind the snacks on the shelf?
What is snacks
400
Whether or not we are going to the beach must be decided soon!
What is whether
400
I believe that everything happens for a reason.
What is that everything happens for a reason
400
I advise you to stay under cover when the storm passes through.
What is when the storm passes through
500
My cat likes to be among warm, fluffy blankets.
What is among
500
In life, there will be many hard times.
What is life
500
"Whose line is it anyway" is one of my favorite shows, whatever you say!
What is whatever
500
What I like doing the most on sunny afternoons is going to the park.
What is What I like doing the most on sunny afternoons
500
I know nothing about the matter except what Alice told me late last night.
What is what Alice told me late last night.
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