Make a noun clause
Noun clause scramble
Noun clauses general
Wh-, If/Whether noun clauses
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.


100

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

I don't know what he likes.

100

What do noun classes replace in a sentence?

They replace a noun in a sentence.

100

How do you form a noun clause with wh- words or if/whether?

You have to use statement word order after the wh word.

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.




200

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


I wondered what he was doing there.

He wondered what I was doing there.

200

What are the functions of the noun classes?

The noun clauses can function as subject, objects and objects of a preposition.

200

Give examples after which you normally use noun clauses after wh words (at least 3 verbs):

consider, know, figure out, wonder, doubt, like, love

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. 

300
bus / you / is / station / do / know / where / the 
Do you know where the bus station is?
300

Give examples of that clauses after adjectives and after nouns. Give the estructure.

Adjectives: S + be + adjective + that clause

It is unlikely that we finish the unit by the next class.

Nouns: S + be + noun + that clause

It was our impression that the historian was wrong.

300

Give examples of verbs with preposition after which you use a noun clause with a wh- word and whether:

decide on, learn about, forget about, see about

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. 

400

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

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

400

How can you  agree the that clauses with the present main clauses? For what?

-Present that clauses  to express a fact of truth.

-Past in the that clause to describe a past event.

-Future form in the that clause to describe a future event.

400

What do you do to form a reduce noun clause? Which words you can use? Give an example of a reduced clause:

You use a wh- word plus an infinitive, instead of starting the clause with the subject. We use wh- words including whether.

I do not know what to say about your invention. 

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. 


500

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

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

500

What do you use to agree noun clauses with main clauses in the past? When do you use them?

-Past from in that clause to describe an event or idea that happened at the same time as the event in the main clause.

-Present form in the that clause to express a universal truth or a fact that applies to the present.

-Use the past perfect or past perfect progressive for something that happened before the event of the main clause.

-Use would, were/was going to when the event of the main clause happene after the event in the main caluse.

500

Correct the errors:

No one knows what will the next generation be.

The success of the invention depend on if people would buy it.

The newest electronic devices will always tempt us which we like them or not.

- No one knows what the next generation will be.

-The success of the invention depend on whether people would buy it.

-The newest electronic devices will always tempt us whether we like them or not.

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