CLAUSES
The Noun Clause
THE NOUN CLAUSE
A noun clause is a subordinate
clause that is used as a noun.
A noun clause is a subordinate clause
that is used as a noun
Noun clauses are usually introduced by
that
what
whatever
when
whenever
where
whether
who
whoever
whom
whomever
why
The Noun Clause
A noun clause is a subordinate clause that is used as
a noun.
What Mary Anne did to rescue the injured
bird was brave.
The winner of the race will be whoever runs
fastest in the final stretch.
Give whatever parts need cleaning a rinse in
detergent.
He checks the ID cards of whoever visits
The Noun Clause
A noun clause is a subordinate clause that is used as
a noun.
They did not know who it could be.
Show us what you bought.
What you learn is your decision.
She wished that she were older.
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What surprised me first were
the yellowish and green fire
engines.
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What surprised me first were
the yellowish and green fire
engines.
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I had thought that fire engines
were always red.
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I had thought that fire engines
were always red.
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Our neighbors explained that
this color keeps the fire engines
from being confused from
other large red trucks.
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Our neighbors explained that
this color keeps the fire engines
from being confused from
other large red trucks.
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The small grapefruit-sized
bowling balls with no holes
were not what she was used to.
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The small grapefruit-sized
bowling balls with no holes
were not what she was used to.
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We learned that this sport is
called candlepin bowling.
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We learned that this sport is
called candlepin bowling.
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Whoever can knock down the
pins with one of those bowling
balls must be an expert.
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Whoever can knock down the
pins with one of those bowling
balls must be an expert.
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Someone should give whoever
invented Boston baked beans
an award for this marvelous
creation.
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Someone should give whoever
invented Boston baked beans
an award for this marvelous
creation.
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Today, we know that this is an
impossible position for a horse.
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Today, we know that this is an
impossible position for a horse.
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If you stop to think about it,
you can see why painters had a
problem.
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If you stop to think about it,
you can see why painters had a
problem.
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Painters of the time thought
this new technology was truly
amazing.
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Painters of the time thought
this new technology was truly
amazing.
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They were the first artists in
history to know what a horse
really looked like at each point
in its stride.
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They were the first artists in
history to know what a horse
really looked like at each point
in its stride.