Consider Questions from Tuesday
What is difference between Relative Clause
(Adjective Clause- Coming Soon!) AND
Noun Clause??
The Noun Clause
thathe
heis
isfriendly.
friendly
I like that
Take 2
I like to eat any ice cream that
thathas
haschocolate.
chocolate
A Noun Clause
Uses a That, What, How, How Much, When,
Whether, If, Where, Who, or Why as a
subordinator BEFORE the SUBJECT of the
Clause
AND
Do I have a Noun Clause?
What she said surprised me.
serves a Noun Role in the sentence
Do I have a Noun Clause?
I’ll never forget the day I met you.
Do I have a Noun Clause?
I don’t know who lives here.
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Do I have a Noun Clause?
I know she hates me.
Do I have a Noun Clause?
The movie we saw yesterday was awful.
Do I have a Noun Clause?
Mrs. Coleman, who teaches English, is
funny.
Do I have a Noun Clause?
I can’t understand why she is so mean!
WH Complex Verb Questions
MOVEMENT + WH
Noun Clauses with
WH Question Words
He is going home.
Is he going home?
Why is he going home?
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WH Noun Clauses
NO Movement
?: Where does Joe live?
NC: I don’t know where Joe lives.
?: What did she say?
NC: What she said was rude.
NC With ???
Don’t use a question
mark with a noun clause
as object of sentence.
I know how he feels?
I know how he feels.
Is the sentence correct or incorrect?
I can’t remember why does
plays football?
he play
NC with WHETHER and IF
Still NO movement or auxiliary
?: Will She come?
NC: I don’t know if she will come.
?: Does he need help?
NC: I don’t know whether or not he
needs help.
Is the sentence correct or incorrect?
sheshe
went
Why did
go out is none
of your business.
Is the sentence correct or incorrect?
Let’s ask him why did they
leave
left the country?
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Is the sentence correct or incorrect?
I don’t know what happened.
Is the sentence correct or incorrect?
How much it costs isn’t
marked.
Is the sentence correct or incorrect?
Do you know whether or not
she needs help?
Is the sentence correct or incorrect?
When did
he open the door
he opened
is a mystery.
Is the sentence correct or incorrect?
What did
she she
saidsay wasn’t
true.
Is the sentence correct or incorrect?
I’ll ask her does
want
if sheshe
wants
some coffee.
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Is the sentence correct or incorrect?
Be sure to tell the doctors
it hurt.
ifdoes
it hurts
Questions?
Online Practice
5 Online Practice quizzes
available under Today’s
Lecture Notes
Activity
1. Use Noun Clauses in the Sentences.
2. Find the Noun Clauses in the Handout
Homework
• Reread Chicken Soup “The Good, the
Bad” 76-77
– Be prepared to discuss Tuesday
• Finish Chapter 6
– be prepared to write answers to exercises on
board
• Vocabulary Quiz Thursday
• EC Due Thursday
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