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Advanced English Grammar (C1)

Noun Clauses

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Conversation 1

Man: Well, that was a terrible movie. That is not what I expected.
Woman: Yeah, I didn't like it at all. The acting was terrible, but what I really hated was the ending. How dumb.
Man: What got me was the plot line. It made no sense.
Woman: So what do you want to do now?
Man: Well, what I would really like to do is forget the last two hours that I wasted on this rubbish.
Woman: Yeah. What a waste of two hours. It is what it is. I guess.

Conversation 2

Man: So how did you like breakfast?
Woman: Everything was delicious. The toast, the jam, the coffee. But what I really loved was how you seasoned the eggs. They were delicious.
Man: I'm glad you liked it. That wasn't how I usually cooked them.
Woman: Oh. What did you do differently?
Man: Well, what I usually do is add the seasoning after I cooked the eggs. But this time I did it before I cooked them.
Woman: That's a good tip. I'll try that myself next time.
Man: What you don't want to do though is add too much salt.
Woman: Okay. I'll go easy on the salt. I'll remember that

Conversation 3

Man: What's going on across the road?
Woman: From what I heard, the company in that office is going out of business. They went bankrupt.
Man: Really? I would love to know why their business failed. I thought they were doing well.
Woman: From what I could gather. They lost a lot of their clients to a new tech rival.
Man: That's too bad. I guess that is the sign of the times. It's a dog eat dog world.
Woman: Well, back in the day when they first got started, they put a lot of local firms out of business. What comes around goes around.
Man: I get what you're saying, but it's still hard to not feel bad for them.

Conversation 4

Woman: It's too bad that Jason couldn't make the trip.
Man: Maybe he didn't want to be around his ex-girlfriend.
Woman: What I heard was that she asked him not to come.
Man: Well, he did break up with her, so I don't blame her.
Woman: That's not what I heard. I heard she broke up with him.
Man: Well, what really happened is none of our business, I suppose
Woman: You are right, it's still the same without him.
Man: Hey, speak of the devil. There she is.

Noun Clauses

Point 1: A noun clause can be the subject or object of a clause or phrase.
  1. You do not know what you are talking about.
  2. What I really need is a vacation.s.
Point 2: A noun clause with question words is just a modified relative clause.
  1. I like the way that you made this.
  2. I like how you made this.
Point 3: Use "what" for things.
  1. I like the shirt that you are wearing.
  2. I like what you are wearing.
Point 4: Use "how" for ways.
  1. I like the way you did that.
  2. I like how you did that.
Point 5: Use "who" for people.
  1. This is the man that I was telling you about.
  2. This is who I was telling you about.
Point 6: Use "why" for reasons.
  1. I don't understand the reason why you did that.
  2. I don't understand why you did that.
Point 7: Use "where" for places.
  1. The place where I grew up has changed.
  2. Where I grew up has changed.

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C1-01
C1-01 Relative Clauses
I really like the shirt that you are wearing.

C1-01
C1-02 Non-Defining Relative Clause
Bob, whom you met last year, will come to party.

C1-01
C1-03 Noun Clause
What I do is none of your business.

C1-01
C1-04 Present Participle Clause
Who is the woman sitting next to Joe?

C1-02
C1-05 Past Participle Clause
There is a car parked outside.

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