ELLLO Intermediate English Lesson #5-07
The Noun Clause
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Noun Clause
Point
1: A noun clause is a clause that acts like a noun and can act as the subject or object inside of another clause or phrase.
- My pet peeve is when people talk while eating.
- What you say can influence how people feel about you.
- I am not sure of where I am going.
- Who you associate with is very important.
Point
2: A noun clause is a clause that is started with a WH word or that followed by a clause with a subject and verb.
- My favorite time of year is when the leaves change colors.
- I don't know who you are talking about.
- My best memory happened when I was in college.
- The most important thing is that you are happy.
Point
3: Noun clauses are often used in complement sentences.
- What you are saying is not actually true.
- This is how we do things around here.
- You are who you are. You cannot change that.
- The most important part of learning is how you find the answers.
Point
4: Noun clauses are also often used as the objects of a clause.
- I bought the food.
- I bought what you told me to get.
- I don't know that person.
- I don't know who you are talking about.
- He told me the meeting time.
- He told me when the meeting starts.
Point
5: We have a lot of common phrases with noun clauses to express a state of being that is hard to explain.
- It is what it is.
- It will happen when it happens.
- You do what you do.
- He is who he is.
- The heart knows what it wants.
- You can't change who you are.
- It is not what you know, but who you know.
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