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* NOUN CLAUSE016 940 392 LAY SENGHOR * What is a noun clause? Definition: A noun clause is a subordinate clause that functions as a noun within a main clause. LAY SENGHOR * Noun cluase usually begins with words: how why what where when who that which whose whether LAY SENGHOR * KINDS OF NOUN CLAUSE There are four different kinds of noun clause: That-clause Wh-clause Infinitive- clause Ing-clause LAY SENGHOR * EXAMPLES OF NOUN CLAUSE Everyone believes that Senghor Lay is the most handsome man in the world. What Jennifer Aniston believes is not important. My plan is to marry Brad Pitt. I am scared of losing Brad if I don’t move to Hollywood. LAY SENGHOR * FUNCTIONS OF NOUN CLAUSE Noun clause may function in sentence as SUBJECT COMPLEMENT OBJECT OF VERB OBJECT OF GERUND OBJECT OF INFINITIVE OBJECT OF PREPOSITION OBJECT OF PARTICIPLE COMPLEMENT OF ADJECTIVE. LAY SENGHOR * A NOUN CLAUSE AS A SUBJECT That she left early surprised us. The noun clause here, that she left early, functions as the subject of the verb. Surprised, The subject-verb combination of the noun clause is she left, and the subordinator is that. The verb of the independent clause is surprised, and the noun clause functions here as its subject. that she left early she left that surprised LAY SENGHOR * A NOUN CLAUSE AS A COMPLEMENT The problem was that she left early. The noun clause here, that she left early, functions as a complement of the subject problem in the independent clause. The subject verb combination of this noun clause is she left, and the subordinator is that. The subject-verb combination of independent clause is problem was. that she left early problem she left that problem was LAY SENGHOR * A NOUN CLAUSE AS AN OBJECT OF A VERB We didn’t realize that she left early. The noun clause here, that she left early, functions as an object of the verb, did…realize, in the independent clause. The subject-verb combination of this noun clause