Transcript Noun Clauses

Noun Clauses
Uses for Noun Clauses
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You have studied adjective clauses
and adverb clauses. Another kind of
clause is the noun clause.
A noun clause is a subordinate clause
that functions as a noun.
You can use a noun clause in all the
ways you can use nouns.
Words that introduce
noun clauses.
How
What
Where
If
Whatever Wherever Whichever
That
When
Whether
Which
whoever
Whomever
Who, whom why
Noun clauses can be used
as the following:
Subject
What he said was clear.
Direct object
I don’t know how he can be
reached.
Give whoever answers the
message.
I sent the notice to whoever
was interested.
That is what I intend.
Indirect object
Object of a preposition
Predicate noun
Identify each noun clause. Is it used as a
subject, a direct object, an indirect object, an
object of a preposition, or a predicate noun?
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You know that the telephone uses
electricity.
What you say into a phone creates sound
waves.
An electric current carries the sound to
whoever is listening.
Basically, this is how a telephone
operates.
You can talk to whomever you like and
say whatever you think.
Noun clauses with who
and whom
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To decide whether to use who or
whom in a noun clause, first decide
how the relative pronoun functions
within the clause.
Use who or whoever as the subject of
a verb within a noun clause.
– Who is calling is not clear.
– Whoever calls can talk to me.
Noun clauses with who
and whom
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Use whom or whomever as the object
of a verb or the object of a preposition
that is within a noun clause.
– Whom you meant is not clear. (You
meant whom)
– I’ll give the message to whomever it was
meant for. (It was meant for whomever
Identify the noun clause in each
sentence. Which relative pronoun is
correct?
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6. Tell me (who, whom) is likely to run for that
office.
7. (Whoever, Whomever) they nominate will
probably accept.
8. I will vote for (whoever, whomever) will do the
best job.
9. The candidate chosen was exactly (who, whom)
you predicted.
10. The results of the election show (who, whom)
the voters regarded as the most capable candidate.
11. Give my congratulations to (whoever,
whomever) chose her.
12. I want to thank (whoever, whomever) was the
campaign manager.
Write each noun clause. Label it subject,
direct object, indirect object, object of a
preposition, or predicate noun.
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13. Campaign workers use whatever helps them.
14. That telephones can be very helpful has been
shown in many elections.
15. Who will win the election is what people want
to know.
16. Telephoners ask whoever answers a series of
questions.
17. Whether a candidate is popular is a vital matter.
18. Another question may be what the major issues
are.
19. Voters usually give whoever is calling an
answer.