Identifying and Classifying Noun Clauses

Identify the noun clauses in the following sentences. Then tell how each clause is used.

1. Mr. Perkins, the band director, announced we would play at half time this week.
2. Mr. Perkins did not tell us, however, what we would be playing during the half
time show
3. What we can never predict is whether he will choose a familiar march or a show
tune,
4. He always gives whoever is asked to play each selection a chance to express an
opinion about it.
5. He is genuinely interested in what we think of his sometimes unusual choices.
6. A drummer once told Mr. Perkins that she did not like most show tunes.
7. How she could say that is a mystery to me.
8. Mr.Perkins told us that we would play a medley of marches .
9. What everyone wanted to know immediately was who would play the solos.
10. He understands why that was our first question.
11. The crowd always applauds enthusiastically for whoever plays a solo.
12. Arguing which color is the most beautiful is not going to help anyone.
13. Our manager refuses to give what we have recommended any importance.
14. The board is delighted that all divisions of the company met their sales quotas.
15. The rumor that she's thinking of resigning is circulating all around the
company.
16. The belief that students can become independent learners is common among
teachers
17. We were informed that our train to New York had been delayed due to the
strike.
WORRIES ABOUT INTERNET USE

A recent survey into Internet use has thrown up some worrying results. The
Stanford University survey asked respondents to answer a number of questions
about their Internet use. The researchers want to know how much time they spend
on the Internet and whether Internet use affects the amount of time they spend
with family and friends. The answers to these questions were interesting but not
unexpected. Two-thirds of the respondents who took part in the survey are not sure
about the exact time of their Internet use, but they believe they do not spend more
than 5 hours a week on the Internet. Therefore, they think that their Internet use
doesn’t affect the time they spend with family and friends. However, a quarter of
the respondents who use the Internet more than 5 hours a week are unhappy about
the fact that they cannot allocate time for their family and friends. Professor of
Political Science at Stanford, Norman Nie, says we are moving from a world where
we see our neighbors every day and have a daily conversation with them to a place
where interaction takes place at a distance on the screen. Therefore, many people
wonder what our interaction will be like in the future and whether people can get a
real hug or hear a warm voice. The results of the survey show that the Internet is
turning people into solitary beings who cannot be bothered to call their mother on
her birthday.