STUDY THE FOLLOWING:

In the previous skill we saw that noun clause connectors were used to introduce noun subject clauses or noun object clauses. In this Skill we will see that in some
cases a noun clause connector is not just a connector; a noun clause connector can also be the subject of the clause at the same time. WRITE DOWN THE
STRUCTURE FOR EACH EXAMPLE.

a) I do not know what is in the box. _________________________

b) What is in the box is not important to me. ________________________________
EXERCISE 1: Each of the following sentences contains more than one clause. Underline the subjects once and the verbs twice. Circle the connectors. Put boxes
around the noun clauses. Then indicate if the sentences are correct (C) or incorrect (I).
l. The game show contestant was able to respond to whatever was asked. ___________
2. You should find out which the best physics department. ___________
3. The employee was unhappy about what was added to his job description. ____________
4. Whoever wants to take the desert tour during spring break signing up at the office. ____________
5. The motorist was unable to discover who he had struck his car. ____________
6. The voters should elect whichever of the candidates seems best to them. _____________
7. It was difficult to distinguish between what was on sale and what was merely on display. ______________
8. You should buy whatever the cheapest and most durable. _____________
9. What was written in the letter angered him beyond belief. _____________
10. You can spend your time with whoever important to you. _____________
ERROR CORRECTION EXERCISE. Some of the lines in this letter contain a Word(s) that shouldn’t be there. Write the Word(s) in the column on the right. If a line
is correct. Put a tick (/) against the lines which are correct.
1 Chris Eubank, the British boxer talks about how he keeps health. ___________________
2 At the moment I’m more healthier than any man in a street. I’m fit ___________________
3 again, although I had chicken pox not long ago. I had a highly temperature ___________________
4 of 102 degrees and my face was swollen. Apart from colds and flu, ___________________
5 chickenpox is the only ill who I’ve had. ___________________
6 When we were children my mother gave to us basic food like fish, rice, ___________________
7 fresh vegetables and fruits. Junk food like the hamburgers and sweets are ___________________
8 expensive and we couldn’t to afford them. The kitchen is the most ___________________
9 importantest room in the house because food is medicine. We weren’t illness ___________________
10 when we were been young because we eaten the right things. ___________________
Objective: To identify unmarked noun clauses
Directions: When a noun clause functions as an object, the word that is frequently omitted. Indicate whether the sentence contains an unmarked noun
clause by putting NC in the blank. Underline the full noun clause and insert the word that at the beginning of the noun clause.
Unmarked noun clause: The boy said he felt sick
Marked noun clause: The boy said that he felt sick
_____ 1The speaker summarized the main points of his reports _____ 2 Ambitious students feel hard work is ultimately rewarded
_____3 The pilot said his plane was in good condition. _____ 4 The experiment demonstrates people have trouble recalling more
than seven digits in sequence.
_____5 The man that cause the accident believed in his own innocence _____6 A woman that witnessed the flight said she would not testify
willingly.
_____7 The fore inspector stated the building lacked sufficient safely _____8 That encyclopedia contains 1,523 pages and 470 articles.
equipment.
_____9 Results of the garbage study reveal fifteen percent of the city’s _____10 Search parties reported they had found the lost hikers
edible food is wasted
_____11 Environmentalists are worried about the disappearances of many _____12 The chief of police said his men have arrested a suspect.
species of cacti in the Southwest
_____13 The instruction booklet says the appliance should not be _____14 The book club is designed especially for the computer
immersed in water professional
_____15 Few believe the report is accurate _____16 The magazine is said to be useful to amateur radio operators
_____17 Glass that is hand blown often contains imperfections _____18 The city council believes the planning commission has been
heavily influenced by developers
_____19 That company reports its electric cars are virtually trouble-free _____20 The upholsterer feel the old couch was not worth recovering