Noun Clause

Formation

EME
English Made Easy
By: Mr. Wadee Sufyan
Formation:

1) Using Wh-questions
2) Using Ye/No questions
3) Using that+ simple sentences
4) (Hidden) should + base form
5) Wh-words + ever
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1) Using Wh-questions

By reversing the inversion in wh-

questions, you can form a noun clause

Wh-question Noun clause

What is your name? ..what your nameis ..

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Wh-questions Noun clauses

What is he doing? ..what he is doing…

How has she helped him ? ..how she has helped him..

What did he say to me? ..what he said to me..

Where did your uncle go? ..where your uncle went…

How was it made? ..how it was made…

What should we do in the case .. what we should do in the case

of an earthquake? of an earthquake..
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Wh-questions Noun clauses
How long have you been ..how long you have been studying
studying the story? the story…

When is your next trip? ..when your next trip is ..

What time are you going to ..what time you are going to paint
paint your room? your room..

Why does he insist on leaving ..why he insists on leaving soon…

soon?

What had he asked for? ..what he had asked for…

What type of movies would you ..what type of movies

like to watch? you would like to watch..
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2) Using Yes/No questions

First: Reverse the inversion.

Second: Add (if or whether) to the beginning

Yes/No question Noun clause

is Peter happy? ..if Peter is happy..

..whether Peter is happy..

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Yes/No questions
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Is he studying? ..whether he is studying…

has she arrived ? ..if she has arrived ..

Do you like tuna? ..whether you like tuna..

Did your uncle go shopping? ..if your uncle went shopping..

Was it made this morning? ..whether it was made this

morning…
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3) Using that + simple sentence

Add (that) to the beginning of the sentence.

Simple sentence Noun clause

They are happy. ..that they are happy..

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Yes/No questions
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He is taller than me. ..that he is taller than me…

They have no idea. .. that they have no idea...

Mike will not be able to .. that Mike will not be able to

make it to the gathering. make it to the gathering...

Hiroko has talked to Jun. .. that Hiroko has talked to Jun..

He had asked for financial help. .. that he had asked for financial
help…

There was a serious accident .. that there was a serious

yesterday. accident yesterday…
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4) Using (Hidden) should + base form

Delete should ( it becomes implied –hidden)

With should Noun clause –hidden should

He should
should be active. .. he be active...

Add (that) to the beginning.

..that he be active...
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With should Noun clause –hidden should

He should
should be alert. that he be alert...

should not come late.

She should that she not come late...

You should
should be informed about that you should be informed
your child’s progress. about your child’s progress…

He should
should not be allowed to that he should not be allowed to
enter the building. enter the building.

A car should
should be waiting for that a car should be waiting for
the boss. the boss.

You should
should not be listening that you should not be listening
to their conversation. to their conversation.
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5) Wh-words + ever
This type is the same as the first one (wh-questions).
You just add ever

whoever / whomever/ whatever/ whichever/

whenever/ wherever/ however

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..what you want.. ..whatever you want..