"Noun Clauses" or Content Clauses

I. Select the response that best completes the sentence.

1) Last week, our cat gave birth to a litter of kittens, but we didn't know where ________.

A. is our cat

B. our cat was

C. our cat is

D. was our cat

2) Now, our cat is home again, and we can't believe how many ________.

A. kittens does she have

B. kittens has she

C. she has kittens

D. kittens she has

3) Can you imagine ________?

A. how cute they are

B. how cute are they

C. how they are cute

D. are they cute

4) The kittens are so noisy that I can hardly hear what ________.

A. are saying you

B. that you are saying

C. are saying you

D. you are saying

5) My husband said _________ try to keep them all.

A. don't we

B. that shouldn't

C. that we shouldn't
D. that we don't

6) The cat belongs to my daughter, so my husband insisted that ________ them for adoption.
(give them away)

A. she offer

B. she offers

C. she will offer

D. she must offer

7) He told us ________ sad, and that it would be better for everyone.

A. don't be

B. doesn't be

C. not be

D. not to be

8) She needed to find new homes for them, but she didn't know whom ________.

A. should she ask

B. she should ask

C. she ask

D. she asks

9) She decided _____________ post some notices around the neighborhood.

A. that she

B. what she

C. what she would

D. that she would

10) Neighbors dropped by just to take a look. Everyone picked out ____________.

A. which one he's like

B. which one he likes

C. which one he liked

D. which one they liked

11) One mother told her son, "_______ is daily care. Can you give that?"

A. That a pet needs

B. What a pet needs

C. Which a pet needs

D. Whether a pet needs

12) "Adopting a kitten depends on ____________ the ability to care for it."

A. have you

B. whether you have

C. that have you

D. if have you

13) Of course, the child agreed. Is it possible __________ the child would not agree?

A. what

B. that

C. if

D. whether or not

14) __________ a good home is important.

A. Should a pet get

B. Does a pet get

C. If a pet gets

D. Whether a pet gets

15) _________ happened. All but two of the kittens were adopted. (but – except)

A. That we wanted

B. What we wanted

C. Which we wanted

D. What do we want