Unit 12 Noun clauses

Grammar Practice
Complete the sentences using that, who, what, which (one),
where, when, how, how many/much/long, if/whether, etc.
The first one has been done for you as an example.

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1 She said she saw Brian at the cinema, but she couldn’t tell
who
____________ he was with.

2 Nobody’s told me ____________

when the picnic will be held.
My guess is next Saturday.

3 that
The news ____________ the president had been shot sent
shock waves throughout the country.

4 Lara’s been away for months. I can’t imagine ____________

how much
her parents must be missing her.

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5 The hall was packed with people, but I couldn’t tell ________
how
many
____________ guests there were.

6 Tom’s birthday party is tomorrow. It’s a pity ___________

that
you won’t be able to come.

7 Paul told me he’s going to Xiamen, but he didn’t tell me

____________
how long he’s going to stay.

8 how
The car was a total wreck. We all wondered ____________
the driver managed to survive the crash without a scratch.

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9 if/
He hurt himself falling off his bike. I wonder ____________
______________
whether he’ll be able to take part in the match
tomorrow.

10 I’d like to send May an invitation to my party. Do you

where
know ____________ she lives?

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Complete the sentences by choosing the correct words. The

first one has been done for you as an example.

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he would
1 Did he tell you when _____________________ (would he/
he would) be back?

dinosaurs died out

2 Do you know why ___________________________ (did
dinosaurs die out/dinosaurs died out)?

3 I’m not interested in what ____________________

he is doing (is he
doing/he is doing).

4 I’m sorry, I can’t hear you. What ____________________

did you say
(you said/did you say)?

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5 I don’t know which bus ____________________

he took (did he
take/he took).

he wanted
6 She tried to find out what ___________________
(did he want/he wanted) for his birthday.

7 ‘Who ____________________
saw (saw/did anyone see) you
leave the restaurant?’ the police officer asked the suspect.

it is
8 Could you tell me what time ____________________ (is it/it is),
please?

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Rewrite the sentences. Use a noun clause beginning with

that, when, what, where, who, how (large), if/whether, etc.
+ the words in the box in place of the words in italics. The
first one has been done for you as an example.

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1 I’m sure of his honesty.

I’m sure ________________________________________

that he is honest.
_______________________________________________

2 The author of this book is not known.

Who wrote this book

_______________________________________________
____________________________________ is not known.

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3 His generosity is well known among his friends.

that he is generous
The fact ________________________________________
________________________ is well known among his friends.

4 She has doubts about his sincerity.

if/whether he is sincere.
She wonders _____________________________________
_______________________________________________

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5 She feels confident of winning the contest.

that she will win the contest.

She feels confident ________________________________
_______________________________________________

6 I am not sure about the location of his school.

I don’t know _____________________________________

where he goes to school.
_______________________________________________

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7 We haven’t decided on the date of our graduation party.

We haven’t decided _______________________________

when our graduation party
will be held.
_______________________________________________

8 Her greatest worry is her son’s possible failure in the

examination.

that her son may fail the

Her greatest worry is ______________________________
examination.
_______________________________________________

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Rewrite the sentences using the instructions in brackets and

appropriate noun clauses. Do not change the meaning. The
first one has been done for you as an example.

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1 We are confident of his success. ( Begin with the given

words.)

that he will succeed.

We are confident _________________________________
_______________________________________________

2 The weather is likely to be fine tomorrow. ( Begin with

the given words.)

that the weather will be fine

It is likely ______________________________________
tomorrow.
_______________________________________________

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3 It’s possible that she’ll change her mind. ( Use ‘a

possibility’.)

There is a possibility that she will change her

_______________________________________________
mind.
_______________________________________________

4 I have no idea of his whereabouts. ( Begin with the given

words.)

when he is.
I have no idea ___________________________________
_______________________________________________

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5 She forgot the time of her appointment. ( Begin with the

given words.)

when/what time her appointment

She forgot ______________________________________
is/was.
_______________________________________________

6 The woman asked the grocer the price of the apples. ( Use
‘how much’.)

The woman asked the grocer how much the

_______________________________________________
apples cost/were.
_______________________________________________

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7 They were disappointed by the poor turnout at the rally.

( Begin with the given words and use ‘the fact that’.)

by the fact that the rally

They were disappointed ___________________________
had a poor turnout.
_______________________________________________

8 I don’t know why the swimming gala was cancelled.

( Complete the sentence.)

The reason (why) the swimming gala was

_______________________________________________
cancelled
________________________________ is unknown to me.

(Note: accept all reasonable answers)

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Language Practice
Replace each underlined phrase with a noun clause using the
words given in brackets. The first one has been done for you as
an example.

PASSAGE

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that this space expedition is to accomplish

(1) ______________________________________________

how the Solar System was formed

(2) ______________________________________________

that Rosetta had arrived at the comet designated 67P

(3) ______________________________________________

that the lander named Philae was released

(4) ______________________________________________

who gathered around their TV or computer screens

(5) ______________________________________________

what chemicals the comet is made up of

(6) ______________________________________________

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(7) ______________________________________________
the fact that the brilliant minds behind this project had
made careful calculations/careful calculations having
______________________________________________
been made by the brilliant minds behind this project
______________________________________________

what the outcome of the mission would be

(8) ______________________________________________

where Philae would land (exactly/precisely)

(9) ______________________________________________

it was reported that Philae had bounced

(10) ______________________________________________

why it ended up landing in the shadow of a cliff

(11) ______________________________________________

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when (exactly) Philae will wake up

(12) ______________________________________________

whether the mission will succeed at all

(13) ______________________________________________

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Complete Tiffany and Kelly’s conversation by filling in each

blank with ONE word which best completes the sentence. The
first one has been done for you as an example.

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Tiffany Hey, Kelly, are you free this

Saturday? There’s a new theatrical
production of The Little Prince (1) I that
(1) ____________

want to see. I’m wondering (2) you’d if/whether

(2) ____________

be interested in going with me.

Kelly I’m a huge fan of The Little Prince,

(3) I’ve never seen a theatrical but
(3) ____________

production of it before. Do you

know (4) the actors and actresses are? who
(4) ____________

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Tiffany No, they haven’t revealed the cast

(5) , but it is a production by a troupe yet
(5) ____________

called Lion Rock Theatre.

Kelly I have heard of them. I know (6) they that

(6) ____________

are famous for introducing popular

plays to Hong Kong by including
local elements in their productions.
Do you know (7) kinds of local what
(7) ____________

elements they will be putting into the

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Tiffany I don’t know yet, but I believe (8) that

(8) ____________

they will do a great job.

Kelly I hope so. I sometimes find local

elements a bit out of place (9) they when/if
(9) ____________

are forced into a play

Tiffany Do you know (10) the story is about? what

(10) ____________

Kelly Yes, it’s about a man (11) plane has whose

(11) ____________

crashed in a desert. There he meets a

boy from another planet. The story
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tells of the adventures of the boy.

Tiffany I have read (12) in some productions that

(12) ____________

the play was adapted to include

various local places, and the main
character encounters local people
doing things (13) might seem strange that
(13) ____________

to him. I wonder (14) they will if/whether

(14) ____________

include egg puffs in the play.

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Kelly I think (15). After all, it is a signature so

(15) ____________

street food here.

(Note: accept all reasonable answers)

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Read the story outline. Complete the narrative below using

your own expressions. The first one has been done for you as
an example.

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STORY OUTLINE
young man enters a barber’s shop with a boy – barber is
busy – young man and boy wait – barber is ready – asks
man who should have his haircut first – man tells barber to
cut his hair first – man leaves after the haircut for a coffee
– barber cuts the boy’s hair – barber waits – man does not
return – barber worries – learns the truth: man is not the
boy’s father – boy met man in playground – offered him a
free haircut – agreed because hair was long

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One morning, a young man and a small boy went

into a barber’s shop. Seeing (1) _______________
that the barber
_________
was busy cutting a man’s hair, they sat down
together and waited their turn. When (2) the barber
________
was ready to serve the man and the boy, he
_____________
who should have his
asked the man (3) __________________________
haircut first , and the man told the barber (4)
______________
_________________________________________
that he should go first/he should have his
______________
haircut first .
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When (5) _______________________

the barber had finished cutting the man’s hair,
the man said to the boy, ‘Now it’s your turn. Be a good boy.’
Then the man left the shop, promising the barber that (6)
____________________
he would be back very soon after getting a coffee. ‘Don’t
(7) _______________
be long ,’ the barber told the man as he left.

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to cut the boy’s hair .
It didn’t take long for the barber (8) _____________________
waited for the man
He then (9) _______________________ to return to collect the
boy. As he waited, the barber grew uneasy. ‘It’s nearly
lunchtime,’ he said to himself. ‘I wonder when (10) ___________
the man
___________
will return .’ Half an hour passed and there was still no sign of
him. The barber began (11) _____________
to worry . ‘It’s a pity (12)
___________________________
that your daddy is taking such a long time to return,’ he
said to the boy. ‘Can you call him to find out where (13) _______?’
he is

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‘I can’t,’ answered the boy. ‘That man isn’t my daddy.’

‘What? (14) ________________

Who is he then?’ The barber was shocked.

‘How should I know? I was in the playground when he came up to

if I wanted a free haircut . I agreed, so
me. He asked me (15) _________________________
he brought me here.’

(Note: accept all reasonable answers)

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