Noun Clauses beginning

with a Question Word

Chapter 14 – Noun Clauses

( question word and if/whether
clauses)
1.

Where does (name) live?

I don’t know where (name) lives

2.

What country is (name) from?

I don’t know what country (name) is

from.
3.

How long has (name) been living

here?

I don’t know how long (name) has

been living here.
4.

What is (name)’s telephone number?

I don’t know what (name)’s telephone

number is.
5.

Where is the post office?

I don’t know where the post office is.

6.

How far is it to Kansas City?

I don’t know how far it is to Kansas

City.
7.

Why is (name) absent?

I don’t know why (name) is absent.

8.

Where is my book?

I don’t know where your book is.

9.

What kind of watch does (name)

have?

I don’t know what kind of watch

(name) has.
10.

Why was (name) absent yesterday?

I don’t know why (name) was absent

yesterday.
11.

Where did (name) go yesterday?

I don’t know where (name) went

yesterday.
12.

What kind of government does Italy

have?

I don’t know what kind of government

Italy has.
13.

What is (name)’s favorite color?

I don’t know what (name)’s favorite

color is.
14.

How long has (name) been married?

I don’t know how long (name) has

been married.
15.

Why are we doing this exercise?

I don’t know why we are doing this

exercise.
16.

Who turned on the lights?

I don’t know who turned on the lights.

17.

Where is (name) going to eat lunch?

I don’t know where (name) is going to

eat lunch.
18.

When does this semester end?

I don’t know when this semester

ends.
19.

Where did (name) go after class

yesterday?

I don’t know where (name) went

yesterday.
20.

Why is (name) smiling?

I don’t know why (name) is smiling.

21.

How often does (name) go to the

library?

I don’t know how often (name) goes

to the library.
22.

Whose book is that?

I don’t know whose book that is.

23.

How much did that book cost?

I don’t know how much that book

cost.
24.

Who took my book?

I don’t know who took your book.

Now make sentences using “if” or
“whether”. One student reads the
question aloud. The other student makes
a sentence beginning with “I wonder” or “I
don’t know” and then puts the information
from the question into noun clause word
order.

Is it going to rain next week?

I wonder (I don’t know) if it’s going to

rain next week.
If/whether

Is there a test next week?

I wonder (I don’t know) if there is a

test next week.
If/whether

Do we have homework today?

I wonder (I don’t know) if we have

homework today.
If/whether

Did the teacher give us homework?

I wonder (I don’t know) if the teacher

gave us homework.
If/whether

Did I do the work correctly?

I wonder (I don’t know) if did the work

correctly?
If/whether

Did Diane grade the tests?

I wonder (I don’t know) if Diane

graded the tests.
If/whether

Will we do well on the next test?

I wonder (I don’t know) if we will do

well on the next test.
If/whether

Will I have time to study tonight?

I wonder (I don’t know) if I will have

time to study tonight.
If/whether

Has the college raised tuition again?

I wonder (I don’t know) if the college

has raised tuition again.
If/whether

Has the college decided to build

another parking lot?

I wonder (I don’t know) if the college

has decided to build another parking
lot.