“If you have the words, there’s

always a chance that you’ll find the

way.”
-Sheamus Heaney
1. What is the literary piece that
we have discussed last week?

2. What is the story all about?

3. What have you realized after

reading the selection?
 Learning
Target
I can identify
and use noun
clause.
Which of the following are
examples of clause?
 A farmer in Old Ayudhya
planting a lot of bananas in the field
whatever you need
the man who obeyed old beliefs
The copper and gold
that Nai Hah Tong is a farmer
why he collected banana fuzz
whoever planted them
from the guardian spirit Phra Phum
with the magic words
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Question #3

tekhnologic
 What is the

1
difference between
a phrase and a
clause?
What are samples
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of a Clause?

2
What are the types of
a clause?
 1. PHRASE 
- is a group of words acting as a single
part of speech and not containing both
a subject and a verb.

- does not express a complete thought.

 CLAUSE 
- group of words containing a
subject and verb which forms part
of a sentence
- may or may not express a complete
thought
Types of Clause
A. Independent clauses
- stand as sentences because
they contain complete idea
B.Dependent clauses
- can’t be considered sentences
because they lack complete
thought.
 :Samples .3

- but I don’t have enough money

why he followed the man -
whom you admired so much -
that Nai Hah Tong collected -
NOUN CLAUSE 
Noun Clause
.Is a dependent clause that acts as a noun

Noun clauses signal words:

how, that, what, whatever, when, where,
whether, which, whichever, who, whoever,
.whom, whomever, and why
 :Examples
whoever thought of it-
whichever you wanted there-
that he believed in magic-
whatever it is- Noun
why he followed the man- clauses
whom you admired so much-
that Nai Hah Tong collected-
Noun Clause
:Noun clauses can act as
Subjects .1
Direct Objects .2
Indirect Objects .3
Predicate Nominatives .4
Objects of a preposition .5
Functions of Noun Clause
Noun or
Function Noun Clause
Pronoun
His speech was What he said was
Subject
clear. clear.
I don’t know his I don’t know how
Direct object contact he can be
number. reached.
 Noun or
Function Noun Clause
Pronoun
Give whoever answers
Give her the
Indirect object the
message
message.

I sent the notice to

Object of a I sent the notice
whoever was
preposition to her.
interested.

Predicate
That is what I plan to
Nominative/ That is my plan.
do.
Complement
How can you
identify noun
clauses in
?sentences
 ?How
Recall that noun clause are commonly
:written using some signal words like

how, that, what, whatever, when, where,

whether, which, whichever, who, whoever,
.whom, whomever, and why
 ?How
Noun clauses are DEPENDENT
CLAUSES
they don’t express a complete -
thought although they have both
subject and verb
 :Examples
whoeverthought of it-
whoever
whichever
whicheveryou wanted there- Noun
that
thathe believed in magic- clauses
whatever
whatever it is-
why
whyhe followed the man- do not express a
whom
whom you admired so much- complete thought
that
thatNai Hah Tong collected-
Try picking out the noun clause
in the following sentences.
1. Nai Hah Tong’s aim is how he can change copper into
gold.
2. His wife wonders what sort of magic can turn copper
into gold.
3. Be sure to accomplish whatever reminder is given to
you.
4. A person who trusts no one cannot be trusted.
5. What one says may affect his kind of thinking
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OOPS, TAKE A
MIND-QUAKE DRILL!
Pick- out the noun clause in the following sentence.
1. For success’ sake, Nai Hah Tong is ready to do
whatever it takes.
2. Whoever believes that copper may turn into gold is
foolish.
3. It’s important for Nai Hah Tong to think about why he
obeys the old man.
4. His wife worries how long he should wait there.
5. Always give whichever offering the spirits have chosen
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 MIND-QUAKE DRILL!
Underline the noun clause in the following sentence.

6. That he believes in magic is just funny and crazy.

7. Ask your wife what she wants to see for her to believe
in magic.
8. Magic is what we want during times of distress.
9. I never know how much of what I understand is real.
10. It pleased the elder that Nai Hah Tong worked hard for
the whole period.
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 Answer time!
1. For success’ sake, Nai Hah Tong is ready to do
whatever it takes.
2. Whoever believes that copper may turn into gold is
foolish.
3. It’s important for Nai Hah Tong to think about why he
obeys the old man.
4. His wife worries how long he should wait there.
5. Always give whichever offering the spirits have
chosen. 27
Answer Time!

6. That he believes in magic is just funny and crazy.

7. Ask your wife what she wants to see for her to believe
in magic.
8. Magic is what we want during times of distress.
9. I never know how much of what I understand is real.
10. It pleased the elder that Nai Hah Tong worked hard for
the whole period.
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