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MALTEPE NVERSTES

A1 W-7 Dec,2008 / MC

NOUN CLAUSES
WORDS USED TO INTRODUCE NOUN CLAUSES
1. question words: when / where / why / how / who / whom / what / which / whose
2. if
NOUN CLAUSES WHICH BEGIN WITH A QUESTION WORD
Question
Noun Clause
Where does she live?
I dont know where she lives.
What did he say?
I couldnt hear what he said.
When do they arrive?
Do you know when they arrive?
Notice: does / do and did are used in questions but not in noun clauses.
e.g. I couldnt hear what did he say.
Who lives there?
I dont know who lives there.
What happened?
Please tell me what happened.
Who is at the door?
I wonder who is at the door.
EXERCISE 1
Change the question in brackets into a noun clause.
1 (How old is she?) I dont know
..
2 (Where do you live?) Please tell me
..
3 (When are they coming?) Do you know
...?
4 (How much does it cost?) I can't remember
..
EXERCISE 2
Make questions from the sentences given below. The words in brackets should be
the answer to the question you make. Use a question word (who/what/how/etc).
Then change the question to a noun clause.
e.g. That man is (Mr Robertson)
(Question) Who is that man?
(Noun Cl) I want to know who that man is.
1 George lives (in Los Angeles).
(Question) .
(Noun Cl) I want to know .
2 Ann bought (a new dictionary)
(Question) .
(Noun Cl) Do you know .
3 Jack was late for school (because he missed the bus)
(Question) .
(Noun Cl) The teacher wants to know .

That is (Anns) pen.

(Question) .
(Noun Cl) He wonders .

NOUN CLAUSES WHICH BEGIN WITH IF

YES/NO question
Noun Clause
Will she come?
I dont know if she will come.
Does she need help?
I wonder if she needs help.
NOTICE: when yes/no question is changed to a noun clause, IF is used to introduce the
clause.
EXERCISE 3
Rewrite the sentences using a noun clause.
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2
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4
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Does she like me?

I wonder ....................................................................
Should we wait for him?
Do you think ..............................................................
Did mum pay the bill?
Do you remember .....................................................
Is he in trouble?
I want to know ..........................................................
Do we have enough time to have a cup of coffee?
I wonder .....................................................................

EXERCISE 4
Make a new sentence from these questions.
1 Where is the post office?
Could you tell me ...........................................................................?
2 What does this word mean?
Do you know ....................................................................................?
3 Whats the time?
I wonder ..........................................................................................
4 Do they often punish you?
You can tell me ..............................................................................
5 Where did you park your car?
Can't you remember .....................................................................?
6 Have the police found the missing boy?
We wonder .....................................................................................
7 Where does Jack live?
Do you have any idea ....................................................................?
8 What time did they leave?
Who knows ......................................................................................?
9 Where can I change some money?
Could you tell me ...........................................................................?
10 Why didnt Tom come to the party?
I dont know .......................................................................................

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