Grammar I Graciela Palacio

LV/JVG/UTN 2013

WH-INTERROGATIVE NOUN CLAUSES VS FREE RELATIVE CLAUSES

State which clause is a wh interrogative noun clause and which clause is a free relative
clause:

1. I was not certain whose house I was in. (wh-interrogative Noun Clause)
2. Karen ate what Fred offered to her. (Free Relative Clause)
3. What Harry fixed for Sally went into the trash. (Free Relative Clause)
4. She asked me why we were late. (wh-interrogative Noun Clause)
5. Nathan put the money where Billy told him to put it. (Free Relative Clause)
6. Bill will say whatever you tell him to say. (Free Relative Clause)
7. I took what was on the kitchen table. (Free Relative Clause)
8. How the prisoner escaped is a mystery. (wh-interrogative Noun Clause)
9. Macys is where I buy my clothes. (Free Relative Clause)
10. If no one cares whose shoes are muddy, why worry? (wh-interrogative Noun Clause)
11. She never inquired whose money we were spending. (wh-interrogative Noun Clause)
12. Whoever did that should admit it frankly. (Free Relative Clause)
13. The race started when the bell rang. (Free Relative Clause)
14. That is not what you promised us. (Free Relative Clause)
15. They were curious about where she had been. (wh-interrogative Noun Clause)
16. Terry must have read what Leah wrote. (Free Relative Clause)
17. It is unclear what the consequences will be. (wh-interrogative Noun Clause)
18. I will send whatever is necessary. (Free Relative Clause)
19. What money I have is yours. (Free Relative Clause)
20. What possessions I have are yours. (Free Relative Clause)
21. Which book he wanted is unknown. (wh-interrogative Noun Clause)
22. Which books he wanted is unknown. (wh-interrogative Noun Clause)
23. Im not sure (about) what to do. (wh-interrogative Noun Clause)
24. She asked me who I had been with. (wh-interrogative Noun Clause)
25. Fido rarely barks when he should bark. *Fido rarely barks when to bark.
26. Fido rarely knows when he should bark/ when to bark. (wh-interrogative Noun
Clause)