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Examples Help! Definition and Meaning of a
Noun Clause
What is a Noun Clause?
First things first! A noun is the
name of any person, place or thing as John, London or book. In
English grammar, a clause is a group of words containing a
subject and predicate and functioning as a member of a complex
or compound sentence.
* Predicate definition: Predicate is the part of a sentence or
clause that expresses what is said of the subject and that
usually consists of a verb with or without objects, complements,
or adverbial modifiers.
The meaning or definition of a
Noun Clause
is as follows:
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A noun
clause does the work of a noun in a sentence or
phrase. It is a group of words containing a subject
and a finite verb of its own.
Some
Rules: noun clauses usually begin with words like
how, why, what, where, when, who, that, which,
whose, whether, etc. Also words like whoever,
whenever, whatever and wherever
There
are therefore just three basic types of noun
clauses:
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those that start with a question word such as
where, how, who, when and why
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those that start with whether, whatever
etc or if
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those that start with that.
Examples
of the noun clause:
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The Nouns Game
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The Noun Game
Examples Help -
Understanding Noun Clause
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Understanding the different types of nouns is not very
difficult, but it is made daunting because of the seemingly
complicated names! Just glancing through this page provides a
fast overview of Noun Clause. |
