Noun clause exercise A noun clause serves the same purpose as a noun Noun clauses are usually introduced by the subordinating conjunctions that, why, how, if and whether A noun clause can act as the subject or object of the verb in the main clause It can also act as the object of a preposition Find out the noun clauses in the following sentences I often wonder how he is getting on I want to know why she is angry with me He asked me if I knew his name She said that she would not come I feel that I will fail I thought that she would arrive That you should cheat me hurts me I don’t know how I can get out of this mess I don’t know what he wants 10 I went to see what had happened 11 Pay careful attention to what I am going to say 12 She told me that she would be delighted to come Answers Noun clause – how he is getting on Noun clause – why she is angry with me Noun clause – if I knew his name Noun clause – that she would not come Noun clause – that I will fail Noun clause – that she would arrive Noun clause – That you should cheat me Noun clause – how I can get out of this mess Noun clause – what he wants 10 Noun clause – what had happened 11 Noun clause – what I am going to say 12 Noun clause – that she would be delighted to come Stay on top of your writing! Download our grammar guide from www.englishgrammar.org to stay up-to-date Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)