A funny description of noun clauses that will hopefully help you remember them a bit better.

2. Noun Clauses
John loves his green beard.
Subject = John
Object = beard
What is a noun?
A Person, Place, or Thing. Noun
clauses can take the place of nouns.

3. Noun Clauses
Noun Clauses answer the question:
WHAT?????
What John loves is his green beard.
John’s green beard is what he loves.

4. Noun Clauses
In a noun clause, NEVER use
question word order!!!
“What does John love?”
I don’t know what does John love.
I don’t know what John loves.

5. Noun Clauses
When changed from a yes/no
question…noun clauses use
whether/if to introduce the clause.
Does John have a green beard?
I don’t know if/whether John has as
green beard.

6. Noun Clauses
In a noun clause, NEVER use
question word order!!!
“Who is the leader?”
I don’t know who the leader is.

7. Noun Clauses
When changed from a yes/no
question…noun clauses use
whether/if to introduce the clause.
Does John have a green beard?
I don’t know if/whether John has as
green beard.

8. Noun Clauses
When changed from a yes/no
question…noun clauses use
whether/if to introduce the clause.
Does John have a green beard?
I don’t know if/whether John has a
green beard.

9. Noun Clauses
Quoted Speech- When directly
quoting, whatever the person says is
put into “quotes.”
John said, “My green beard is
scratchy.”
“My green beard,” John said, “is
scratchy.”

10. Noun Clauses
Reported Speech:
John said (that) his green beard was
scratchy.
Notice that the reported verb tense
matches the main verb tense.

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