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à 6.7èNoun Clauses
ä:èUnderline the noun clauses in the sentences in the
êêïExample.
#âS:ê╕That you are here╗ is fortunate.
#êêï╕What you do╗ interests me.
#êêïI know ╕who you are╗.
#êêïI like ╕whom you invited to the party╗.
#êêïI am happy ╕with ╕whoever is the candidate╗.
#êêïGive ╕whomever you want╗ the candy canes.
éS A noun clause acts as a noun.ïIt can thus function as a sub-
ject, direct object, indirect object, predicate noun, or object of the
#preposition.ïThe relative pronouns ╖what (whatever), who (whoever),
#and ╖whom (whomever)╗ can introduce noun clauses.ïWhen a noun clause
functions as a direct object, indirect object, or predicate noun, it
#is considered to be a dependent clause.ïFor example, in ╖I appreciate
#╖whatever you do, whatever you do╗ is a noun clause acting as the direct
object.ïRemove that dependent noun clause, and you are left with the
#independent clause ╖I appreciate╗.ïIn ╖I know who wants the cartridge,
#╖who wants the cartridge╗ is a noun clause acting as the direct object.
Remove that noun clause, and you are left with the independent clause
#╖I know.ï╗In ╖I am what I am, what I am╗ is a noun dependent clause
acting as the predicate noun: remove the dependent noun clause, and
#you are left with the independent clause ╖I am╗.ïBut noun clauses act-
ing as subjects and acting as objects of the preposition are not de-
pendent noun clauses: they are part of the independent clause.ïFor
#example, in ╖What you do is your own business, what you do╗ is a noun
#clause acting as the subject of the main verb form ╖is╗ and the subject
of the whole sentence.ïIf you remove this noun clause, you are left
#with the fragment ╖is your own business╗.ïTherefore, ╖what you do╗ is
#an essential part of the independent clause ╖What you do is your own
#╖business╗.ïIn ╖He approved of whomever you chose, whomever you chose
#is a noun clause acting as the object of the preposition ╖of╗.ïIf you
#remove this noun clause, what is left is ╖he approved of╗, a group of
#words that doesn't make sense by itself.ïThus ╖he approved of╗ cannot
be considered an independent clause.ïThe independent clause has to
have the object of the preposition noun clause to complete it.
 1.èWhich one of the following sentences contains a noun clause
used as the subject of the sentence?

A)ïWhat you have done to my rabbit bothers me.
B)ïI know whom you swindled.
C)ïWho is to blame for the underground chemical build up?
D)ïå
#ü In the sentence ╢What you have done to my rabbit bothers me,
#╢what you have done to my rabbit╗ is a noun clause acting as the sub-
#ject of the main verb form ╢bothers╗.ïIn another sentence, ╖whom you
#╖swindled╗ is a direct object noun clause answering the question ╖What?
#after the verb ╖know╗.ïThe remaining sentence has no noun clause.ïThe
#relative pronoun ╖who╗ is the subject of the sentence.
Ç A
 2.èWhich one of the following sentences contains a noun clause
used as the object of the preposition?

A)ïI need what you have thrown away.
B)ïDonate Ali's boxing trunks to whoever wants them.
C)ïAre you the one who lost his pants?
D)ïå
#ü In the sentence ╢Donate Ali's boxing trunks to whoever wants
#╢them, whoever wants them╗ is a noun clause acting as the object of the
#preposition ╢to╗.ïIn another sentence, ╖who lost his pants╗ is an ad-
#jective dependent clause modifying the indefinite pronoun ╖one╗.ïIn the
#remaining sentence, ╖what you have thrown away╗ is a direct object noun
#clause answering the question ╖What╗? after the verb phrase ╖will ╖need╗.
Ç B
 3.èWhich one of the following sentences contains a noun clause
used as the indirect object of the sentence?

A)ïOffer whoever is nearby a bottle of dandelion oil.
B)ïTake me to whoever ordered you to stomp on the roach.
C)ïWhoever thinks he is my equal will face the firing squad.
D)ïå
#ü In the sentence ╢Offer whoever is nearby a bottle of dandelion
#╢oil╗, the noun clause ╢whoever is nearby╗ acts as the indirect object.
#╢Whoever╗ receives the object (the oil) of the action verb ╢offer╗.ïIn
#another sentence, ╖whoever ordered you to stomp on the roach╗ is a noun
#clause acting as the object of the preposition ╖to╗.ïIn the remaining
#sentence, ╖whoever thinks he is my equal╗ is a noun clause as subject
#of the verb ╖face╗.
Ç A
 4.èWhich one of the following sentences contains a noun clause
used as the predicate noun of the sentence?

A)ïI will do whatever you want.
B)ïHe is what he seems to be.
C)ïWhat's wrong with his poodle's hair coloring?
D)ïå
#ü In the sentence ╢He is what he seems to be, what he seems to be
#is a noun clause acting as a predicate noun.ïThe linking verb ╢is╗ con-
#nects the subject ╢he╗ to the predicate noun that is the equivalent of
#╢he╗.ïIn another sentence, ╖whatever you want╗ is a direct object noun
#clause answering the question ╖What╗? after the verb ╖do╗.ïIn the re-
#maining sentence, there is no noun clause.ï╖What ╗is a relative pronoun
#acting as the subject of the verb form ╖is╗.
Ç B
 5.èWhich one of the following sentences contains a noun clause
used as the direct object of the sentence?

A)ïShe challenged the man who wore blue suede shoes.
B)ïI was whoever you wanted me to be.
C)ïBring whomever you want to the dance.
D)ïå
#ü In the sentence ╢Bring whomever you want to the dance╗, the noun
#clause ╢whomever you want to the dance╗ is a direct object noun clause.
#It answers the question ╢What╗? after the verb ╢bring╗.ïIn the sentence
#beginning with ╖she challenged the man╗, there is no noun clause: ╖Who
#╖wore blue suede shoes╗ is an adjective clause modifying the noun ╖man╗.
#In the remaining sentence, ╖whoever you wanted me to be╗ is a noun
#clause acting as a predicate noun.ïIt comes after the linking verb ╖is
#and refers to ╖I╗, the subject of the sentence.
Ç C