This set of English Grammar Exercises (MCQs) focuses on “Noun Clauses – As the Complement of a Verb”.
1. Identify the noun clause that acts as verb complement in the sentence given.
Look at me! This is what I found.
a) this is what
b) what I found
c) Look at me
d) is what I found
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Explanation: Here, the subject is ‘I’ and the verb is ‘found’. The noun clause is a dependent clause that takes the form of a noun in a sentence. In the given sentence, “what I found” is the noun clause which acts as the complement of verb given.
2. The words ‘that her father went to dubai’ is the noun clause acting as verb complement in the given sentence. State whether this sentence is true/false.
She did not know that her father went to dubai.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: Here, the subject is ‘she’ and the verb is ‘know’ followed by a noun clause, “that her father went to dubai” that describes more about the noun. The information about the noun in the clause acts as a direct object of the verb. Thus, the noun clause is “that her father went to dubai” and it does not act as a verb complement. The given statement is thus false.
3. Choose the noun clause used in the given sentence that acts as verb complement from the options given below.
Vijay’s mistake was that he turned down her job proposal.
a) Vijay’s mistake was
b) was that he turned down
c) that he turned down her job proposal
d) that he turned
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Explanation: Here, “Vijay” is the subject followed by the verb “was”. The noun clause here is “that he turned down her job proposal”. The noun clause acts as a complement to the verb in the sentence. It answers the question, “what was Vijay’s mistake?” in the given sentence.
4. Identify the noun clause acting as complement of verb from the given sentence.
The problem now is that her wedding ring is lost.
a) her wedding ring is lost
b) problem now is
c) that her wedding ring is lost
d) wedding ring is lost
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Explanation: Here, “is” is the verb and “The problem” is the subject noun. The noun clause here is “that her wedding ring is lost” which describes about the noun and acts as the complement to the verb in the sentence.
5. What is the noun clause acting as verb complement in the sentence given?
Her wish is that she will pass the exam.
a) that she will pass the exam
b) Her wish is
c) that she will pass
d) she will pass the exam
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Explanation: Verb complements contain two or more verbs in a sentence where one verb acts as the object of another. A noun clause also acts as a complement of verb when the clause acts as a noun to the verb given. In given sentence, “that she will pass the exam” is the noun clause acting as verb complement to the verb “is”.
6. What is the noun clause taking the form of verb complement in the sentence given?
Maturity is how we handle difficult situations.
a) how we handle
b) we handle difficult situations
c) Maturity is how we handle
d) how we handle difficult situations
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Explanation: Here, “Maturity” is the subject followed by the verb “is”. The noun clause is a group of words that take the noun form in a given sentence. They are dependent clauses. The noun clause here that acts as a complement to the verb is “how we handle difficult situations”.
7. Choose the noun clause acting as verb complement in the given sentence.
Staying calm is what you need to do during a chaos.
a) what you need to do during a chaos
b) what you need to do
c) during a chaos
d) Staying calm is what you need
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Explanation: In the given sentence, the noun clause is “what you need to do during a chaos” in the given sentence. A noun clause is nothing but a dependent clause that supports the main clause in a sentence. The noun clause supports the verb “is” in the given sentence. The entire noun clause takes the form of a noun and as an object to the verb given. Thus, “what you need to do during a chaos”.
8. Identify noun clause used in the given sentence from the options given.
Her request will be that she shall be allowed to go.
a) that she shall
b) shall be allowed to go
c) Her request will be
d) that she shall be allowed to go
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Explanation: The noun clause in the above sentence is “that she shall be allowed to go” which also acts as the complement of the verb in the given sentence. The entire sentence depends upon this dependent clause. The noun clause supports the verb “will be” in the given sentence. The entire noun clause takes the form of a noun and as an object to the verb given. Thus, “that she shall be allowed to go”.
9. Find the correct noun clause used as verb complement in the given sentence from the options given.
Keerthi’s prayer was that her father accepts her apology.
a) was that her father accepts
b) Keerthi’s prayer was
c) accepts her apology
d) that her father accepts her apology
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Explanation: The noun in the above sentence is “Keerthi’s prayer” followed by the verb “was”. The clause “that her father accepts her apology” acts as the verb complement and one verb is the object of another. Hence the noun clause in the given sentence is “that her father accepts her apology”.
10. Choose the noun clause acting as verb complement in the given sentence.
a) Janu is the rightful owner of that car with costly paint.
b) Do you know when was the bill generated?
c) Varun says that he will not attend the meeting.
d) This is what she said.
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Explanation: Among the given sentences, “This is what she said” is the noun clause acting as verb complement. A verb complement is a verb that acts as the object of another verb in the given sentence. A noun clause can act as object of verb, subject complement, adjective complement, object of preposition and subject of a verb. The sentence, “Janu is the rightful owner of that car with costly paint” has the noun clause acting as object of preposition, “do you know when was the bill generated?” contains noun clause acting as subject complement, “Varun says that he will not attend the meeting” has noun clause acting as object of transitive verb.
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