This set of English Grammar Exercises (MCQs) focuses on “Noun Clauses – As the Object of a Preposition”.
1. Identify the object of preposition in the given sentence.
Reema is the rightful owner of that big bungalow near the bank.
a) near the bank
b) that big bungalow
c) Reema is the rightful owner
d) that big bungalow near the bank
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Explanation: A noun clause are the group of words which take the form of a noun collectively. A noun clause can also act as the object of preposition in a given sentence. Here, “of” is the preposition whose object is the noun clause, “that big bungalow near the bank”.
2. What is the object of preposition in the given sentence.
Give the gift to whomever you want.
a) the gift to whomever
b) whomever you want
c) Give the gift
d) the gift to whomever you want
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Explanation: The noun clause is a group of words that take the noun form in a given sentence. They are dependent clauses. A noun clause which acts as the object of prepositionhas a subject and a verb in the clause acting as an object to the preposition in the sentence. Here, the noun clause “whomever you want” contains the subject ‘you’ and verb ‘want’ and acts as an object to the preposition ‘to’.
3. The noun clause acting as object of preposition is ______
The ministers discussed about why their party lost in elections.
a) The ministers discussed about
b) why their party lost in elections
c) The ministers discussed
d) their party lost
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Explanation: A noun clause are the group of words which take the form of a noun collectively. A noun clause can act as anobject of preposition in given sentence. Here, the clause “why their party lost in elections” is the noun clause that acts as the object of preposition “about”. It contains a subject “their party” and the verb “lost”.
4. Which among the given sentences has a noun clause acting as anobject of preposition?
a) Whatever course you wish to study is fine with me.
b) Harish didn’t know why he failed in the exam.
c) Nitin is responsible for what his son did .
d) Biju knows who the murderer is .
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Explanation: The noun clause is a group of words that take the noun form in a given sentence. They are dependent clauses. A noun clause which acts as the object of prepositioncontains a subject and a verb in it. Here, the sentence, “Nitin is responsible for what his son did” is the noun clause with the object of preposition “what his son did”. It acts as the object of preposition “for” and has a subject “his son” and the verb “did” in it. The other sentences have noun clauses which act as adjective complement, object of verb and subject of verb.
5. The noun clause acting asobject of preposition in the given sentence is _____
My mother asked about how I wrote the exam today.
a) asked about how I wrote
b) My mother asked
c) how I wrote the exam today
d) about how I wrote
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Explanation: The noun clause is a group of words that take the noun form in a given sentence. They are dependent clauses. A noun clause which acts as the object of prepositionin the sentence is “how I wrote the exam today”. It has a subject “I” and a verb “wrote” in it and acts as an object to the preposition “about”.Thus, it is the object of preposition in the given sentence.
6. Which part of the given sentence is the noun clause acting as object of preposition?
We had a good time at the show except that the food we bought tasted bad.
a) had a good time
b) that the food we bought tasted bad
c) good time at the show
d) food we bought tasted bad
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Explanation: Noun clauses are dependent clauses that take the noun form in a given sentence. They cannot stand alone but gives a meaning along with its verb and modifiers following it. In the given sentence, “that the food we bought tasted bad” is the noun clause which is also the object of the preposition “except” in the given sentence.
7. State whether the given statement is true/false.
The clause “why you did the crime” is the noun clause that acts the object of preposition in the sentence “Tell me why you did the crime”.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: A noun clause can act as anobject of preposition, object of verb, complement of subject, object, adjective and prepositions too. Here, the noun clause “why you did the crime” acts as an objectto the transitive verb “tell” in the given sentence. Hence, the statement is false.
8. The noun clause that comes as anobject of preposition in the given statement is _____
I am taking a torch for when it gets dark at night.
a) when it gets dark at night
b) taking a torch for
c) when it gets dark
d) I am taking a torch
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Explanation: The noun clause is the group of words acting as the noun of a given sentence. The noun clause that takes the form of object of preposition in the given sentence is “when it gets dark at night”, since the clause acts as an object to the preposition “for”. The noun clause contains a subject “it” and verb “gets” in it. Thus, it is the object of preposition in the given sentence.
9. Identify the object of preposition in the given sentence.
Nikki is responsible for what gopal has done in the lab.
a) gopal has done in the lab
b) Nikki is responsible for
c) what gopal has done in the lab
d) responsible for what gopal has done
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Explanation: The noun clause in any sentence takes the place of the object of preposition as a noun. In the given sentence, “what gopal has done in the lab” is the noun clause which acts as the object of preposition, “for”. It answers the question “what is Nikki responsible for?”.
10. The sentence containing a noun clause acting as object of preposition is ______
a) Chetan is the author of that best-selling book on love.
b) A person is how he treats his inferiors.
c) What he committed was attempted murder.
d) Lions can smell blood when you go near its den.
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Explanation: The noun clause is a group of words that take the noun form in a given sentence. They are dependent clauses. A noun clause which acts as the object of preposition contains a subject and a verb in it. Here, the sentence, “Chetan is the author of that best-selling book on love” is the noun clause with the object of preposition “that best-selling book on love”. It acts as the object of preposition “of” and has a subject “best-selling book” in it. The other sentences have noun clauses which act as direct object of verb, subject complement and subject of verb.
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