This set of English Grammar Exercises (MCQs) focuses on “Noun Clauses – As Subject of a Verb”.
1. Identify the subject of verb in the given sentence.
What you said will not make me change the decision.
a) will not make
b) change the decision
c) What you said
d) make me change
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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 the subject of a verb in the given sentence. Here, “will not make” is the verb whose subject is the noun clause, “What you said”.
2. What is the subject of verb in the given sentence.
How the politician spoke was criticized by media and people.
a) media and people
b) How the politician spoke
c) was criticized
d) was criticized by media and people
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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 subject of verb answers questions related to the verb. Here, the sentence answers the question, “what was criticized by the media and people?”.
3. The noun clause acting as subject of verb is ______
Whichever dress you buy suits you perfectly.
a) Whichever dress
b) dress you buy
c) suits you perfectly
d) Whichever dress you buy
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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 the subject of a verb in the given sentence. Here, the clause “Whichever dress you buy” is the noun clause that acts as the subject of the verb “suits”.
4. Which among the given sentences has a noun clause acting as a subject of verb?
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 subject of verb answers questions related to the verb. Here, the sentence, “Whatever course you wish to study is fine with me” is the noun clause with the subject of verb “Whatever course you wish to study”. The other sentences have noun clauses which act as adjective complement, object of verb and object of preposition.
5. The noun clause acting assubject of verb in the given sentence is _____
Whoever made that mistake is going to get punished by the headmaster.
a) going to get punished
b) Whoever made that mistake
c) punished by the headmaster
d) made that mistake is going to get punished
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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 subject of verb answers questions related to the verb. Here, the noun clause, “Whoever made that mistake” is the clause that the entire sentence talks about. Thus, it is the subject of the verb in the given sentence.
6. Which part of the given sentence is the noun clause acting as subject of verb?
What I do exhibits the passion I have on the job.
a) passion i have
b) What i do
c) i have on the job
d) exhibits the passion
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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, “What i do” is the noun clause which is also the subject of the given sentence. Thus, it is the subject of verb “exhibits” and answers the question “what exhibits the passion I have on the job?”.
7. State whether the given statement is true/false.
The clause “wherever they study” is the noun clause that acts the subject of verb in the sentence “Bright students perform well wherever they study”.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: A noun clause can act as a subject of verb, object of verb, complement of subject, object, adjective and prepositions too. Here, the noun clause “wherever they study” acts as a complement for the adjective “perform well” in the given sentence. Hence, the statement is false.
8. The noun clause that comes as a subject of verb in the given statement is _____
What kajol did made her father hug her with happiness.
a) her father hug her with happiness
b) What kajol did
c) made her father hug
d) hug her with happiness
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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 subject of verb in the given sentence is “What kajol did”, since the entire sentence talks about this clause. Also, it answers the question about why did her father hug her with happiness. Thus, it is the subject of verb in the given sentence.
9. Identify the subject of verb in the given sentence.
Where I got the money from does not matter now.
a) Where I got the money from
b) does not matter now
c) the money from
d) I got the money
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Explanation: The noun clause in any sentence takes the place of the subject or object of the verb as a noun. It gives the same meaning when replaces by pronouns like “he, she, they, it”. In the given sentence, “Where I got the money from” is the noun clause which acts as the subject of the verb, “does not matter”.
10. The noun clause acting as subject of verb is ______
Whoever interested can write the exam today.
a) can write
b) Whoever interested
c) for the exam today
d) write the exam
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Explanation: The noun clause is a dependent clause containing a noun along with the verb. Here, the noun clause is ‘Whoever interested’ and the verb is ‘can apply’. The noun clause functions as the subject in the sentence. Thus, ‘Whoever interested’ is the subject of verb in the sentence.
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