This set of English Grammar Exercises (MCQs) focuses on “Noun Clauses – Set 2”.
1. Identify the noun clause in the sentence given.
The police knew where the thief went with the money.
a) with the money
b) police knew where the thief went
c) where the thief went with the money
d) The police knew
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Explanation: Here, the subject ‘The police’ is followed by a verb “knew” and a noun clause “where the thief went with the money”. This clause is a dependent clause that acts as the descriptive clause for the noun in the main clause which the entire sentence depends upon. Here, the noun clause takes the form of an adjective complement.
2. The words ‘that he forgets his bank password’ is the noun clause in the given sentence. State whether this sentence is true/false.
My grandfather’s problem is that he forgets his bank password.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: Here, the subject is ‘My grandfather’s problem’ and the verb is ‘is’ followed by “that he forgets his bank password” that describes more about the noun. The information about the noun in main clause is added by it in the given sentence. Thus, the noun clause is “that he forgets his bank password”. The given statement is thus true.
3. Choose the noun clause used in the given sentence form the options given below.
What his son said made him laugh hard.
a) What his son said
b) laugh hard
c) his son said made him
d) made him laugh hard
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Explanation: Here, “What his son said” is the subject followed by the verb “made” and object ‘him’.Thenoun clausehere is the subject itself, “made him laugh hard”. The noun itself describes more in the sentence given. Sometimes, a noun clause acts as the subject of a verb in a given sentence.
4. Identify the noun clause from the given sentence.
The press asked the player about how he won the tough match.
a) about how he won the tough match
b) The press asked the player
c) won the tough match
d) asked the player about how he won
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Explanation: Here, “asked” is the verb and “The press” is the subject noun. The noun clause here is “about how he won the tough match” which describes about the noun and acts as an object of preposition “about”.
5. What is the noun clause in the sentence given?
The magician knows how to do the trick flawlessly.
a) how to do the trick
b) The magician knows
c) to do the trick flawlessly
d) magician knows how to do
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Explanation: Here, ‘The magician’ is the subject, ‘knows’ is the verb and “how to do the trick” is the noun clause which describes more about the noun in the main clause. It acts as the dependent clause that describes the noun and completes the main clause.
6. What is the noun clause in the sentence given?
Whoever made the room dirty should clean it up within today.
a) should clean it up
b) Whoever made the room dirty
c) clean it up within today
d) the room dirty
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Explanation: Here, “Whoever made the room dirty” is the subject. The subject is followed by the verb ‘should clean’. Here, the subject acts as the noun clause and describes about what is being spoken about. The sentence is about the subject ‘Whoever made the room dirty’ which is also a dependent clause.
7. Choose the noun clause in the given sentence.
Staying calm is what you need to do during a chaos.
a) need to do
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”in the given sentence. A noun clause is nothing buta dependent clause that supports the main clause in a sentence.Here, the noun clause “what you need to do” supports the main word “staying calm” in the sentence.
8. Identify noun clause used in the given sentence from the options given.
Who killed the man is still unknown to the public and the police.
a) still unknown to
b) the public and the police
c) the man is still unknown
d) Who killed the man
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Explanation: The subject noun in the above sentence is “Who killed the man”is which is also a noun clause. The entire sentence depends upon this dependent clause. Any clause that supports or acts as the main word is called a noun clause. Thus, “Who killed the man” is the noun clause.
9. Find the correct noun clause used in the given sentence from the options given.
The man expressed his gratitude to his owner when he got his salary.
a) expressed his gratitude
b) he got his salary
c) gratitude to his owner
d) when he got his salary
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Explanation: The noun in the above sentence is “The man” followed by the verb “expressed his gratitude”. The clause “when he got his salary” describes more about the noun/subjectand thus acts as the subject complement and is hence the noun clause in the given sentence.
10. Choose the noun clause in the given sentence.
Varun is the rightful owner of that house near the park.
a) rightful owner of
b) that house near the park
c) Varun is the rightful owner
d) house near the park
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Explanation: In the given sentence, the main subject or noun is the clause, “Varun”, the verb being “is”, the object is “the rightful owner”. The noun clause here is “that house near the park” whichfunctions as the object of the preposition “near the park” and thus is the noun clause in the above sentence.
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