This set of English Grammar Exercises (MCQs) focuses on “Noun Clauses”.
1. Identify noun clause used in the given sentence from the options given.
Whoever interested can apply for the exam today.
a) can apply for
b) Whoever interested
c) for the exam today
d) apply for the exam
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Explanation: The noun clause is a dependent clause containing a noun along with the verb. Here, the noun is ‘Whoever’ and the verb is ‘interested’. It functions as the subject in the sentence. Thus, ‘Whoever interested’ is the noun clause in the sentence.
2. Identify the noun clause in the given sentence.
Keerthi did not know where to find a mechanic.
a) to find a mechanic
b) did not know
c) where to find a mechanic
d) Keerthi did not know
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Explanation: Noun clause are the simple, dependent clause in a sentence used as the subject. Here, “where to find a mechanic” is the clause on which the sentence is built upon. It acts as a direct object to the noun given in the main clause. Thus, it is the noun clause in the given sentence.
3. The noun clause used in the below sentence is _____________________
She wrote whatever she had missed out yesterday for the next class.
a) for the next class
b) whatever she had missed out
c) missed out yesterday
d) She wrote whatever she had missed
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Explanation: The noun clause in a sentence is usually a subordinate clause which acts as a subject or takes the position of the subject in a given sentence. Here, “whatever she had missed out” is the noun clause about which the entire sentence talks about. The verb ‘wrote’ and ‘She’ all talks about this clause in the sentence.
4. Choose the noun clause in the given sentence.
The old woman walked with difficulty.
a) walked with
b) The old woman
c) with difficulty
d) walked with difficulty
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Explanation: In the given sentence, the main subject or noun is “The old woman”. This noun is the clause on which the entire predicate depends on. Thus, it is the noun clause in the above sentence.
5. Identify the noun clause used in the given sentence from the options given.
The minister bragged about how his party gained majority in the elections last week.
a) minister bragged about
b) how his party gained majority
c) in the elections last week
d) gained majority in the elections
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Explanation: The subject/noun here is, “The minister” followed by a noun ‘bragged’. It is actually a clause with a noun along with its modifiers. It is hence the noun clause that is used to describe the noun in the main clause in the sentence.
6. Find the noun clause in the given sentence.
I am responsible for whoever comes along with me to the dangerous ride.
a) I am responsible for
b) to the dangerous ride
c) whoever comes along with me
d) responsible for whoever comes along
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Explanation: In the given sentence, “I” is the subject about which the entire sentence talks about. It is followed by the verb “am responsible for” and the adverb clause “whoever comes along with me”. Since the clause talks about the noun mentioned by the subject of the sentence, “whoever comes along with me” is the object noun and acts as the noun clause.
7. What is the noun clause in the given sentence?
Good thoughts are created when you think about it.
a) thoughts are created
b) when you think about it
c) Good thoughts are created
d) when you think
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Explanation: The entire sentence given talks about the subject “Good thoughts” that is followed by the verb ‘are created’. Then comes the noun clause “when you think about it”. This clause describes about the subject in the main clause. Hence, it is the noun clause in the given sentence.
8. Identify the noun clause in the sentence given.
The actress smiled at whom ever she met at the function.
a) she met at the function
b) The actress smiled
c) whom ever she met
d) at the function
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Explanation: Here, the sentence talks about ‘The actress’, which is the subject or noun of the given sentence. Sometimes, a noun clause is simply a dependent clause which describes the noun in the main clause. Thus, the noun clause here is “whomever she met”. The clause that follows it is the prepositional clause “at the function”.
9. The noun clause in the given sentence is _____
I don’t know what happened to her after the movie got over.
a) happened to her after
b) I don’t know what happened
c) what happened to her
d) after the movie got over
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Explanation: Here, the noun clause is “I”. It performs the role of the main subject in the sentence given around which the dependent clause depends upon. Here, ‘what happened to her’ is the noun clause that acts as a direct object and takes the noun position. Thus, it is the noun clause.
10. The word ‘taught the lesson so fast’ is the noun clause in the given sentence. State whether this sentence is true/false.
The teacher taught the lesson so fast that the students were not able to get it.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: Here, “The teacher” is the subject/ noun acting as the noun clause. It is followed by a verb ‘taught’ and an object ‘the lesson’. A noun clause is a dependent clause that cannot stand alone and supports the head noun in the sentence given. Here, ‘that the students were not able to get it’ adds details on the noun in the sentence. It is the noun clause that acts as an adjective complement. Hence, the noun clause here is “that the students were not able to get it” and not “taught the lesson so fast” since it is not the headword or primary subject here. Thus, the given sentence is false.
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