In Unit Six

When we studied Adjective Clauses, we learned that they describe nouns.

  • The person who I met was my teacher.
  • The country that I visited was Thailand.
  • Is the laptop that is sitting on the table new?
  • The desk which I'm using is broken.

In Unit Seven

We are going to study clauses that function as nouns. They do not describe nouns.

There are three basic types of Noun Clauses:

  1. Noun Clauses that start with a question word (where, what, how, who, when, why)
    • Japan is where he was born.
  2. Noun Clauses that start with whether or if:
    • Do you know if I can catch the #345 bus here?
  3. Noun Clauses that start with that:
    • I think that you are right.

Let's start with Noun Clauses with question words.


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