Definition Of Noun Clause And Example

A noun clause does the work of a noun in a sentence or phrase. It is a group of words containing a subject and a finite verb of its own .

Some rules : Noun clauses usually begin with words , why , what , where , when , who, that , which , whose , whwther , etc. Also words like whoeverm whenever, and whatever

There are therefore just have three basic of noun clauses : 

• Those that start with a question word such as where, how, who, when, and why
• Those that start with whether, whatever etc or if
• Those start with that 

Example of the Noun Clause : 

1. Subject of the sentence:

    What he gets makes his family proud

2. Direct object

    I know where her house is

3. Indirect object:

   The President will give whatever the Indonesia National Football Team gets an appreciation

4. Subjective Complement

   That is what you want

5. Objective complement:

    They will name their dog whatever they want to

6. Object of a prepositions:

    The old lady cried for whatever his husband did

7. Appositive

    John, whom i met yesterday, will be my new business partner

8. Object of a participle

    Remembering what she promised, I tried to be better

9. Object of an infinitive

    They requested me to notice what they spoke

10. Object of a gerund

    Rejecting what he wants makes me unhappy