Noun Clauses - Unit 2

Noun Clauses - Unit 2

Fill in the Blank

A noun is a

Nouns can work in the subject or predicate.

• The test was scheduled for Monday.

• I plan on taking the test early on Friday.

Clauses

A clause is a part of the sentence that has at least a verb.

Clauses can be independent or dependent.

• I: I ran to the store.

• D: Since I ran,

Multiple Choice

Which word is a noun in the sentence?

The children ran through the grass.

• grass

• ran

• through

• the

Multiple Select

The dog growls when he is angry. What kind of clause is underlined in the example sentence given?

• Independent clause

• Dependent clause

Multiple Select

The dog growls when he is angry. What kind of clause is underlined in the example sentence given?

• Independent clause

• Dependent clause

So what is a noun clause?

Poll

Which is the noun clause?What he did came as a complete surprise to me.

• What he did

• complete surprise

Poll

Which is the noun clause? His test is something that I would never want to take again.

• His

• something that I would never want to take again.

What types of words introduce noun clauses?

Subordinate conjunctions

Multiple Select

Which of the following are conjunctions you might see in a noun clause.

• That

• What

• Whoever

• because

• since

Types of Noun Clauses

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences contains a noun clause:

• I still need to get Ken a gift for his birthday.

• Ken has not yet told me what he wants for his birthday.

Multiple Choice

Choose the best word to fill in the blank and complete the noun clause:

My dad gave me some advice. He said __________ eat too much.

• that I shouldn't

• if I shouldn't

• shouldn't

• when I shouldn't

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences contains a noun clause?

• Jerome understands that the cat's wounds will not heal properly.

• Jerome understands the cat is injured, but he will not heal properly.

Multiple Choice

Rewrite the sentence using a noun clause. Unfortunately, one of my worst qualities is I am okay with not always trying my best

• Unfortunately, one of my worst qualities is that I am okay with not always trying my best

• One of my worst qualities is that I am okay not doing my best.

• My worst quality is that I am not always trying my best.

Multiple Choice

Rewrite the sentence using a noun clause: Later that month, my dream becoming the next soccer star had come true.

• Later that month, my dream of becoming the next soccer star had come true.

• Later that month, my dream that I would become the next soccer star had come true.

• Later that month, I would dream of becoming the soccer star.