Noun Classes

Identify the noun clause in the following sentence:

Dad asked the desk clerk when the museum would be open.

• Dad asked the desk clerk

• when the museum

• when the museum would be open.

• asked the desk clerk when

Identify the noun clause in the following sentence:

The server brought a glass of water for whoever wanted it.

• The server brought

• brought a glass of water

• for whoever

• whoever wanted it.

Identify the noun clause in the following sentence:

It has been a close race, and no one knows who will win the election.

• It has been a close race

• who will win the election.

• no one knows

• no one knows who will win

Which of the following sentences contains a noun clause:

• Give whoever stops at the booth a calendar of events.

• Give Sam and Chase a calendar of events.

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.

Which of the following sentences contains a noun clause:

• You should use the restroom before we leave.

• Whoever needs to use the restroom should go now.

Which of the following sentences contains a noun clause:

• Ricky is not starting in the game, and it is a mystery to me.

• Why Ricky is not starting in the game is a mystery to me.

Identify the following clause as either independent or subordinate:

I found a worm in my apple.

• Independent

• Subordinate

Choose how the noun clause is used in the following sentence.

Whoever is singing needs to stop.

• Subject

• Predicate noun

• Direct object

• Object of the preposition

Choose how the noun clause is used in the following sentence.

I enjoy whatever fruit is covered in chocolate.

• subject

• predicate noun

• direct object

• object of the preposition