Noun Clause

Noun Clause

A dependent, or subordinate, clause contains a subject and a verb or verb phrase but does not express a complete thought. As a result, it cannot stand alone as a sentence. Dependent clauses can function either as noun clauses, adjective clauses, or adverb clauses.

What Is a Noun Clause?

A noun clause is a dependent clause that acts as a noun. Noun clauses begin with words such as how, that, what, whatever, when, where, whether, which, whichever, who, whoever, whom, whomever, and why. Noun clauses can act as subjects, direct objects, indirect objects, predicate nominatives, or objects of a preposition.

Rumus Noun Clause

Noun clause dapat diawali oleh noun clause markers berupa question word, if atau whether, dan that. Adapun contoh noun clause pada clause lain beserta detail marker-nya dapat dilihat pada tabel sebagai berikut.

Marker	Contoh Kalimat  Noun Clause
Question word Antara lain: ·         what(ever) ·         what (time, kind, day, etc) ·         who(ever) ·         whose ·         whom(ever) ·         which(ever) ·         where(ever) ·         when(ever) ·         how (long, far, many times, old, etc)	The class listened to what the teacher said.
	The kitten followed wherever the woman went.
	Many people imagine how many time the man was failed before success.

If atau Whether Biasanya if atau whether digunakan untuk kalimat jawaban dari pertanyaan yes-no question atau bentuk reported speech dari pertanyaan tersebut	Where does Andy live? I wonder if he lives in West Jakarta.
	Does Andy live on Dewi Sartika Street? I don’t know if he lives on Dewi Sartika Street or not. or I don’t know whether or not he lives on Dewi Sartika street.
	She wanted to know if he lived on Dewi Sartika street. [indirect speech dari yes-no question]
That Biasanya that-clause untuk mental activity. Berikut daftar verb padamain clause yang biasanya diikutithat-clause:assume, believe, discover, dream, guess, hear, hope, know, learn, notice, predict, prove, realize, suppose, suspect, think	I think that the group will arrive in an hour.
	Many people proved that the man was a big liar.

 

Beberapa Fungsi dan Contoh Kalimat Noun Clause

Fungsi	Contoh Kalimat Noun Clause
Subject of a Verb	What she cooked was delicious.
	That today is his birthday is not right.
Subject Complement	The fact is that she is smart and dilligent.
	A teacher must be whoever allows students to ask.
Object of a Verb	Diana believes that her life will be happier.
	I want to know how Einstein thought.
Object of a preposition	The girl comes from where many people there live in poverty.
	He will attend the party with whichever fits to his body.
Adjective Complement	We were worried that she couldn’t recover from divorce.

Noun Clause Examples

Whoever thought of that idea is a genius.

( Whoever thought of that idea is a noun clause. It contains the subject whoever and the verb thought. The clause acts as a subject in the sentence.)

On weekends, we can do whatever we want.

( Whatever we want is a noun clause. It contains the subject we and the verb want. The clause acts as a direct object in the sentence.)

The focus of our work is how we can satisfy customers most effectively.

( How we can satisfy customers most effectively is a noun clause. It contains the subject we and the verb phrase can satisfy. The clause acts as a predicate nominative in the sentence, identifying focus.)

Choose a gift for whomever you want.

( Whomever you want is a noun clause. It contains the subject you and the verb want. The clause acts as an object of the preposition for in the sentence.)

Whichever restaurant you pick is fine with me.

( Whichever restaurant you pick is a noun clause. It contains the subject you and the verb pick. The clause acts as a subject in the sentence.)

Be sure to send whoever interviewed you a thank-you note.

( Whoever interviewed you is a noun clause. It contains the subject whoever and the verb interviewed. The clause acts as an indirect object in the sentence.)

Do you know what the weather will be?

( What the weather will be is a noun clause. It contains the subject weather and the verb phrase will be. The clause acts as a direct object in the sentence.)

My greatest asset is that I am a hard worker.

( That I am a hard worker is a noun clause. It contains the subject I and the verb am. The clause acts as a predicate nominative in the sentence, identifying asset.)

It’s important to think about why we make certain decisions.

( Why we make certain decisions is a noun clause. It contains the subject we and the verb make. The clause acts as an object of the preposition about in the sentence.)

I wonder how long we should wait here.

( How long we should wait here is a noun clause. It contains the subject we and the verb phrase should wait. The clause acts as a direct object in the sentence.)

Always give whichever audience you perform for a great show.

( Whichever audience you perform for is a noun clause. It contains the subject you and the verb perform. The clause acts as an indirect object in the sentence.)

I’m packing extra snacks for when we get hungry.

( When we get hungry is a noun clause. It contains the subject we and the verb get. The clause acts as an object of the preposition for in the sentence.)

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