Clause(I):

Noun clause
National Hsinchu
Univ. of Education

Tonny Kuo

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, students will be able to

1. identify the test items in midterm and final
exam of English Grammar.
2. review the components in English sentence
building.
3. define and distinguish terminologies such as
clauses, direct/indirect clauses, and reporting
verb.

Schedule
Week

Topics

Assignments

10

Clauses (I)

(6) Maurer: Units 11, 12,

11

Clauses (II)

(7) Maurer: Units 18, 21, and 22

12

Discussion on pedagogical
grammar

Quiz 3

13

Passive/Gerunds and Infinitives

(8) Maurer: Units 13, 14, 15, and 16

14

Modals/Conditional sentences

(9) Maurer: Units 4, 5, 6, 23, and 24

15

Grammar activities presentation

16

Grammar activities presentation

Final exam
Test Items: ! !

Content: !

1. Error correction

1. Clauses

2. Definition

2. Passive

3. Identification:
sentence analysis

3. Gerunds and Infinitives

4. Modals
5. Conditional sentences

Task 1: Clauses

Watch the clause video, and then answer the

following questions:
1. Define the following terms: clause/sentences/
phrases
2. How many types of clauses are there in English?
3. Give an example for each type of clauses.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_KsPsDR1ug

Task 2: Jigsaw reading

1. Form a group of 5, and get a strip of the following
terms.
- Independent clause
- Subordinate clauses
- Adverbial clauses
- Relative clauses
- Nominal clauses
2. Read the strip of your own, and then find your
partners to know other terms.

Clause Classification
Independent
clause

Adverbial
clauses

Subordinate
clauses

Relative
clauses

Clause

Nominal
clauses
Focus on Grammar 5: pp. 160-180

Noun Clause

Noun clause are dependent clauses that perform

the same functions as regular nouns. They can
serve as subjects, objects, subject complements
and object complements.

Three types of noun clauses:

- noun clauses beginning with that
- noun clauses beginning with question words
- noun clauses beginning with whether or if
Focus on Grammar 5: pp. 159-161

Noun Clauses 2

Noun Clause

Noun clauses can be subjects, objects, subject complements, or

adjective complements.
Subject

What s painful is the hot coffee.

Object

I don t understand why she doesn t hang up.

Subject Complement

The question is whether she s going to stop.

Adjective Complement

It s frustrating that she s not paying attention.

Focus on Grammar 5: pp. 159-161

Notice!
1. When that introduce a subject noun clause, it is never
omitted.
2. The fact that must be used in place of that in noun
clauses that are objects of preposition.
3. We use statement word order in embedded
questions, not question word order.
- Do not use do, does, or did in embedded questions.
4. Do not use if to introduce a subject noun clause.
Focus on Grammar 5: pp. 160-161

Task 3: Group discussion

Stay in your group, and discuss the following

exercises in textbook:
1. Exercise 2: Embedded questions
2. Exercise 5: Editing

Check your answers with your partners.

State your questions.

Focus on Grammar 5: pp. 160-167

Noun Clause
1. What is direct/indirect speech?
2. What are the differences?
3. Transformation: three types
- statements
- yes/no questions
- wh- questions
4. Reporting verb: A-10, 23
Focus on Grammar 5: pp. 178-180

Direct/Indirect speech
Direct speech

Indirect speech

quoted speech

reported speech

the exact words of sb.

speaking/thinking
- enclosed in quotation
marks
- often introduced by a
reporting verb

sb.s report of direct

speech
- does not contain the
exact word of the speaker
- not - enclosed in
quotation marks

The man asked, Does the The man asked if the bill
bill include service?
included service.
Focus on Grammar 5: pp. 178-180

Reporting verbs

Reporting verb: a verb such as said, told, or asked,

which introduces both direct and indirect speech. It
can also come after the quotation in direct speech.
- The mayor said, Ive read the report.
- Ive read the report, the mayor said. (G-4)

Indirect questions end with a period, not a question

mark. Do not use do, does or did in an indirect
question.
Focus on Grammar 5: pp. 178-180

Transformation:questions
into embedded questions
A. Yes/no question

> if/whether + S+V

B. Wh- question

> wh- + S+V

C. statement

> (that) + S+V

Notice:
1. tenses(p. 179)
2. modals (p. 180)
3. certain other words (p. 180)
Focus on Grammar 5: pp. 178-180

Task 4: Group discussion

Stay in your group, and discuss the following

exercises in textbook:
1. Exercise 1: Discover the grammar (B)
2. Exercise 3: Indirect speech to direct speech

Check your answers with your partners.

State your questions.

Focus on Grammar 5: pp. 181, 183

Assignment
11/18
1. Text book:
- Unit 10 Review (p. 172)
- Unit 11 Review (p.190)
2. Quiz:
- noun clause
- phrase/clause/sentences
- direct and indirect speech

Reference
1. English Grammar Lessons Phrases & Clauses
http://www.eslincanada.com/english/
englishlesson5.php
2. Clauses
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_KsPsDR1ug
3. Indirect Questions
http://www.eslcafe.com/grammar/
indirect_questions01.html