NOUN CLAUSES

The Paper Is Preparation To Fulfil The Assignment of English II

Lecturer : Riska Sutriyati, M.Pd

Directed By : Group 11
1. Samidi Febri S. (11316018)
2. Ariansyah B. (11316069)

Department of Computer System

Faculty of Technology Information
University of Serang Raya (UNSERA)
July 2019
 Preface

All praise and gratitude we pray to the presence of Allah, His mercy and
blessing, so the paper under title "NOUN CLAUSE" can be resolved.
Furthermore, we offer prayers and peace to the bosom of the Prophet Muhammad,
the last prophet and messenger who has guided his people to the beaten path and
simultaneously enhance the character through divine guidance.

This paper we present with all faults, but in the real hope, perhaps can be used
as additional reading material from other books. Suggestions for improvements
are expected from the reader to the perfection of this paper.
We apologize if an error occurs in the writing of this paper, this paper may be
useful for the reader.

Serang, 8th July 2019

Grup 11

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 Table of Content

Title ............................................................................................................ i
Preface ......................................................................................................... ii
Table of Content .......................................................................................... iii
Chapter I Preliminary .................................................................................. 1
A. Background ..................................................................................... 1
B. Problem Formulation ...................................................................... 1
C. Purpose of Discussion ..................................................................... 1
Chapter II Discussion .................................................................................. 2
A. Definition of Noun Clause .............................................................. 2
B. Function of Noun Clause ............................................................... 2
1. Noun clause as subject .............................................................. 2
2. Noun clause as a transitional object ......................................... 2
3. Noun clause as objects of prepositions ..................................... 2
4. Noun clause as a complement ................................................... 2
5. Noun clause as additional information ...................................... 2
C. Formula in the Noun Cause ...................................................................... 3
1. Noun Clause Which Begin With a Question Word ............................ 3
2. Noun Clause Which Begin With Wheather or If ................................ 4
3. Question Word Followed by Infinitives ............................................. 4
4. Noun Clause Which Begin With That ................................................ 5
D. Report Speech ........................................................................................... 6
E. Sample Practice Questions ....................................................................... 7
Chapter III Closure ...................................................................................... 8
A. Conclusion ..................................................................................... 8
B. Suggestion ....................................................................................... 8
Bibliography................................................................................................ iv

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 CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY

A. Background

English is the language International. By mastering English well, we can

communicate with other nations in the world. Besides that we will be Able to add
insight and our science for the betterment of our nation and state.

In English there is in the call contains the clause contains a subject and
verb or a verb phrase but did not express complete thoughts. Consequently, it can
not stand alone as a sentence. In making sentences in English sometimes we were
met by the use of nouns and adjectives and verbs. On this occasion we will
discuss about the Noun Clause.

B. Problem Formulation

From the description of the background of the above, the writer can formulate the
problem as follows:
1. What is the sense of Noun Clause?
2. How is the use of Noun Clause?
3. What are some examples in each division Noun Clause?

C. Purpose of Discussion

From the formulation of the above problems, then we can solve:

1. Definition of Noun Clause
2. How is the use of Noun Clause and
3. Examples of Division noun clause

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 CHAPTER II
DISCUSSION

A. Definition of Noun Clause

Noun clause is a merger between Independent Clause (main clause) with

Dependent Clause in which the position of Dependent Clause is usually called a
noun clause.

B. Function of Noun Clause

Noun clause in the sentence have multiple functions, the following

explanations and examples of each of these functions:
1. Noun clause as subject
Example:
 What he said is a lie
 What I did is all for you

2. Noun clause as a transitional object (object of transition verb)

Example:
 Please explain to me what happened.
 I'm not sure whether she will join or not.

3. Noun clause as objects of prepositions

Example:
 You have to listen to what your parent saying.
 Be careful of what you are saying.

4. Noun clause as a complement

Example:
 I think this is what you need.
 The good news is that the thief has been put into the jail.

5. Noun clause as additional information

Example:
 The news that the project has been delayed meeting is make me happy.
 The idea that we can use solar energy to boil the water is not new for
me.

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C. Formula in the Noun Clause

Preceded by a noun clause markers in the form of question word, if or

whether, and that. Formula noun clause is divided into two, namely the phrase the
Question and sentence Statement. The following explanations and examples for
each.
1. Noun Clauses Which Begin With a Question Word
Question word : when, where, why, how, who, whom, what, which,
whose.
QUESTION NOUN CLAUSE In (a): where she lives
is the object of the verb
Where does she live? (a) i don’t know where she know. Do not used
live. question word order in
What did he say? (b) i couldn;t hear what he a noun clause. In noun
said. clause, the subject
When do they arrive? (c) do you now when they precedes the verb.
arrive? Notice: does, did, and
do areused in questions
but not in noun clauses.
Who live there? (d) i don’t know who lives In (d): the word order is
there. the same in both the
What happened? (e) please tell me what question and the noun
happened. clause because who is
Who is at the door? (f) i wonder who is at the the subject in both.
door.
Who is she? (g) i don’t know who she is In (d): the word order is
Who are those men? (h) i don’t know who those the same in both the
men are. question and the noun
Whose house is that? (i) i wonder whose house clause because who is
that is. the subject in both.

What did she say? (j) What she said surprised
me.
What should they do? (h) What they should do is
obvious.
In (j) what she said is
the subject of the
sentence. Notice in (k)
a noun clause subject
takes a singular verb
(e.g.,is).

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2. Noun Clauses Which Begin With Whether or If

Noun clauses that start with whether or if are used to answer yes/no type
questions. Whether and if are usually interchangeable.

YES/NO Noun clause When yes/no question is

QUESTION changed to a noun clause,
Will she come? (a) i don’t now whether whether or if is used to
she will come. introduce the clause.
i don’t know if she will (note: whether is more
come. acceptable in formal
Does he need (b) i wonder whether he english but if is quite
help? needs help. commonly used, especially
i wonder if he needs in speaking.)
help In (c), (d), (e) : notice the
(c) i wonder whether or patterns when or not is
not she will come. used.
(d) i wonder whether she
will come or not.
(e) i wonder if she will
come or not.
(f) whether she comes or In (f) notice that the noun
not is unimportant to clause is in the subject
me. position.

3. Question Words Followed by Infinitives

Question words (when, where, how, who, whom, whose, what, which)
and whether may be followed by an infinitve.
Each pair of sentences in the examples has the same meaning. Notice that
the meaning expressed by the infinitive is either should or can/could .
(a) I don’t know what i should do
(b) I don,t know what to do.
(c) Pam can’t decide whether she should go stay home.
(d) Pam can’t decide whether to go or (to) stay home.
(e) Please tell me how i can get to the bus station..
(f) Please tell me hoe to get to the bus station.
(g) Jim told us where we could find it.
(h) Jim told us where to find it.

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4. Noun Clauses Which Begin With That

Noun clause is usually preceded by a parent sentences with verbs such
as assume, believe, discover, dream, guess, hear, hope, know, learn, notice,
Predict, Prove, Realize, suppose, suspect and think.

Statement (expression Noun clause In (a) that se is good

of an idea or fact) actor is a noun clause. It
is used as the object of the
He is a good actor. (a) I think that he is verb think
a good actor. the word that, when it
The world is round. (b) I think he is a introduces a noun clause,
good actor. has no meaning in it self.
(c) We know (that) It simply marks the
the world is beginning of the clause.
round. Frequently it is omitted, as
in (b), especially in
speaking (if used is
speaking, it is unstressed)
She doesn’t (d) That she doesn’t In (d) the noun clause (that
understand spoken understand she doesn’t understand
english. spoken English is spoken english) is used as
obvious. the subject of the sentence.
(e) It is obvious ( The word that is not
that ) she doesn’t omitted when it introduces
understand a noun clause used as the
spoken english. subject of a sentence, as in
The world is round. (f) That the world is (d) and (f)
roundis a fact. More commonly, the word
(g) It is a fact that it functions as the subject,
the world is and the noun clause is
round. placed at the end of the
sentence as in (e) and (g).

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D. Reported Speech

1. Reported Speech and The Formal Sequence of Tenses in Noun Clause

Reported speech refers to using a noun clause to report what
someone has said. No quotation marks are used. Notice the changes in the
verb form quoted speech to report speech in the following examples.

QUOTED SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH

a) She said, “I watch TV every day.”→She said (that) she watched TV
every day.
b) She said, “I am watching TV.”→She said she was watching TV.
c) She said, “I have watched TV.”→She said she had watching TV.
d) She said, “I am going to watch TV.” →She said she was going to
watch TV.
2. General Guidelines on Tenses Usage in a Noun Clause
1. If the report verb (the main verb of the sentence, e.g., said) is in the
past, the verb in the noun clause wil usually also be a past form.
2. This formal sequence of tenses in noun clauses is used in both
speaking and writing. However, sometimes in spoken English, no
change is made in the noun clause verb, especially if the speaker is
reporting something immediately or soon after it was said.
Immediated reporting: A: What did the teacher just day? I did not
hear him.
B: He said he wants us to read Chapter six.
Later reporting: A: I did not o to class yesterday. Did
Mr.Jones make any assingments?
B: Yes. He said he wanted us to read
Chapter six.
3. Also, sometimes the present tense is retained even in formal English
when the reported sentence deals with a general truth: She said that the
world is a round.
4. When the reporting verb is simple present, present perfect, or future,
the noun clause verb is not changed.
She says, “I watch TV every day.” → She says she watches TV every
day.
She has said, “I watch TV every day.” → She has saidthat she watches
TV every day.
She will say, “I watch TV every day.” → She will say that she
watches TV every day.

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 E. Sample Practice questions

1. Please tell me . . . Makes you cry

a. if
b. what
c. whether
d. how

2. I do not know . . . He has no parents

a. that
b. why
c. what
d. when

3. Please tell me . . . Do you want

a. what
b. if
c. when
d. why

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 CHAPTER III
CLOSURE

A. Conclusion
The explanation presented before can be concluded that the noun clause
can occupy the position of Subject, Complement, or Object and preceded by a
noun clause markers in the form of question word, such as: if or Whether, and
that.

B. Suggestion
Material so that we can describe, more or less we are sorry if there are
deficiencies or errors in our paper because of the limitations of our knowledge
in mastering the material we reviewed. Hopefully what we say in this paper
can be useful for us in particular and for readers in general. And we hope the
readers can give constructive criticism and suggestions for us.

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