Fundamentals Of English Grammar

14-2 Noun clauses that begin with a question word

I .. ... .... ~ ~. .... ~ ..... I

Notice in the examples:

Usual question.. word order is NOT

(a) Where dm he liw? (b) I don't know where he Em. used m a noun clause.

(c) When did thW have? (d) Do You know when thW b/t2* INCORRECT: I know where does he liw.

(e) What did she say? CORRECT: I know where he lives.

(f) Please tell me what she said.

I (a) Whv is Tom absent? I (hl I wonder whv Tom is absent. I ~ --~

I (i) Who cam to class? I (j) I don't know who came to class. 1 ;Ti) and (i): Question word order

I (k) What happened? I (1) Tell me what happened. and noun clause word order are the

same when the question word is used

1 I as a subject.

*A question mark is used at the end of this noun dause because the main subject and the verb of the sentence (Doymr know)

are in question word order.

Example: Lhyar know & rhqr bft?

Do you bnau asks a question; whm they left is a noun clause.

EXERCISE 1. Information questions and noun clauses. (Charts 5-2 and 14-2)

Dimctim: Are the given words (1) an information question or (2) a noun clause?

Add "I don't know" and a period to make a sentence with a noun clause. OR

Add a capital letter and a question mark if the given words are a question.

1. 1 Aoh't how why he left. (noun clause) -~~,v%s' ~',:,.=&.%,k$; -{,;; ~ ~:

Miwhy did he leave? (information question);:i.-:.;I .. <; :~;, ??,2 '$ .,

where she is living - ;:. ?..,.. ,.,..... $.*. -. ;: '

4. where is she living


5. where did Paul go


6. where Paul went. ,..
   ~.. .- ': 7. what time the movie begins
   i , , ,:I 8. what time does the movie begin


7. how old is Kate
   why Yoko is angry
   -.
   I i 11. what happened
   I .-... 12. who came to the party
   ' 13. who(m) did you see at the party


8. what did Sue say.. .n


9. what Sue is talking about I .,% /

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