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Noun Clauses
Persianminiature, 1536 A.D.A nounclauseis a dependentclausethatfunctionsasa noun.A nounclauseis often
paliofanindependentclause,whereit canbea subjectoranobject.
I SUBJECT I VERB
Whatthenewspaperreportedwasincorrect.
VERB I OBJECT I
Peopleoncebelievedthattheworldwasflat.Anounclausecanalsofollowcertainadjectivesandnouns.
ADJECTIVE
Wewerehappythatthesemesterwasover.
NOUN
Whofirstchallengedthebeliefthattheworldwasflat?