Noun Clauses

  

¿What is this?

Is a particular category of nouns. A noun may belong to a given class because of the characteristic features of its referent, such as gender, animacy, shape, but such designations are often clearly conventional.

A noun clause functions as a noun, often as a direct object. A noun clause can be introduced by that.

• I didn’t know THAT Stephen King wrote IT.
• I think THAT my girlfriend is cheating on me.
• Did you forget THAT her birthday was few days ago?

Vocabulary

Verbs:

• agree 
• hear
• think 
• see 
• believe 
• understand 
• feel 
• hope 
• suppose 
• forget 
• doubt 
• remember  
• guess 
• know

Adjectives:

• disappointed 
• happy 
• sad 
• sorry 
• sure 
• surprised

Some Rules:

• When a noun clause functions as a direct object, that may be omitted, especially in speaking. 

I didn’t know he bought this car.

• In short answers, use so to replace a noun clause after the verbs think, believe, guess, and hope.

A: Does Lamborghini have a new car out?

B: I think so. / I believe so. / I guess so. / I hope 

so.(so = that Lamborghini has a new car out)

• A noun clause can also be an adjective complement. 

It’s interesting (that) she bought a new house.

I’m surprised (that) he hasn’t bought a new house yet. .