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Noun Clause Summary

 

 

Reported Speech from from Questions

wh-clauses

Changing Wh- questions to reported speech
  • who
  • where
  • what
  • why
  • how / how long / how much

 

Friendly greeting  

My friend said, "How are you?"

My friend asked how I was.

 

 

Yes-No Questions

Changing Yes-No questions to reported speech
  • are - is- was -were
  • do - does - did
  • can - could
  • may- might 

 

Using if  vs. whether

Man asking questions  

My friend said, "Are you coming?"

My friend asked whether I was coming.

 

 

Reported Speech from Commands

Commands

Changing commands to reported speech
  • should
  • infinitives

Get Plenty of Rest  

The doctor said, Get some rest."

The doctor said to get some rest. The doctor said (that) I should get some rest. The doctor told me to get some rest..

 

infinitive-clauses

Changing infinitive phrases to noun clauses
  • advise
  • command
  • request
  • suggest
  • urge
  • require

 Located in Infinitives

Judge  

The judge ordered John to leave.  

The judge ordered that John leave.  (Verb uses base form, no -s.)

 

 

Reported Speech from Statements

reported speech

Changing quoted statements to reported speech

Embedded in sentences:

  • present
  • past

Couple under umbrella  

She said, "It's raining here."

She said that it was raining there.

 

 

that-what phrases

 

Beginning sentences with "that' or 'what' phrases
  • that
  • what

Change Campaign  

That he was a good speaker was obvious to me.

What he said was obvious to me.

 

 

Noun Clause Quizzes

nounclauseqz

Miscellaneous sentences - fill in the blank
  • auto-correcting quiz
  • feedback on responses

 

cats every where  

The old lady next door must have a lot of cats. I don't know how many _______________.

 

reportedspeechqz

Changing quoted speech to statements
  • auto-correcting quiz
  • feedback on responses

 

runners  

"I've been running about five years now."

The runner replied that _______________

 

 

 

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