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Noun Clauses
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Noun ClauseNoun Clausea subordinate clause that is used
as a nounusually begin with an
introductory wordcontain a subject and a verb
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Noun ClausesNoun ClausesExample:
◦The burrito gave me heartburn. “gave" is the verb and "burrito" is the subject “heartburn” is the direct object, “me” is the
indirect object
But What About This One?◦What I had for lunch gave me
heartburn. Identify the noun clause
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What I had for breakfast gave me
heartburn.The verb is still "gave," but the
subject is a noun clause: "What I had for breakfast.”
Example:◦The burrito gave me what I had
coming to me. What is the noun clause? What is its function in the sentence?
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Introductory Words Introductory Words
that, which, who, whom, whose, when, where, whenever, what, how, why, whether, whoever, whomever, whichever, wherever
These are on your hand out!
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Careful!Careful!That, which, who, whose, whom, where
and when can be used in adjective clauses as well!◦That, which, who, whose, and whom are also relative pronouns.
◦Where and when are also relative adverbs.
In an adverb clause where and when can also be subordinating conjunctions!
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