noun clause

Definition of noun clause

Noun clause is a clause that functions as a noun. Due to its function as a noun, then the noun clause can occupy the following positions:
1. (subject of a sentence)
2. (object of a transitive verb)
3. (object of a preposition)
4. (complement)
5. (noun in apposition)

Noun clause as the subject of the sentence

exampel:

What you said doesn’t convince me at all.

How he becomes so rich makes people curious.

What the salesman has said is untrue.

That the world is round is a fact.


Noun clause sebagai objek verba transitif

example:

I know what you mean.

I don’t understand what he is talking about.

He said that his son would study in Australia.

Verba yang dapat diikuti noun clause dalam hal ini that-clause antara lain adalah:


Noun clause sebagai objek preposisi

example:

Please listen to what your teacher is saying.

Budi pays full attention to how the native speaker is pronouncing the English

word.

Be careful of what you’re doing.

admit : mengakui

realize : menyadari

announce : mengumumkan

recommend : menganjurkan

believe : percaya

remember : ingat

deny : menyangkal

reveal : menyatakan, mengungkapkan

expect : mengharapkan

say : mengatakan

find : menemukan

see : melihat

forget : lupa

stipulate : menetapkan

hear : mendengar

suggest : menganjurkan

inform : memberitahukan

suppose : mengira

know : tahu, mengetahui

think : pikir, berpendapat

promise : berjanji

understand : mengerti

propose : mengusulkan


Noun clause sebagai noun in apposition

example:

The idea that people can live without oxygen is unreasonable.

The fact that Rudi always comes late doesn’t surprise me.


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