NOUN CLAUSE

1. NOUN CLAUSE

2. WHAT IS A NOUN? Definitions of Noun • The English word “noun” comes from the Latin ‘nomen’ meaning ‘name’. The function of noun is to name someone or something. • According to Oxford Dictionary (Pearsall, 1999:945), noun is a word used to identify any of a class of people, places or things, or to name a particular one of these. • It can be concluded that noun is a word that functions to identify someone or something.

3. WHAT IS A CLAUSE? Definition of Clause • A clause is a group of related words. It contains a subject and a verb (Betty, 1993:346). • Clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb. it can take the place of different parts of speech (http://esl.lbcc.cc.ca.us/eesllessons/nounclauses/nounclause.htm). • It can be concluded that clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb, which can take the place of different of speech.

4. NOUN CLAUSE Definition of Noun Clause • A noun clause is a dependent clause and cannot stand alone as a sentence (Betty SchrampferAzar, 1993:346). • In a noun clause, the full subject and predicate are retained. The noun clause fills the same position and serves the same function as noun (Frank, 1972:283). • So, it can be concluded that noun clause is a dependent clause that has function as a subject, object, or complement.

5. TYPES OF NOUN CLAUSES Noun Clauses That Preceded by Question Words • Noun clauses that preceded by question words are usually used to answer a question. The following examples should better explain this. Q:Where does Sarik Live?. A: I don't know where Sarik lives. "Where Sarik lives" is a noun clause. We can answer this question without a noun clause by saying the following. I don't know Sarik's address. The noun phrase, Sarik's address, replaces with the noun clause, where Sarik lives.

6. Noun Clauses That Preceded by Whether or If • Noun clauses that preceded by whether or if are used to answer yes/no type questions.  Whether and if are usually interchangeable.  The following examples should better explain this. Q:Does Judy own a Honda? A: I don't know if Judy owns a Honda. "if Judy owns a Honda" is a noun clause. We could answer this question without a noun clause by saying the following. I don't know the answer. In this case, the noun phrase, the answer, replaces the noun clause, if Judy owns a Honda.

7. Noun Clauses That Preceded by That • Noun clauses that preceded by that are used to answer questions in which person who is answering is thinking, giving an opinion, or using a mental activity verb. The following examples should better explain this. • Q: Do you know the location of an ATM? • I believe that there is an ATM in the supermarket. "that there is an ATM in the supermarket" is a noun clause. Most of the time, native speakers will drop the word that

8. Syntactic Functions of Noun Clause • As a subject • How he gets the money is his own affair. • Whether (or not) he gets the money doesn’t concern me. The two groups of italic words are the subject of the sentences above. • As a subject after it • It is well known that coffee grows in Brazil. The word “that coffee grows in Brazil” is a subject after It in the above sentence. • As an object of verb • I know that coffee grows in Brazil. • I do not know how he will get the money. The two groups of italic words are the object of verb of the sentences above. • As an object of preposition • We were concerned about how he will get the money. • We talked about what a pretty girl she was. The words that sign in italic word refer to the object of preposition of the sentences above.

9. As a subjective complement - The question is how he will get the money. - My understanding is that coffee grows in Brazil. The two groups of italic words are the subjective compliment of the sentences above. • As an appositive • His belief that coffee grows in Brazil is correct. The word “that coffee grows in Brazil” is an appositive in the sentence above.