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 the sentence (subject of a sentence)
2. Transitive verb object (object of a transitive verb)
3. Prepositional object (object of a preposition)
4. Complement (complement)
5. Additional informants (noun in apposition)
For more details, look at the examples below!
Noun clause as subject of the sentence
Example:
· What you said does not 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 clauses as objects of transitive verbs
Example:
· I know what you mean.
· I do not understand what he is talking about.
· He said his son That would study in Australia.
Verb that noun clause can be followed in this case, That clause include:
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
wish : ingin, berharap
wish: wish, hope
Noun clauses as objects of prepositions
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.
NounClauseas Supplemental
Example:
· The good news is that? The culprit has been put into the jail.
· This is what I want.
· That is what you need.
Noun clause as a noun in apposition
Example:
· The Idea That people can live without oxygen is unreasonable.
· The fact Rudi always comes late That does not surprise me.
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