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3. but .

4. That he was .

5. As long as .

6. I can come with you .

7. is beyond me.

8. Are you talking about the boy ?

9. Do they think ?

10. The movie started .

11. My father had .

12. The apples are .

Let us now study about the different kinds of subordinate clauses.

1. Noun Clause

A noun clause is a subordinate clause in a sentence, which functions as a noun
in the sentence. Now, we know that a noun can be the subject of a verb, a subject
complement, the direct object of a verb or the object of a preposition. For example,
What the English teacher said was very inspiring.
This noun clause is the subject of the verb ‘was’.

• I must decide which course is the best to take.
(This noun clause is a direct object to the verb ‘decide’.)

Note A noun clause is sometimes introduced by conjunctions such as, that, if and
whether. Sometimes, a noun clause may be introduced by a wh-word, such as
why, when, where, how, who, what, which, etc. For example,
• He asked me whether I knew the new neighbours.

• He said that he knew the new neighbours.
• He asked me why the child was crying.
• He asked me who was in charge of the operation.

C. Complete each sentence with a properly formed noun clause. Choose the
correct option.

1. Harish asked me .
a. where was his CD player b. where his CD player was

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