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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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