Exercise session Chapter 12 - 13 - English Grammar

Fill in with the corresponding noun clause. (What time is it?) Can you tell me...

Can you tell me what time it is

Fill in with the corresponding noun clause. (Who is this lady?)

I don't know who this lady is

Harry can't come tonight. I don't think so. I heard he _________ come tonight

could

What is the syntactic function of the noun clause in this sentence?

"Where Tom went is a secret. ( = It is a secret) Where Tom went is the subject

The meeting was interesting. Omar went to it. How many possibilities do we have ?

- The meeting Omar went to was interesting. - The meeting to which Omar went was interesting. - The meeting which Omar went to was interesting. - The meeting that Omar went to was interesting.

What is a noun clause ?

- is a dependent clause - can be used as an object - can be used as a -subject - contains a verb

What of the following sentence contain(s) a noun clause ? -What is happening here is barbaric and totally unnecessary - Do you know whether you will get a grant for your Erasmus stay ? - The book that you gave me was very interesting - Who will tell you to stop ? - I wasn't the one who left the stove on ?

-What is happening here is barbaric and totally unnecessary - Do you know whether you will get a grant for your Erasmus stay ?

"Did I tell you about the woman _______ I met last night?"

I met last night ( zero relative) who whom that

Combine: "I must thank the people. I got a present from them. »

I must thank the people whom / who I got a present from I must thank the people I got a present from I must thank the people that I got a present from

Complete the sentence reporting "Did you enjoy your trip?" asked Kim. Kim asked me...

Kim asked me if I had enjoyed my trip

Last night, the orchestra played three symphonies. One of them was Beethoven's Seventh.

Last night, the orchestra played three symphonies, one of which was Beethoven's Seventh.

Correct or not? "Rice which is grown in many countries is a staple food throughout much of the world. »

No, we need commas : Rice, which is grown in many countries, ( is rice in general and extra information

Correct the following sentence. "Nobody cares do we stay or leave. »

Nobody cares whether we stay or leave Nobody cares if we stay or leave

Types of noun clause

Noun clauses beginning with a wh-question word Noun clauses beginning with whether or if Noun clauses beginning with a question word followed by infinitives Noun clauses beginning with that

She has repaid the money she borrowed from me. I appreciate that.

She has repaid the money she borrowed from me, which I appreciate

She usually came to work late. That upset her boss

She usually came to work late, which upset her boss.

The anteater's tongue is sticky. It can go in and out of its mouth 160 times a minute.

The anteater's tongue, which can go in and out of its mouth 160 times a minute, is sticky.

The giant anteater licks up ants for its dinner. Its tongue is longer than 30 centimeters.

The giant anteater, whose tongue is longer tan 30 centimeters, licks up ants for its dinner ( here it's non defining, we need to put commas because its non defining

Combine: "The man is standing over there. I was telling you about him. «

The man I was telling you about is standing over there The man who / nothing / whom I was telling about

The plane was met by a crowd of 300 people. Some of them had been waiting for more than four hours.

The plane was met by a crowd of 300 people, some of whom had been waiting for more than four hours When we have to make a relative clause, it's because in the second sentence we have a pronoun ( = some of THEM). People is the antecedent. With some of them we have a quantity. ( some of whom = whom because we are dealing with people).

There are many clothing stores. The majority of them are for women and teenage girls.

There are many clothing stores, the majority of which are for woman and for teenage girls

Correct or not? "I live in a town which is situated in the valley. »

Yes because not all town is situated in the valley. It defines the town

A relative clause is

a dependant clause modifies a noun contains a verb

Marita hasn't applied for a job yet. Oh, I thought she __________for work at her uncle's company

had applied

Is there a noun clause in this sentence : "Do you know what page the exercise is? »

here there is : what is the noun clause here

Is there a noun clause in this sentence : "What page is the exercise? »

no, simply a main clause, simple direct question, no noun clause here

The test is scheduled for Monday. Really? I heard it ________ for Tuesday

was scheduled

A café is a small restaurant _____ people can get a light meal.

where

He has found a new job, ____ is lucky.

which

"Did you hear about the earthquake ______________ occurred in California?" Choose the correct answer(s).

which that

Mrs. North teaches a class for students _____ native language is not English.

whose

"The report __________ Joe is writing must be finished by Friday." Choose the correct answer(s).

zero relative which that