In this lesson, we are going to learn what is a noun clause. <br><br>What is a noun clause?<br><br>A noun clause is a clause that works as a noun in a sentence. It starts with the following conjunctions: what, whatever, whenever, when, where, which, whichever, who, whoever, whom, whomever, that, why, and how.<br><br>An noun clause is a part or fragment of a sentence; it cannot stand on its own.<br><br>It can act as the following in a sentence:<br><br>1. The subject of the sentence<br>2. The object of the sentence<br>3. The object of the preposition<br>4. The subject complement<br><br>Let's take some examples:<br><br>• Whatever you eat in breakfast is good for health.<br><br>"Whatever you eat in breakfast" is a noun clause that's working as the subject of the sentence. You can ask the question "WHAT" to find out the subject of the<br>sentence. <br><br>• I want to eat what you are eating.<br><br>"What you are eating" is a noun clause that is working as the object of the verb "eat". <br><br>I want to eat what?<br> What you are eating.<br><br>• We are going to where you went last night.<br><br>"Where you went last night" is a noun clause, working as the object of the preposition "to". <br><br>• You are what you think you are.<br><br>"What you think you are" is a noun clause, working as a subject complement, modifying the subject "you".<br><br><br>Watch the complete lesson to understand NOUN CLAUSE in detail!
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