NAME CLASS Language Handbook DATE 7 Clauses Identifying and Using Noun Clauses (Rule 7 e) WORKSHEET 3 Exercise A Underline each noun clause. Then, on the line provided, indicate how each noun clause is used by writing S for subject, DO for direct object, IO for indirect object, PN for predicate nominative, or OP for object of a preposition. EXAMPLE DO 1. Did you know that the Egyptian pyramids are all that remain of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World? __________ 1. The public pays little attention to who produces a movie. __________ 2. Send whoever requests a subscription a newsletter. __________ 3. One tourist asked who is buried in the Taj Mahal. __________ 4. Esperanza’s excuse was that she had lost my address. __________ 5. An inland sea once covered most of what is now the state of Utah. __________ 6. Whether or not other galaxies might be inhabited is an interesting problem. __________ 7. Shibasaburo Kitasato’s discovery was that bubonic plague is carried by rat fleas. __________ 8. Drivers should realize that cars can be as deadly as guns. __________ 9. Do you know who identified radium as an element? __________ 10. What caused the craters on the moon is being investigated. Exercise B To each of the following groups of words, add a noun clause to make a complete sentence. The use of each noun clause is given in parentheses. EXAMPLE 1. (subject) is surprising news. That the mayor resigned is surprising news. Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved. 1. The waiter at the Lebanese restaurant offered (indirect object) the extra falafels. ____________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Just serve me a little of (object of preposition). __________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Sean appreciated (direct object). ______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 4. (subject) gave me courage and hope. ____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 5. You can pass the ball to (object of preposition). ________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ Continued Elements of Literature Clauses ☞ 65 NAME Language Handbook CLASS 7 Worksheet 3 DATE (continued) 6. A long and heavy rain is ( predicate nominative). ________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Mrs. Murdock praised (direct object). __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 8. (subject) remains your decision. ______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 9. The judges will give (indirect object) the prize. ________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 10. Do you know ( direct object)? ________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 11. The insufficient funds were no surprise to (object of preposition). ________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 12. Do the records indicate (direct object)? ______________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 13. Tomorrow, I will bring (indirect object) the recipe for my Christmas salad. ________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 14. (subject) made that particular Ramadan a special time for them. __________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 15. Amy didn’t know (direct object). ____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 17. (subject) made me very happy. ______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 18. Mr. Dawkins asked (direct object). __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 19. The correct answer was (predicate nominative). ______________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 20. Which businesses offer (indirect object) on-the-job training? ____________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 66 Language Handbook Worksheets Elements of Literature Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved. 16. Considering (object of preposition), he appeared to be following a plan. __________________
