WHAT IS A NOUN Definitions of Noun The English word noun comes from the Latin nomen meaning name The function of noun is to name someone or something According to Oxford Dictionary Pearsall 1999945 noun is a word used to identify any of a class of people ID: 581927
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WHAT IS A NOUN?
Definitions of Noun
The
English word “
noun
” comes from the Latin ‘
nomen
’ meaning ‘
name
’. The function of noun is to name someone or something.
According to Oxford Dictionary (Pearsall, 1999:945), noun is a word used to identify any of a class of people, places or things, or to name a particular one of these.
It
can be concluded that noun is a word that functions to identify someone or something.Slide3
WHAT IS A CLAUSE?
Definition of Clause
A clause is a group of related words. It contains a subject and a verb (Betty, 1993:346).
Clause
is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb. it can take the place of different parts of speech
(http://esl.lbcc.cc.ca.us/eesllessons/nounclauses/nounclause.htm).
It can be concluded that clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb, which can take the place of different of speech.Slide4
NOUN CLAUSE
Definition of Noun Clause
A noun clause is a dependent clause and cannot stand alone as a sentence (Betty
Schrampfer
Azar
,
1993:346).
In
a noun clause, the full subject and predicate are retained. The noun clause fills the same position and serves the same function as noun (Frank, 1972:283).
So, it can be concluded that noun clause is a dependent clause that has function as a subject, object, or complement.Slide5
TYPES OF NOUN CLAUSES
Noun Clauses That Preceded by Question Words
Noun clauses that preceded by question words are usually used to answer a question. The following examples should better explain this.
Q:Where
does
Sarik
Live?.
A: I
don't know
where
Sarik
lives
. "W
here
Sarik
lives
" is a noun clause. We
can
answer this question without a noun clause by saying the following. I don't know
Sarik's
address
. The noun phrase,
Sarik's
address, replaces with the noun clause, where
Sarik
lives.Slide6
Noun Clauses That Preceded by
Whether
or
If
Noun clauses that preceded by whether or if are used to answer yes/no type questions. Whether and if are usually interchangeable. The following examples should better explain this.
Q:
Does Judy own a Honda?
A: I
don't know
if Judy owns a Honda
. "
if Judy owns a Honda
" is a noun clause. We could answer this question without a noun clause by saying the following. I don't know
the answer
. In this case, the noun phrase, the answer, replaces the noun clause, if Judy owns a Honda.Slide7
Noun Clauses That Preceded by
That
Noun clauses that preceded by that are used to answer questions in which person who is answering is thinking, giving an opinion, or using a mental activity verb. The following examples should better explain this.
Q:
Do you know the location of an ATM?
I believe that there is an ATM in the supermarket
. "
that there is an ATM in the supermarket
" is a noun clause. Most of the time, native speakers will drop the word
thatSlide8
Syntactic Functions of Noun Clause
As
a
subject
How he gets the money
is his own affair.
Whether (or not) he gets the money
doesn’t concern me.
The
two groups of italic words are the subject of the sentences above.
As
a subject after
it
It is well known
that coffee grows in
Brazil.
The
word “
that coffee grows in Brazil
” is a subject after
It
in the above sentence.
As
an object of
verb
I know
that coffee grows in Brazil.
I do not know
how he will get the money.
The
two groups of italic words are the object of verb of the sentences above.
As
an object of preposition
We
were concerned about
how he will get the money
.
We talked about
what a pretty girl she was
.
The
words that sign in italic word refer to the object of preposition of the sentences above
.Slide9
As a subjective complement
-
The question is
how he will get the money
.
- My understanding is
that coffee grows in Brazil
.
The two groups of italic words are the subjective compliment of the sentences above.
As an appositive
His belief
that coffee grows in Brazil
is correct.
The word “
that coffee grows in Brazil
” is an appositive in the sentence above.Slide10