CBSE Class 10 English Grammar - Clauses

Noun Clauses, Adverb Clauses of Time and Condition and Relative Clauses

1. clause is a group of words that includes a subject and a verb. It may be a sentence or the part of a sentence.

2. There are three kinds of clauses:

(i) Noun clause (ii) Adverbial clause (iii) Relative clause.

3. Noun Clause:

Read the following sentences:

(a) I hope that I shall pass:.(noun clause)

(b) She knows what I want. (noun clause)

The underlined words are noun clauses and form parts of the sentences (a) and (b).

The noun clauses answer the question what?

The that-clause following the main clasue ‘I hope’ is also a noun clause just as ‘ What I want' is a noun clause which follows the main clause ‘she knows'.

Functions of Noun Clauses:

Noun clauses function like nouns or noun phrases. They can function as subject, object, complement, or object of a preposition, etc:

CBSE Class 10 English Grammar - Clauses