- Noun Clause

Noun Clause (NCL) is a dependent clause which functions as a noun. The position of a noun clause in a sentence is the same as that of noun or noun phrase. Noun clause can become the subject, object, or complement of a sentence.

(Noun Clause adalah jenis dependent clause yang berfungsi sebagai Noun (kata benda). Posisi noun clause dalam kalimat sama dengan fungsi noun atau noun phrase; yaitu bisa sebagai subject, object, atau complement suatu kalimat.)



Look at the examples below:

1. What you do is true. (NCL as a subject)
(Apa yang kau lakukan benar.)

2. That she can speak many languages is a fact. (NCL as a subject)
(Bahwa dia bisa berbicara banyak bahasa adalah fakta.)

3. I know what you do every night.(NCL as an object)
(Saya tahu apa yang kau kerjakan tiap malam.)

4. She knows that you love her. (NCL as an object)
(Dia tahu bahwa kau mencintainya.)

5. This is what you want. (NCL as a complement)
(Ini adalah apa yang kau inginkan.)