- Online English Courses: Noun Clause derived from Statement

To make a noun clause derived from statement is easier than that of derived from Wh. Question. We only add the suobordinative conjunction that to the statement altered to be a noun clause.


The examples of the statements are as follows:

1. She is a good student.
2. He cannot speak English.
3. John works in Jakarta.

The noun clause derived from the above statements are shown below:

1. Statement : She is a good student.
Noun Clause : I think that she is a good student. (Noun Clause as an object)
2. Statement : He cannot speak English.
Noun Clause : That he cannot speak English is a fact. (Noun Clause as a suvject)

3. Statement : John works in Jakarta.
Noun Clause : I know that John works in Jakarta. (Noun Clause as an object)