Noun Clause Quiz for High School with Answer Key

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 📍 A noun clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb, and functions as a noun.
• 🔍 Noun clauses can act as subjects, objects, complements, or appositives within a sentence.
• ✍️ They are often introduced by words like that, what, whether, if, who, whom, whose, which, why, when, where, how.
• 💡 Common functions include: Subject (What he said was surprising), Direct Object (I know that she is coming), Subject Complement (The question is whether he will agree), Object of Preposition (I am interested in what you decide).
• 📝 Remember to identify the function of the noun clause within the larger sentence to fully understand its role.

Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following sentences contains a noun clause acting as the subject?
   1. That she arrived late was not her fault.
   2. She arrived late because the traffic was terrible.
   3. I knew that she arrived late.
   4. Arriving late, she apologized to the class.
2. In the sentence, "I don't know what he wants," what is the function of the noun clause?
   1. Subject
   2. Direct Object
   3. Subject Complement
   4. Object of Preposition
3. Identify the noun clause in the following sentence: "The problem is whether we can afford it."
   1. The problem
   2. is whether
   3. whether we can afford it
   4. we can afford it
4. Which sentence does NOT contain a noun clause?
   1. I heard what you said.
   2. Tell me what happened.
   3. What you need is a vacation.
   4. She left early this morning.
5. In the sentence, "She is worried about what people think," what is the function of the noun clause?
   1. Subject
   2. Direct Object
   3. Subject Complement
   4. Object of Preposition
6. Choose the sentence where the noun clause acts as an appositive.
   1. The rumor that he resigned is false.
   2. That he resigned shocked everyone.
   3. I heard that he resigned.
   4. He resigned because he was unhappy.
7. Which of the following starts a noun clause?
   1. Because
   2. Although
   3. That
   4. While