Noun clauses

Hi, vengo and welcome to A2K.

First of all, we need to understand what a noun in a sentence does.

Then we need to examine the difference between a phrase and a clause.

Once that is firmly established, the next step becomes simpler.

A clause can be either dependent or independent. That is, it may stand alone as a sentence (independent). Or it may require further clarification to communicate meaning (independent).

A noun clause is one which functions the same way as a noun.

Example: The man who is my father(noun clause, but needs further explanation) The man who is my father visits me once a week.

Hope this helps.

In that example, isn't "who is my father" modifying the man, thus making it an adjective clause?

Ven, one may have modifiers within a noun clause. A clause must have a subject and a verb, but a dependent clause doesn't make sense by itself.

Test frame:


_______visits me once a week.(noun, whether clause or phrase, fits in that blank.)

Thus, The man who is my father is the subject of the entire sentence.

That wonderful woman____________ through the evening(test frame for verbs).

Remember, Ven. You must be able to recognize how a single word or a group of related words function.