Noun Clause Examples

Noun Clause Begin with that

• The news that the boy died proved to be untrue.
• That he will arrive is expected.
• They planned that they would travel to Russia.
• She expects that she will win the bike.
• I know that she is a clever girl.
• It is disappointing that he can’t come.
• Does the child deny that he stole the phone?
• We feel that he is telling a lie.
• I know that you walk to school every day.

Noun Clauses that Start with Question Words

• I don’t know where she goes to school.
• He isn’t happy where he stays now.
• What can’t be done must be remembered.
• We suppose what he did is right.
• I don’t believe in what she says.
• Does it matter when I go there?
• Are these what she is looking for?
• None of us know why he returns.
• I didn’t recognize the boy who was at the station yesterday.
• What happened yesterday will never be forgotten in my village.
• Do you know whose pen is this?
• I cannot buy a shirt which is too expensive.

Clause Begin with (-ever words)

• You can join the committee whenever you want.
• We will leave whenever the staff order a new team.
• I can do whatever they say.
• She learns whatever she can.
• You can purchase whichever one you want.
• Whoever solves the question will get the prize.
• The police will arrest whoever a criminal is.

Noun Clause Examples that Start with If/Whether

• Can you tell me whether Ahmad is coming today?
• It is unknown whether he will leave.
• I wonder whether David went to school yesterday.
• I wonder if she caught the train.
• Do you know if your father will be at home?
• I don’t know if they are going to be married.
• Do you know if your dog runs faster than mine?