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Exercise: Identify noun clauses
level: Intermediate (B1/B2)
1.
Do you know _______________ his book?
where he put
where did he put
Correct answer:
where he put
— noun clause uses statement word order —
he put
, not
did he put
.
2.
I can understand _______________ .
how upset are you
how upset you are
Correct answer:
how upset you are
— noun clause uses statement word order —
you are
, not
are you
.
3.
_______________?
How upset are you
How upset you are
Correct answer:
How upset are you
— this is a direct question, not a noun clause — question word order is correct here.
4.
I can't hear ________________ ?
what are you saying
what you are saying
Correct answer:
what you are saying
— noun clause uses statement word order —
you are saying
, not
are you saying
.
5.
Can you tell me _______________?
where my keys are
where are my keys
Correct answer:
where my keys are
— noun clause uses statement word order —
my keys are
, not
are my keys
.
6.
Where _______________?
my keys are
are my keys
Correct answer:
are my keys
— this is a direct question — question word order:
Where are my keys?
7.
Does your brother know if ________________ sell his car?
will he
he will
Correct answer:
he will
— noun clause uses statement word order —
he will
, not
will he
.
8.
He told the police what ________________?
did he see
he saw
Correct answer:
he saw
— noun clause uses statement word order —
he saw
, not
did he see
.
9.
What _______________?
did he see
he saw
Correct answer:
did he see
— direct question word order —
What did he see?
10.
They can see how disappointed _______________.
am I
I am
Correct answer:
I am
— noun clause uses statement word order —
I am
, not
am I
.
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