Noun Clause

1. Definition of Noun Clause

        A Noun Clause is a dependent clause that acts as a noun. Noun clauses begin with words such as how, that, what, whatever, when, where, whether, which, whichever, who, whoever, whom, whomever, and why. Noun clauses can act as subjects, direct objects, indirect objects, predicate nominatives, or objects of a preposition. According to Longman (2004: 81), A noun clause is a clause that functions as a noun; because the noun clause functions as a noun, it can be used in a sentence as an object of a verb (if it follows a verb) or an object of preposition (if it follows a preposition). 

2. Conjuntion Used in Noun Clause a.

         Relative pronoun subject 

• Who (person) 

• Which (non person) 

• What • How many + countable noun 

• How much + uncountable noun 

        Relative pronoun object 

• Whom (person) 

• Which (non person) 

• What • How many + countable noun 

• How much + uncountable noun 

         Relative adverb 

• When (time) 

• Where (place) 

         Relative possesive 

• Whose 

         

         Relative statement

• Why 

• That (bahwa) 

• It 

• Whether 

• How 

3. The Eamples of Noun Clause 

 • A person who trusts no one can't be trusted. 

 (This noun clause is the subject of the sentence.) 

(Not all agree this is a noun clause. See Note on the right.) 

 • That he believes his own story is remarkable. 

 (This noun clause is the subject of the sentence. Be aware that starting a sentence with a noun clause starting That is acceptable, but it grates on lots of people's ears. As a result, many writers prefer to precede it with "The fact…".) 

 • Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he's buying. 

 (This noun clause is the direct object of ask.) 

 • He knows all about art, but he doesn't know what he likes. 

 (This noun clause is the direct object of know.) 

 • It is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man. 

 (This noun clause is the direct object of believe.) 

 • I never know how much of what I say is true 

 (This noun clause is an object of a preposition.) 

 • Man is what he eats. 

 (This noun clause is a subject complement.)

 References 

Yuniash, eka. Paragraph writing. Metro, 2015 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/noun_clause 

https://elissanindia.wordpress.com/2013/11/24/noun-clause/ 

http://www.k12reader.com/term/noun-clause/