Question

Which of the following sentences contains a noun clause?

A. Louis did not know that jocie could not swim
B. Since last august we have not seen a drop of rain
C. Since raccoons, commonly considered a pest, are very intelligent animals
D. The book that Finn is reading is borrowed from the local library.

Answer 1

The correct answer is A. Louis did not know that jocie could not swim. The noun clause in this sentence is "that Jocie could not swim". It is called a noun clause because it acts like a noun, and could easily be replaced with one (e.g. Louis did not know biology). It is a dependent (subordinate) clause, which means it can't stand alone, as a separate sentence.