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100 Examples of Noun Clauses

April 30, 2026

100 Examples of Noun Clauses

No. Item Definition
1. how he escaped A process noun clause.
2. how she solved it A method noun clause.
3. how the cake rose A process noun clause.
4. how the game works A process embedded clause.
5. how the lock opened A manner noun clause.
6. how the machine runs A process noun clause.
7. how the rumor spread A process noun clause.
8. how they knew A knowledge-related noun clause.
9. how this works A manner-related noun clause.
10. however it ends A manner free relative.
11. if anyone objected A past embedded question.
12. if he remembers An indirect question clause.
13. if it will rain A weather yes-no clause.
14. if she can stay An indirect yes-no clause.
15. if the file exists A yes-no noun clause.
16. if the plan succeeded A past yes-no clause.
17. if they are ready An embedded yes-no clause.
18. that he lied A that-clause as noun.
19. that nobody noticed A nominal that-clause.
20. that prices rose A content clause example.
21. that she apologized A content clause as noun.
22. that she was right A clause as a noun.
23. that the earth moves A declarative noun clause.
24. that time is short A statement used nominally.
25. that we can win A finite content clause.
26. that we were mistaken A statement noun clause.
27. that you came A content clause as noun.
28. what caused the delay A causal noun clause.
29. what he said A wh-word noun clause.
30. what I mean A compact noun clause.
31. what matters most A fused relative subject.
32. what she wants A wh-clause functioning nominally.
33. what the doctor ordered A fused relative clause.
34. what the sign says A reading-related noun clause.
35. what they found A nominal wh-clause.
36. what we need A fused relative noun clause.
37. whatever you choose A free relative clause.
38. when dinner is served A time embedded clause.
39. when he returns A time noun clause.
40. when school starts A temporal noun clause.
41. when the baby slept A time noun clause.
42. when the bell rang A time noun clause.
43. when the show ends A temporal embedded question.
44. when the train arrives A time-related noun clause.
45. whenever you call A time free relative.
46. where he hid it A location wh-clause.
47. where she parked A place noun clause.
48. where the keys are A location embedded clause.
49. where the path ends A location noun clause.
50. where the river bends A place noun clause.
51. where they live A place-related noun clause.
52. where we met A location noun clause.
53. wherever you go A place free relative.
54. whether he agrees A noun clause of uncertainty.
55. whether I belong A belonging-related noun clause.
56. whether it is safe A safety-related noun clause.
57. whether she knows A yes-no noun clause.
58. whether she objected A yes-no noun clause.
59. whether they won A noun clause of result.
60. whether we should go A noun clause with whether.
61. whether you approve An approval yes-no clause.
62. which answer is correct A selecting question clause.
63. which book you want A selecting embedded clause.
64. which one broke A selecting wh-clause.
65. which road leads home A route-selecting clause.
66. which route is faster A choice-based noun clause.
67. which seat is mine A choice noun clause.
68. which team advanced A selecting noun clause.
69. whichever fits A selecting noun clause.
70. who broke the vase A subject wh-clause.
71. who called A noun clause about identity.
72. who can help us A helper-identifying clause.
73. who deserves credit A subject noun clause.
74. who owns this house An ownership noun clause.
75. who should lead A leadership noun clause.
76. who they chose A noun clause naming person.
77. whoever wins An indefinite noun clause.
78. whom he admired A formal nominal clause.
79. whom she had met A past object clause.
80. whom she trusts A formal object wh-clause.
81. whom the jury believed A formal object clause.
82. whom they blamed An object noun clause.
83. whom they elected A formal object noun clause.
84. whom we should ask A formal indirect question.
85. whom you invited A noun clause as object.
86. whose bag was stolen A possessive noun clause.
87. whose coat this is A possessive wh-clause.
88. whose fault it was A possessive question clause.
89. whose idea won A possessive noun clause.
90. whose name was called A possessive embedded clause.
91. whose phone rang A possessive wh-clause example.
92. whose turn it is A possessive embedded question.
93. whose voice I heard A possessive noun clause.
94. why it matters A causal noun clause.
95. why she left A reason-related noun clause.
96. why she smiled A reason wh-clause.
97. why the child cried A reason noun clause.
98. why the engine stopped A cause noun clause.
99. why the lights failed A reason noun clause.
100. why we waited A reason embedded clause.
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