A NOUN CLAUSE IS A DEPENDENT CLAUSE THAT FUNCTIONS AS A NOUN. IT CAN BE A SUBJECT, OBJECT, OR SUBJECT COMPLEMENT. HOWEVER, IN THIS CHAPTER YOU WILL STUDY THE NOUN CLAUSE ONLY AS IT IS USED AS AN OBJECT.BECAUSE A NOUN CLAUSE IS DEPENDENT, IT MUST BE CONNECTED TO AN INDEPENDENT CLAUSE TO FORM A COMPLEX SENTENCE. A NOUN CLAUSE USED AS AN OBJECT IS PRECEDED BY AN INDEPENDENT CLAUSE CALLED AN INTRODUCTORY CLAUSE. THE NOUN CLAUSE IS THE OBJECT OF THE INTRODUCTORY CLAUSE VERB, WHICH IS OFTEN A VERB OF SPEAKING (SAY, TELL, REPORT) OR MENTAL ACTIVITY (KNOW, BELIEVE, WONDER).
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