Noun Clauses

** Noun clauses are dependent clauses that perform the same functions that regular nouns do.

You can see it.

I am easily amused.

You can see that I am easily amused.

** Subjects

What makes me happy?

It is eating chocolate.

[What makes me happy] is eating chocolate.

It makes me angry.

She is late.

That she is late makes me angry.

It is very unfortunate.

The earthquake took place.

[That the earthquake took place] is very unfortunate.

It is very obvious.

You feel about her.

What you feel about her is very obvious.

It should be taken to the book.

Someone is responsible for it.

[Whoever is responsible] should be taken to the book.

**Objective Noun Clauses

I don’t believe it.

You told me.

I don’t believe [what you told me].

I will never forgive it.

She has done to me.

I will never forgive what she has done to me.

You can see it.

He loves her.

You can see that he loves her.

She knows it.

The gift is from him.

She knows that the gift is from him.

I wonder about it.

Why did she do it?

I wonder [why she did it.]

I don’t understand something.

Why did she leave me?

I don’t understand [why she left me.]

We canceled the plan.

We are going to Paris.

We canceled that we are going to Paris.

** Subject Complements

The question is that.

People have changed their opinion toward the political government.

The question is which people have changed their opinion toward the political government.

The problem is that.

Do you like me?

The problem is [if you like me or not.]

The fact is that.

People’s mindsets will never change.

The fact is that people’s mindsets will never change.

The idea is that.

We have to educate our people.

The idea is that we have to educate our people.

The topic of the movie is that.

The future will be destroyed by robots.

The topic of the movie is that the future will be destroyed by robots.

**Adjective Complements

It is clear.

She likes him.

It is clear [that she likes him.]

It is reported.

The earthquake hit the southern part of Turkey.

It is reported that the earthquake hit the southern part of Turkey.

That the earthquake hit the southern part of Turkey is reported.

It is amazing.

People have donated millions of dollars to earthquake victims.

It is amazing that people have donated millions of dollars to earthquake victims.

It is surprising.

How have people saved a such great amount of money?

It is surprising how people have saved a such great amount of money.

It is shocking.

The political government is going to delay the election.

It is shocking that the political government is going to delay the election.