Convert the following simple sentences to complex sentences, each containing a noun clause.

1. I hope to pass the test.

2. I expect to meet John tomorrow.

3. He admitted stealing the money.

4. I overheard all their remarks.

5. He confessed his guilt.

6. We don’t know their hiding place.

7. I request your help.

8. I have long suspected his involvement in the case.

9. He is said to be a multi-millionaire.

10. He pleaded ignorance of the law.

Answers

1. I hope that I will pass the test.

2. I expect that I will meet John tomorrow.

3. He admitted that he had stolen the money.

4. I overheard all that they remarked.

5. He confessed that he is guilty.

6. We don’t know where they hide.

7. I request that you should help me.

8. I have long suspected that he is involved in the case.

9. It is said that he is a multi-millionaire.

10. He pleaded that he is ignorant of the law.

Notes

It is easy to construct a sentence containing a noun-clause. All that you need to do is to follow the pattern given below:

I said that…
I requested that…
I pleaded that…

Anything that you put after that ‘that’ will automatically be a noun clause.

I said that I was not interested.
I requested that he should lend me a pound.
I pleaded that I should be allowed to go.