Point out the noun clause in each of the following sentences and state what function it serves in the sentence.

1.       Tell me how you did that.

2.       That he will succeed is certain.

3.       I think you have made a mistake.

4.       She said that she was ill.

5.       How long I shall stay here is uncertain.

6.       I don’t understand why she is angry with me.

7.       Can you tell me who wrote Oliver Twist?

8.       Ask if dinner is ready.

9.       I don’t know how I can deal with a rogue like him.

10.   I did not know whether I should laugh or cry.

Answers

1.       How you did that (object of the verb tell)

2.       That he will succeed (subject of the verb is)

3.       You have made a mistake (object of the verb think)

4.       That she was ill (object of the verb said)

5.       How long I shall stay here (subject of the verb is)

6.       Why she is angry with me (object of the verb understand)

7.       Who wrote Oliver Twist (object of the verb tell)

8.       If dinner is ready (object of the verb ask)

9.       How I can deal with a rogue like him (object of the verb know)

10.   Whether I should laugh or cry (object of the verb know)