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16.3 Noun Clauses with Wh- Words

Wh- Questions Noun Clauses with Wh- Words
How did you know that? I don’t understand how you knew that.
Where is the museum? Do you know where the museum is?
What did the guide say? No one knows what the guide said.

1. A noun clause can begin with a I don’t know when she will arrive.
Wh- word: when, how, which, where, Did you notice where I put my bag?
who/whom, whose, why, what. I forget how this machine works.
2. Remember: A noun clause takes Find out her name. Find out what her name is.
the place of a noun in a sentence. Noun Noun Clause
3. Use statement word order in noun What did he say?
clauses with Wh- words. Do not use ✓ I understood what he said.
question word order. ✗ I understood what did he say.

4. Be careful! Be sure to change the When did he leave? I don’t know when he left.
verb form in the noun clause to Where does he go? I’m not sure where he goes.
match do/does/did in the question.
5. A noun clause with a Wh- word I don’t know when she will arrive.
can be used in a statement or a Statement
question. Do not use a question Do you know when she will arrive?
mark when it is in a statement. Question

4 Circle the correct answers.

1. I’m not sure where is Polynesia / Polynesia is.

2. Can you remind me who was Thor Heyerdahl / Thor Heyerdahl was?

3. I don’t know how the Kon-Tiki was built / was the Kon-Tiki built.

4. I’ve forgotten when Heyerdahl sailed / did Heyerdahl sail to Polynesia.

5. Can you tell me where was Heyerdahl / Heyerdahl was from?

6. Do you remember what he was trying / was he trying to prove?

7. Do you know which islands the Kon-Tiki sailed to / did the Kon-Tiki sail to?

8. I don’t understand what does the new research show / the new research shows.

5 Complete the exercises.

A Complete the noun clause in each sentence. Use the underlined part of the questions.

1. When did people start living in Polynesia?

Do you know when people started living in Polynesia?

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