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2. Schools can be classified according to they implement their curriculum and measure student
performance. (how)

3. Geoscientists are interested in analyzing rock and soil samples may lead to predicting and even
preventing future natural disasters. (the idea that)

4. One of the powers of the Supreme Court is to decide a law is constitutional or not. (whether)
5. Although scientists know the sun will die, it is impossible to know exactly it will happen. (when)

6. Salespeople do not always tell customers about there are problems with the product. (the fact that)

Common Error 14.4 Is the noun clause missing a subject or verb?
they
Whether would become famous was not the main force behind the musicians’ motivation.
^
was
Several health study participants said that keeping an exercise log harder than exercising.
^
RemembeR: Every noun clause requires a subject and a verb.

ACTIVITY 6 Common Error 14.4

Each noun clause in the sentences below is missing a subject or a verb. Underline the noun clause. Then
add the missing subject or verb from the box.

a woman construction lead talent

are has remains they

1. How hard work and passion to success is the subject of numerous research studies.
2. The short story “The Yellow Wallpaper” depicts what experiences during a mental breakdown.

3. People like to believe that makes entrepreneurs successful rather than hard work.

4. Researchers are unsure why fewer people at risk for developing dementia today than there were
35 years ago.
5. From the beginning of the Golden Gate Bridge project in 1919, it was evident that would be
an engineering challenge.

6. An increasingly common question asked of lawmakers about payday loans is if should be illegal.

7. Whether using visual imagery before a competition a positive result in an athlete’s performance
has been the focus of several psychological studies.
8. Investigators stated that the cause of ships and planes disappearing in the Bermuda Triangle
unanswered to this day.

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