Practice - Noun Clauses

Practice - Noun Clauses

Part one - Complete the sentences by changing the given statements and questions into noun clauses.

1. Jane has only one free evening to study for the midterm.

I can’t believe ______

2. Where is my brown leather jacket with the fur collar?

I wonder ______

3. Did the telephone ring while Julie was out?

Julie would like to know ______

4. How do some families survive on only one salary?

______is hard to understand.

5. Will we be able to go to a movie tonight?

______will depend on how much homework we have.

6. Fred’s computer froze after he spent 3 hours typing an essay.

______has made Fred decide that he hates computers.

7. What will they name the baby?

Do you know whether they’ve decided ______?

8. Who is the new department secretary?

Has anyone discovered ______?

9. When did I apply for a new ID card?

I can’t recall______?

10. Which ingredient did Marty forget to put in the soup?

Let’s try to figure out ______.

Part two - Change the quoted speech into reported speech.

1. "Where is my umbrella?"

My uncle asked me______

2. "Don't park here if you don't want a ticket."

The policeman told us ______

3. "Did you remember to pay the telephone bill?"

Nicki asked her roommate ______

4. "I think I left my glasses on the bus."

Jamal said ______

5. "We'll be late for the party if we don’t hurry."

Molly reminded George ______

6. “Have you ever seen such an awful movie in your life?”

Rachel asked me ______

7. “I know I’ve seen that man somewhere before.”

Sue told Jake ______

8. “How many times did you take the driving test before you passed it?”

We asked Maria ______

9. “Do you plan to waste the whole day watching TV?”

On Saturdays, Bernadette always asks her husband ______

10. “Why did you hand in the assignment 2 weeks late?”

Bob’s classmate asked him ______