Definisi Dan Contoh Kalimat Noun Clause

Definisi dan Contoh Kalimat Noun Clause

Noun cluase adalah sebuah kalimat yang yang bergantung pada kalimat yang lain. Noun clauses tidak dapat berdiri sendiri karena dia belum memiliki makna yang lengkap atau biasa dikatakan dependent clause. Ada beberapa macam kata yang biasa dipakai pada noun clauses seperti when, why, whom, where, how, what, whose, dan which.

Fungsi dan Contoh Noun Clause

1.    Noun clause sebagai subject kalimat (subject of a sentence)

       Contoh kalimat:

       What you said doesn’t convince me at all.

       How he becomes so rich makes people curious.

       What the salesman has said is untrue.

       That the world is round is a fact.

2.    Noun clause sebagai object verba transitif (object of a transitive verb)

       Contoh kalimat:

       I know what you mean.

       I don’t understand what he is talking about.

       Please tell me what happened.

       He said that his son would study in Australia.

3.    Noun clause sebagai object preposisi (object of a preposition)

       Contoh kalimat:

       Please listen to what your teacher is saying.

       Be careful of what you’re doing.

4.    Noun clause sebagai pelengkap (complement)

       Contoh kalimat:

       The good news is that the culprit has been put into the jail.

       This is what I want.

       That is what you need.

5.    Noun clause sebagai pemberi keterangan tambahan (noun in apposition)

       Contoh kalimat:

       The idea that people can live without oxygen is unreasonable.

       The fact that Adam always comes late doesn’t surprise me.

6.    Noun clause sebagai yes-no question
       Contoh kalimat:

       Where does Andy live? I wonder if he lives in West Jakarta.
       Is Andy live on Dewi Sartika Street?I don’t know if he live on Dewi Sartika Street or not.

       atau I don’t know whether or not he lives on Dewi Sartika street.

7.    Noun Clause sebagai w-h question

      Contoh kalimat:

      Why did you  stop being friends with her?
      Tell me why you stopped being friends with her. 

       When did they start being close to each other?
       I don’t remember when they started being close to each other.