Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable noun clause.
Yash’s excuse was __________________.
a) not a valid one
b) that he got busy at work
c) one of the best so far
d) none of the above

Answer 1

Hint: A noun clause is (grammar) a subordinate clause that functions as a subject or object of the main clause.

Complete answer:
In the given question, we have to find out which of the options given to us contains a dependent clause that functions as a noun (such a clause usually begins with a relative pronoun).
Let us thus analyze the options given to us in this question-
Option (b.), ‘that he got busy at work', uses ‘that’ which is a relative pronoun.
Therefore, option (b.) is correct as it begins with a relative pronoun and acts as a noun phrase which has a subject (he) and a verb (got busy).
Option (c.), ‘one of the best so far', and Option (a.), 'not a valid one', are both phrases that lack a subject and a verb.
Option (d.), ‘none of the above', is incorrect as option (b.) is correct.

Note:
 In this question, it will be helpful for the student to recall the concept of nouns. A noun is a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action. A noun is the word class that can serve as the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition, or in apposition.