Question

Identify the noun clause in the given sentence.
What he said is of no importance to me.
A. No importance
B. To me
C. What he said
D. None of the above

Answer 1

Hint: Read the given sentence and try to point out what the sentence is about, that is, the subject and what it is trying to convey about the subject.

Complete answer: A clause refers to a phrase or a group of words that contain a subject and a verb. There are two main types of clauses- Independent and Dependent clauses. Let’s look at the usage of the two types of clauses-
(i)Independent clause- It refers to a clause that contains a subject and a verb that have the ability to stand alone as a sentence.
(ii)Dependent clause- It refers to a clause that lacks a subject and doesn’t have the ability to stand alone as a sentence.
Let’s look at Noun clauses-
(i)A noun clause is a type of dependent clause. It acts as a noun.
(ii)It can function as a subject or an object in a sentence.
In the given question- ‘What he said’ is the noun clause because it acts as a subject.
Now, let’s examine the given options-
Option A- ‘no importance’ is an incorrect option because it does not contain the noun clause.
Option B- ‘to me’ is an incorrect option because it functions as an object.
Option C- ‘what he said’ is the correct option because it acts as the subject.
Option D- ‘none of the above’ is not the desired answer.

Note: Keep in mind, noun clauses usually begin with ‘wh’ words in a sentence. For example- Do you have any idea what the dress code will be? Here, ‘what the dress code will be’ is the noun clause because it is beginning with the ‘wh’ word.