Question

Identify the type of noun clause in the given sentence:
A person who trusts no one can’t be trusted.
A) Object of preposition
B) Subject complement
C) Subject
D) None of the above

Answer 1

Hint: Understand what the sentence is about and what is the subject and what it is conveying. There are various types of clauses but first, we need to focus on its main types. The main types of clauses are the main clause also known as the Principal clause and the other is the Subordinate Clause.

Complete answer:
A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb. Usually, clauses begin with Wh- words like who, whom, which, when, where, how, etc and also with that. Sometimes clauses can be a complete sentence. Usually, in a sentence, there are two clauses. Clause acts as a noun, adverb or as adjective in a sentence. There are various types of clauses like noun clauses, adverb clauses, etc.

Noun Clause – It is a clause that acts as a noun. It is a dependent clause. It basically starts with wh- words. For example – I know why this happened.
It can be used as follows:
Subject – when the subject is present.
The object of the preposition – when the preposition is present.
Subject of complement – when the noun follows linking verbs.

Let us analyze the given options:
Option A) Object of preposition- it is the incorrect option because there is no preposition in the given sentence. Thus, it is an incorrect option.
Option B) Subject of complement – it is the incorrect option because there are no linking verbs present in the given sentence. Thus, it is an incorrect option.
Option C) Subject – it is the correct option because the subject is present in the sentence ‘ who can’t be trusted’.
Option D) None of the above- it is the incorrect option and it is not related to the question.

Thus, Option C) Subject is the correct option for the question i.e, A person who trusts no one can’t be trusted.

Note: Always read the sentence and find the clauses in it. To find the noun clause, always replace it with a pronoun. If you can replace it with a pronoun then it is a noun clause. For eg., What I say is false. When I replace a noun with the pronoun “it” we can easily replace it. It is false, is the sentence formed.