Question

Pick out the noun clause and state its purpose in the sentence:
I wonder whether I will get selected.
a. whether I will get selected- complement of a verb
b. whether I will get selected- object
c. I wonder- subject
d. I will get selected- predicate

Answer 1

Hint: The student should go through the sentence carefully and distinguish the presence of clauses in it. Then the type should be determined, which will thus allow the student to correspondingly choose the correct option.

Complete answer:
We know about noun clauses. A noun clause is a subordinate clause that functions as a subject or object of the main clause.
In the given question, we have to find out which of the options includes
Let us thus analyze the options given to us in this question -
Option (a.), 'whether I will get selected- the complement of a verb', is correct as it is indeed a verb complement since ‘wonder’ does not make sense unless it is followed by a word that complements it.
Option (b.), ‘whether I will get selected- object', is incorrect as the given verb ‘wonder’ is actually an intransitive verb that doesn’t require an object.
Option (c.), ‘I wonder- subject', refers to ‘wonder’ and ‘I’ both as the subject.
Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as ‘wonder’ is the main verb and not the subject.
Option (d.), ‘I will get selected- predicate', is incorrect as a predicate includes the main verb (here - wonder). Hence option a is the correct answer.

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.