G5: Noun Clauses I

G5: Noun Clauses I - WH-

by Tom Rohrbach

Multiple Choice Quiz

Do you know the correct word order for a noun clause in a sentence?
Can you tell the difference between a question and a regular sentence, if there's a noun clause in it?

Read each sentence below. Figure out the correct noun clause for it, AND check for
the correct punctuation mark at the end of the sentence. Good luck!

I want to know __
1. where is the bank?
2. where the bank is?
3. where the bank is.
Can you tell me __
1. how far is Colorado Springs from here?
2. how far Colorado Springs is from here?
3. how far Colorado Springs is from here.
I wonder __
1. why Jessie hasn’t arrived yet.
2. why hasn’t Jessie arrived yet.
3. why Jessie hasn’t arrived yet?
Do the police know __
1. who the bank robbed last night?
2. who robbed the bank last night?
3. whom robbed the bank last night?
We want to find out __
1. which bus should we take for the Cherry Creek Mall.
2. which bus we should take for the Cherry Creek Mall.
3. which bus we should take for the Cherry Creek Mall?
Sandy doesn’t know __
1. what she can do about her traffic ticket.
2. what can she do about her traffic ticket.
3. what can she do about her traffic ticket?
__ is not clear yet.
1. How did the war begin
2. How the war began
3. How the war did begin
Nobody remembers __
1. when did Susan leave.
2. when Susan did leave.
3. when Susan left.
I can’t tell you __
1. how much the project will cost.
2. how much will cost the project.
3. how the project will cost much.
Millions of TV viewers are trying to guess __
1. who(m) will choose the Bachelorette.
2. who(m) the Bachelorette will choose.
3. who(m) the Bachelorette will choose?
The reporters are investigating __ at the crime scene.
1. what is happening right now
2. is happening what right now
3. what happens right now
I can’t believe__ before we found the one we bought!
1. how many houses did we look at
2. how many houses we looked at
3. how many we looked at houses
__ is not an easy question to answer.
1. How often should you check your computer for viruses
2. Should you check your computer for viruses how often
3. How often you should check your computer for viruses
Can you remind me __
1. who comes to the interdepartmental meeting tomorrow?
2. who is coming to the interdepartmental meeting tomorrow?
3. whom is coming to the interdepartmental meeting tomorrow?