In which of the following sentences is the underlined that-clause a noun clause?
(A) The jacket that Nikhil bought at the fair has already lost a button.
(B) The warden announced that the mess would stay closed on Sunday.
(C) The doctor’s advice was that Papa should walk every morning.
(D) Everyone liked the poem that Tanvi recited at the assembly.
(E) The belief that the old well was haunted kept the children away from it.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (B), (C) and (E) only
(A) The jacket that Nikhil bought at the fair has already lost a button. — Incorrect.
- “That Nikhil bought at the fair” describes the noun “jacket”. “That” can be changed to “which”, so it is an adjective clause.
(B) The warden announced that the mess would stay closed on Sunday. — Correct.
- “That the mess would stay closed on Sunday” tells what the warden announced. It is the object of “announced”, so it is a noun clause.
(C) The doctor’s advice was that Papa should walk every morning. — Correct.
- “That Papa should walk every morning” comes after “was” and tells what the advice was. It completes the subject, so it is a noun clause.
(D) Everyone liked the poem that Tanvi recited at the assembly. — Incorrect.
- “That Tanvi recited at the assembly” describes the noun “poem”. “That” can be changed to “which”, so it is an adjective clause.
(E) The belief that the old well was haunted kept the children away from it. — Correct.
- “That the old well was haunted” tells what the belief was. “That” cannot be changed to “which” here. The clause is in apposition to “belief”, so it is a noun clause.