Combine the following sentences into one sentence using a noun clause:
The girls’ relay team will break the district record. The coach is certain of it.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → The coach is certain that the girls’ relay team will break the district record.
Joining with a noun clause:
- A noun clause beginning with that can take the place of “it” in a sentence like “I am sure of it”.
- The first sentence becomes the clause “that the girls’ relay team will break the district record”. It comes straight after “certain”, and “of it” is dropped.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: The coach is certain of that the girls’ relay team will break the district record. — Incorrect. The option keeps “of” before the that-clause. A clause beginning with “that” does not come after a preposition, so “of” must go.
Option 3: The coach is certain that the girls’ relay team it will break the district record. — Incorrect. In the clause, “the girls’ relay team” is already the subject of “will break”. The extra “it” gives the verb a second subject.
Option 4: The coach is certain that will the girls’ relay team break the district record. — Incorrect. The option says “will the girls’ relay team break”. This is question order. Inside a noun clause the subject comes before the verb.