Combine the following sentences into one sentence using a noun clause:
Will the water tanker come before noon? Our neighbour asked the security guard.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Our neighbour asked the security guard whether the water tanker would come before noon.
Joining a yes/no question with a noun clause:
- A yes/no question such as “Will the water tanker come?” becomes a noun clause beginning with whether (or if). The words go back to statement order: subject first, then the verb.
- Here “whether the water tanker would come before noon” is the object of “asked”. It tells what the neighbour asked.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Our neighbour asked the security guard that the water tanker would come before noon. — Incorrect. “That” begins a clause that states a fact. The neighbour asked a yes/no question, so the clause needs “whether” or “if”.
Option 3: Our neighbour asked the security guard whether would the water tanker come before noon. — Incorrect. The option says “whether would the water tanker come”. This is question order. Inside a noun clause, the words stay in statement order: “whether the water tanker would come”.
Option 4: Our neighbour asked the security guard that whether the water tanker would come before noon. — Incorrect. The option uses two joining words, “that whether”. A noun clause takes only one. Here “whether” alone joins it.