5 Noun clauses
exercise 5.1
In each of the following items the double-underlined words make up either an adjective clause or a noun clause. Indicate the type of clause
Police officials said the image appeared to show the suspect’s withdrawing money, using a bank card stolen from a rape victim.
(3) His lawyer says that more than two years later Mr Shairton is still seeing a psychiatrist for depression and anxiety, which prevent him from driving his taxi full-time.
Mr Shairton, who has four children, two of them in college and three grandchildren, said the money would be helpful.
Taiwan rejected China’s request that the hi-jacker be immediately returned and detained him on charges of air piracy.
The hijacker, armed with fruit knives and toothpaste tubes under his shirt that he said were explosives was identified as a Zhang Hai, a 27-year-old driver for the city government of Tangshan, in northeast China.
Bosnian Army troops and United Nations forces tried to restore order in Vares today as Muslim soldiers continued looting the town.
(8)Those who have lost everything tried to get back what they have lost.
(9) Swedish peacekeepers trying to halt the looting were reinforced by French troops sent from Sarajevo about thirty miles to the south.
(10) The new sanctions package, which the Security Council is expected to vote on early next week, will not take effect until a date to be set later this month and after the Russian parliamentary elections planned for December 12.
exercise 5.2
Each of the following sentences contains at least one error that is caused by a lack of understanding of noun clauses. Find the errors and rewrite the sentences correctly.
(1) Unfortunately he got fired because of the recession what was going on at the time.
Part of my job is have to compose some simple memos and letters.
When we are sick or suffering from some disease, the only thing we can think of is go to the hospital.
She did not have any choice except keeping the problem to herself because if she'd told her husband what was happening at work he would have suspected her that she was the one who insisted on discussing sexual jokes.
(5) I couldn't believe it till I saw them how they had changed.
(6) Sexual harassment could also happen in a bar or on the street. It could happen anywhere. It doesn't matter where. What it does matter is it shouldn't happen.
(7) I want everyone living on this planet feels happy.
Scientists are working very hard to find out what are the causes of these illnesses.
As a young person I was taught how impressive could be changes in our behaviour.
The goal of this class is to improved grammatical accuracy in written and spoken English.
I did not believe any of the stories until he asked me why that I did not have any pictures of myself when I was a baby.
My Uncle Tom heard that there was a new cancer medicine manufactured in China but it was forbidden to import that medicine into Canada.
If I closed my eyes the only thing I could see was someone was trying to scare me.
I take ginseng often because it is considered very healthy and can give me extra energy. Another important reason for taking it is it can slow down the aging process.