noun clause
nounGrammar.
a subordinate clause that functions as a noun within a main clause.
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How to use noun clause in a sentence
A noun clause may also be used in apposition to a noun to explain its meaning.
Plain English | Marian WhartonWhen the subordinate clause is used as a noun it is called a noun clause.
Plain English | Marian WhartonIn all of these sentences, the noun clause is used as the subject of the verb.
Plain English | Marian WhartonA noun clause may be used in any way in which a noun is used, except as a possessive.
Plain English | Marian WhartonA noun clause may be used as the direct object of a verb ( 386).
An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises | George Lyman Kittredge
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