NOUN CLAUSE

Sebuah kalimat dapat digunakan untuk mengganti/berfungsi sebagai parts of speech yang lain.

Perhatikan tabel di bawah ini:

This is a fact That the world is round is a fact

This is a fact This is what we know about him

I don’t know his house I don’t know where he lives

Dari tabel di atas, dapat kita lihat bahwa:

 ‘this’ (subjek) diganti oleh/setara dengan kalimat ‘the world is round’;

 ‘a fact’ (komplemen) diganti oleh/setara dengan kalimat ‘what we know about him’;
 ‘his house’ (objek) diganti oleh/setara dengan kalimat ‘where he lives’

Jadi, dapat dikatakan bahwa noun clause adalah sebuah kalimat yang digunakan untuk menggantikan
sebuah kata benda dalam sebuah kalimat lain. Atau dapat dikatakan bahwa kita dapat menggunakan
sebuah kalimat untuk melakukan fungsi kata benda: subjek kalimat, objek kalimat,
komplemen dan fungsi kata benda lainnya.

Kalimat yang ‘dibubuhi’ kalimat lain ini disebut induk kalimat (main clause), sedangkan kalimat yang
‘dimasukkan’ sebagai elemen kalimat lain disebut anak kalimat (dependent clause); dan karena fungsinya
sebagai kata benda, maka disebut noun clause.

Contoh-contoh lain:

Sebagai subjek When the meeting will be held has not been decided
No one knows whether the meeting is on the first
Sebagai objek penderita (direct object)
floor or the second floor
We’ll give whoever is interested this product;
Sebagai objek penyerta (indirect object)
Tell whoever is in charge the instruction
Sebagai objek preposisi You can talk to whomever you choose
Sebagai komplemen
This is what you need
(setelah ‘to be’)
Sebagai pelengkap subjek (setelah It is important that all of the passengers arrive at the
anticipatory ‘it’) airport early.

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Noun Clause dapat dibedakan dari kalimat asalnya.

Noun Clause dari ... Penghubung

Kalimat pernyataan That
He loves her. I know this => I know that he loves her

Kata penghubung that dapat dihilangkan

Pada noun clause yang berfungsi sebagai objek, that dapat dihilangkan; namun, pada klausa yang
berfungsi sebagai subjek atau komplemen subjek (pelengkap subject), that tidak dapat
dihilangkan.

That we are late is evident. (subjek)

My opinion is that we must be there. (komplemen subjek)

Pada kalimat-kalimat di bawah, that adalah opsional:

I hope (that) you arrived safely.

In the 15th century, many people believed (that) the world was flat.

Setelah kata-kata kerja di bawah ini, that sering dapat dihilangkan:

assume know tell

believe remember think
hope say understand
imagine suppose

Kalimat pertanyaan:
Yes-No Questions whether/if
Is there any milk? I want to know this => I want to know if there is some milk

Kalimat pertanyaan:
Wh-Questions sama dengan kata tanya yang digunakan
Who is he? Do you know this? => Do you know who he is?

Why did he leave his wife? She asked me this => She asked me why he left his wife
Catatan

1. Perhatikan bahwa susunan kata pada noun clause yang dibentuk dari kalimat tanya tidak sama
dengan kalimat aslinya, bahkan meskipun induk kalimat berupa kalimat tanya.

Do you know what is her name? (salah karena menggunakan susunan kalimat tanya)
Do you know what her name is? (benar)

She called him to ask what time did his party start. (salah)
She called him to ask what time his party started. (benar)

Is Dr. Hopkins’ office on this floor?

I don’t know if (whether) Dr. Hopkins’ office is on this floor.
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 Where is Dr. Hopkins’ office?
Please tell me where Dr. Hopkins’ office is.

2. If sebagai penghubung tidak digunakan jika noun clause menempati posisi subjek. Dalam hal ini,
whether yang digunakan.

If she knows or not is still uncertain.

Whether she knows or not is still uncertain.

Adjective Clause vs. Noun Clause

Bentuk Adjective Clause dan Noun Clause seringkali serupa. Cara membedakannya adalah dengan
melihat fungsinya dan letaknya:

Adjective Clause berfungsi menerangkan kata benda dan diletakkan setelah kata benda yang ia
terangkan.
The place where he lives is nice
‘Where he lives’ menerangkan ‘the place’; kalimat induknya adalah ‘the place is nice’

Noun Clause berfungsi sebagai kata benda jadi dia berfungsi sebagai subjek, objek (objek kalimat
dan objek preposisi), dan komplemen.
Where he lives is nice
‘Where he lives’ adalah subjek kalimat.

Ex. 1 – Garisbawahi noun clause yang ada dalam kalimat-kalimat berikut

1. Do you know who is the governor of Ohio?

2. Susan thinks that she will get the job at Martin's Store.
3. Whoever phoned us didn't let the phone ring long enough.
4. Andy promised that he'd be on time for the party.
5. Whether or not she should go camping worried Jane.
6. Mr. Sims mentioned that he'd be late for the meeting.
7. Whoever sent us this letter should have signed his or her name.
8. Who your ancestors were makes no difference to me.
9. Mr. Barnes swore that he would tell the truth.
10. That anyone else could be doing the same experiments never occurred to him.

Ex. 2 - Ubah kalimat pertama menjadi noun clause untuk melengkapi kalimat kedua.

1. Sarah is going to get married.

He says

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2. Women are inferior to men.
Her husband believes ....................................................................

3. A broken mirror will bring seven years of bad luck.

....................................................................................... is a popular superstition.

4. We will have peace in the near future.

That We will have peace in the near future.

5. Did you lock the front door?

Mr. Jones’ wife asked him if you locked the front door.

6. Is he a rich man?
He is a rich man whether is not known even to his relatives.

7. Has the movie started yet?

I have no idea of whether the movie has started yet.

8. Where is he now?
Where he is now is something people like to know

9. How long should I wait for Mr. Nurdin?

Do you knowhow long I should wait for Mr. Nurdin ?

10. Which play did you find interesting?

I can hardly say which play you find interesting.

11. Why does everyone love Susan?

Why everyone loves susan is still a mystery.
I wonder Why everyone loves susan

Ex. 3 - Lengkapi kalimat-kalimat berikut dengan pilihan jawaban yang benar.

1. Scientists cannot agree on ................................................................. related to other orders of

insects. (how fleas are/how are fleas)
2. It was in 1875 ................................................... joined the staff of the astronomical observatory at
Harvard University. (as she/that she)
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3. A test pilot tries out new kinds of aircraft to determine if .................................................. safe. (are
they/they are)
4. .......................................................................................... is the term ecologists use. (What do
ecologists call a “gallery forest”/What ecologists call a “gallery forest”)
5. ......................... makes the monarch butterflies’ migration so incredible is that these insects
successfully migrate to places that they have never even seen. (That/What)
6. Art critics do not all agree on ....................... the qualities are that make a painting great. (what/why)
7. Exactly ............. the wheel was invented is not known. (when/why)
8. For many years people have wondered ............... planets like the earth exist elsewhere in the
universe. (whether/that)
9. Although geologists have a clear understanding of why earthquakes occur, they cannot reliably predict
................ they will take place. (how/when)
10. ....................... raindrops begin their existence as ice crystals over most of the earth seems likely.
(That/If)

Ex. 4 - Gunakan kata penghubung yang tepat untuk melengkapi kalimat-kalimat ini (whether/if, what,
who, whom, whose, which, where, when, why, how / how often/how much/etc.):

I don’t know how much it costs.

1. Do you know who suggested that?

2. He asked me why I did not tell the truth.
3. They should listen to what he is saying.
4. John has forgotten where he left his new book.
5. Do you know when they expect their cousin?
6. The hostess asked Jim how he would like his coffee.
7. Did Susan tell you how much the plane tickets would cost?
8. I wonder what of gift Mr. Santana would like.
9. He doesn’t remember when he got lost.
10. He asked whay Mrs. Santana called him.

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