NOUN C L A U S E

Rio Harun, Rahmadania S. Sapuji,

Della Zalfia Agraini, Adolof
Knawor
 D ef in itio n
Klausa adalah sekelompok kata yang berisi subjek dan kata
kerja. Klausa independen (atau klausa utama) adalah kalimat
lengkap. Ini berisi subjek utama dan kata kerja kalimat. Contoh
( a ) dan ( b ) adalah kalimat lengkap. ( a ) adalah pernyataan,
dan ( b ) adalah pertanyaan (Leki & Azar, 1982).

independent clause :
(a)Sue lives in Tokyo.
Idependent clause :
(b) Where does Sue live?
Dependent clause :
(c) where sue live
dependen (atau klausa bawahan) bukanlah kalimat
lengkap. Dependent Clause harus terhubung ke klausa
independen.
Contoh ( c ) adalah klausa dependen.
 Dalam kalimat I know where sue live adalah
kalimat lengkap. Ini memiliki klausa independen
dengan subjek utama (I) and predikat (know)
dalam kalimat.
Where Sue lives adalah sebuah dependen clause
yang terhubung ke independent clause. Where
Sue lives disebut N oun Clause.
 Jenis-Jenis Noun Clause
1. Objec t Noun Cla use
Jika objek terletak di belakang independent clause maka kata benda klausa tersebut
berjenis object (Morley, 2000).
Contoh:
a. Thalia is always insecure about what people say about her goal.

2. Subject Noun Clause

Clause dalam kalimat ini tetap sebagai dependent clause walaupun perannya sebagai
subject.
Subject noun clause ini lebih sulit dikenali daripada object noun
clause. Contoh:
a. When he will come back is still unsure.

3. Complement Noun Clause

Pada jenis complement, kata benda klausa ini sengaja ditambahkan agar bisa memberikan
informasi lanjutan atau definisi tentang independent clause.
Contoh:
a. His hope is whatever’s best for his family.
4. Objec t Of Preposition Noun Cla use
Object of preposition adalah objek dari
preposisi of or for pada kata benda
clause. Contoh:
a . For c rying, I wouldn’t be ha ppy with
him .
Noun Clause yang dimulai dengan
Whether atau If

Ketika pertanyaan ya/tidak diubah

menjadi klausa kata benda, whether
atau if digunakan untuk
memperkenalkan klausa tersebut.
Whether lebih dapat diterima dalam
bahasa Inggris formal, tetapi cukup
umum digunakan, terutama dalam
berbicara.
Yes/No Question: Will she come?
I don't know whether she will come.
I don't know if she will come

Yes/No Question: Does he need help?

I wonder whether he needs help.
I wonder if he needs help.

Notice the patterns when or not is used :

I wonder whether or not she will come
I wonder whether she will come or not.
I wonder if she will come or not.

Notice that the noun clause is in the subject position:

Whether she comes or not is unimportant to me
 Beberapa konjungsi subordinating umum yang digunakan untuk
mem
perkenalkan noun clauses include that, while, although, because,
and since.

Here are examples of each:

"That" - She said that she would be there. ("that she would be there" is a
noun clause functioning as the direct object of "said")
"While" - I talked to him while he ate breakfast. ("while he ate breakfast" is a
noun clause functioning as an adverb modifying "talked")
"Although" - Although he tried, he couldn't do it. ("Although he tried" is a noun
clause functioning as an adverb modifying "couldn't do it")
"Because" - She went home because she was tired. ("because she was tired" is
a noun clause functioning as an adverb modifying "went home")
"Since" - Since you're here, can you help me? ("since you're here" is a noun
clause functioning as an adverb modifying "can you help me")
 Noun Clause yang dimulai dengan
kata tanya
Noun Clause dengan kata tanya adalah
jenis klausa dependen yang berfungsi sebagai
kata benda dalam kalimat dan diperkenalkan
oleh kata tanya (seperti who, What, when,
w h e r e, w hy, atau how ). J enis klausa ini
mela
dapat yani berbagai fungsi dalam
kalimat, sepe rti subject, direct object,
atau
indirect object
Obejct of preposition.
Question :
Where does she
live? What did he
say?
When do they
arrive?

Noun Clause :
(a) I don't know
where she lives.
(b) I couldn't hear
what he said.
(c) Do you know
when they
arrive?

Notice: does, did,

Question Word: Subject + Verb
Question: Who lives there?
Noun clause: I don't know who lives there
Question: What happened?
Noun Clause: Please tell me what happened
Question: Who is at the door?
Noun Clause: I wonder who is at the door

Question Word: Verb + Subject

Question: Who is she?
I don't know who she is
Question: Who are those men?
I don't know who those men are
Question: Whose house is that?
I wonder whose house that is
 Kes impula n
Noun clause atau klausa nomina adalah
jenis klausa yang berfungsi sebagai
subjek, objek, atau pengganti nomina
dalam kalimat. Noun clause biasanya
dimulai dengan kata penghubung
(conjunction) seperti that, whether,
who, whom, what, when, where, why,
how, dll.