Could you find 21 errors in noun clauses

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Could You Find 21 Errors in Noun Clauses?

Learning and Finding 21 Errors in Noun Clauses

Review of Noun Clauses

A noun clause is a dependent clause that functions like a noun as a subject, a subject complement, or an object A noun clause used as an object is the object of an introductory clause verb

Types of Noun Clauses

There are three types of noun clauses used as an object of verb:

 That clauses are made from statements and are introduced by the subordinator that

I know that you are right

 Wh-word clauses are formed from wh-questions and are introduced by wh-words such as who, whoever, what, whatever, where, wherever, when, which, how, how much, how many, etc

I don't know how he will get the money

 If/whether-clauses are formed from yes/no questions and introduced by the subordinator whether

or if The phrase "or not" may be added

Do you know whether (or if) he will get the money?

You can improve your writing style by using noun clauses correctly Doing the editing practice that follows will make you aware of potential errors in this sentence pattern and alert you to look for them in your own writing

How far you have mastered noun clauses

EDITING PRACTICE

Edit the following composition for errors in noun clauses You should make 21 changes Look for these kinds of errors:

she is

Incorrect word order: We don't know who is she

had

Sequence of tense rule not followed: The newspaper reported that world leaders have failed to agree at the conference

be

Subjunctive verb not used: Environmentalists urged that carbon dioxide emissions are decreased

immediately

X X

Incorrect punctuation: Everyone wonders when world peace will become a reality? Everyone hopes, that peace will come soon

A College Lecture

1Professor Sanchez gave a lecture on transistors last Tuesday 2First, he explained what are transistors 3He said, that they are very small electronic devices used in telephones, automobiles, radios, and so on 4He further explained that transistors control the flow of electric current in electronic equipment 5He wanted to know which popular technological invention cannot operate without transistors 6Most students agreed, it is the personal computer 7Professor Sanchez then asked if the students know how do transistors function in computers 8He said that the transistors were etched into tiny silicon microchips and that these transistors increase computers' speed and data storage capacity

9Then he asked the class when had transistors been invented? 10Sergei guessed that they were invented in

1947 11The professor said that he is correct 12Professor Sanchez then asked what was the importance of this invention? 13Many students answered that it is the beginning of the information age 14At the end of the lecture, the professor assigned a paper on transistors 15He requested that each student chooses a topic

by next Monday 16He suggested that the papers are typed

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Model answer:

In sentence 2 there are 2 mistakes: incorrect word order and sequence of tense rule not followed

Incorrect: First, he explained what are transistors

Correct: First, he explained what transistors were

In sentence 3 there are 2 mistakes: incorrect punctuation and sequence of tense rule not followed

Incorrect: He said, that they are very small electronic devices used in telephone, automobiles, radios, and

so on

Correct: He said that they were very small electronic devices used in telephone, automobiles, radios, and

so on

In sentence 4 there is one mistake: sequence of tense rule not followed

Incorrect: He further explained that transistors control the flow of electric current in electronic equipment

Correct: He further explained that transistors controlled the flow of electric current in electronic

equipment

In sentence 5 there is one mistake: sequence of tense rule not followed

Incorrect: He wanted to know which popular technological invention cannot operate without transistors

Correct: He wanted to know which popular technological invention could not operate without

transistors

In sentence 6 there are 3 mistakes: incorrect punctuation, sequence of tense rule not followed, and

omitted subordinator that

Incorrect: Most students agreed, it is the personal computer

Correct: Most students agreed that it was the personal computer

In sentence 7 there are 3 mistakes: 2 times sequence of tense rule not followed and incorrect word order

Incorrect: Professor Sanchez then asked if the students know how do transistors function in computers

Correct: Professor Sanchez then asked if the students knew how transistors functioned in computers

In sentence 8 there is one mistake: sequence of tense rule not followed

Incorrect: He said that the transistors were etched into tiny silicon microchips and that these transistors increase computers' speed and data storage capacity

Correct: He said that the transistors were etched into tiny silicon microchips and that these transistors increased computers' speed and data storage capacity

In sentence 9 there are 2 mistakes: incorrect word order and incorrect punctuation

Incorrect: Then he asked the class when had transistors been invented?

Correct: Then he asked the class when transistors had been invented

In sentence 11 there is one mistake: sequence of tense rule not followed

Incorrect: The professor said that he is correct

Correct: The professor said that he was correct

In sentence 12 there are 2 mistakes: incorrect word order and incorrect punctuation

Incorrect: Professor Sanchez then asked what was the importance of this invention?

Correct: Professor Sanchez then asked what the importance of this invention was

In sentence 13 there is one mistake: sequence of tense rule not followed

Incorrect: Many students answered that it is the beginning of the information age

Correct: Many students answered that it was the beginning of the information age

In sentence 15 there is one mistake: subjunctive verb not used

Incorrect: He requested that each student chooses a topic by next Monday

Correct: He requested that each student choose a topic by next Monday

In sentence 16 there is one mistake: subjunctive verb not used

Incorrect: He suggested that the papers are typed

Correct: He suggested that the papers be typed

The following composition has been improved

A College Lecture

1Professor Sanchez gave a lecture on transistors last Tuesday 2First, he explained what

transistors were 3He said that they were very small electronic devices used in telephone, automobiles,

radios, and so on 4He further explained that transistors controlled the flow of electric current in electronic equipment 5He wanted to know which popular technological invention could not operate without transistors 6Most students agreed that it was the personal computer 7Professor Sanchez then

asked if the students knew how transistors functioned in computers 8He said that the transistors were

etched into tiny silicon microchips and that these transistors increased computers' speed and data storage

capacity 9Then he asked the class when transistors had been invented 10Sergei guessed that they were invented in 1947 11The professor said that he was correct 12Professor Sanchez then asked what the

importance of this invention was 13Many students answered that it was the beginning of the information

age 14At the end of the lecture, the professor assigned a paper on transistors 15He requested that each

student choose a topic by next Monday 16He suggested that the papers be typed

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