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What type of noun clauses are these?

NOUN CLAUSES

(Subject noun clause with "that")

(Object noun clause with "that")

THAT

"That I will come is true."

SUBJECT

Before a verb

(Object noun clause with a question word)

They are dependent clauses that perform the function of a regular noun.

"You know (that) I hate him."

OBJECT

After a verb

(Subject noun clause with "whether")

COMPLEMENT

"The reason is (that) I love my child."

Subject Complement

After the verb BE

(Object noun clause with "if")

"It's clear (that) you don't know anything."

Adjective Complement

* That I talk to her makes her jealous.

* I can see that we will pass.

* I wonder where she is.

* Whether she's in the house is clear.

* I don't know if she is there.

* I'm not sure if she is there.

* Peter knows that Anna loves him.

* The problem was that nobody came.

* When she will visit us is obvious.

* It's nice what she said to Juan.

After an adjective

(Adjective complement noun clause with "if")

(what, why, when, where, etc.)

WHETHER / IF

QUESTION WORDS

"whether she loves me is difficult to know."

"why she is crying is a mystery."

SUBJECT

(Object noun clause with "that")

Before a verb

OBJECT

"I don't know if your dog is here."

"I will never forget when I met you."

OBJECT

After a verb

(Subject complement noun clause with "that")

COMPLEMENT

"The issue is whether he'll come."

"The problem is where to give the party."

Subject Complement

After the verb BE

"we aren't sure if we understood."

(Subject noun clause with a question word)

"It's stupid what she did to him."

Adjective Complement

After an adjective

(Adjective complement noun clause with a question word)

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