Question

Identify the sentence that uses a noun clause. Select the two correct answers.

a. Kesha is going to bring a pie as long as she can find the time to bake one
b. The person whose sweater I found on the back of the chair was my former teacher
c. Emily spent several days thinking about what she had to go in order to make a good grade
d. After their performance was over, the members of the comedy troupe shared a late dinner
e. Why they didn't return any of my phone calls or emails is the question I want answered

Answer 1

The sentences that use a noun clause are:

c. Emily spent several days thinking about what she had to go in order to make a good grade.
e. Why they didn't return any of my phone calls or emails is the question I want answered.

In both of these sentences, the noun clauses serve as the subject or object of the sentence, fulfilling the function of a noun.