Exercise 1: Noun Clauses | Practice Test Online

Question 1:  What is a noun clause?

(A) A clause that acts as a noun

(B) A clause that describes an action

(C) A clause that modifies an adjective

(D) A clause that shows possession

Correct Answer: 1A

Question 2:  Identify the noun clause in the following sentence: 'I don't know what she wants.'

(A) I don't know

(B) what she wants

(C) she wants

(D) I don't know what

Correct Answer: 2B

Question 3:  Which of the following sentences contains a noun clause?

(A) The dog barks loudly

(B) She believes that honesty is the best policy

(C) He ran quickly

(D) They are playing outside

Correct Answer: 3B

Question 4:  What is the noun clause in the sentence: 'The teacher asked whether we had completed our homework?'

(A) The teacher asked

(B) whether we had completed

(C) our homework

(D) we had completed our homework

Correct Answer: 4B

Question 5:  Select the sentence with a noun clause:

(A) The cat chased the mouse

(B) She knows where he lives

(C) He runs every morning

(D) They are singing loudly

Correct Answer: 5B

Question 6:  In the sentence 'I wonder what time the train will arrive,' what is the noun clause?

(A) I wonder

(B) what time

(C) the train will arrive

(D) the train

Correct Answer: 6C

Question 7:  Which sentence contains a noun clause?

(A) The flowers bloom in spring

(B) He asked where she was going

(C) They swim in the pool

(D) She plays the piano beautifully

Correct Answer: 7B

Question 8:  Identify the noun clause: 'She doesn't understand why he left.'

(A) She doesn't understand

(B) why he left

(C) he left

(D) She doesn't understand why

Correct Answer: 8B

Question 9:  What is the noun clause in the sentence: 'I don't know if I can make it?'

(A) I don't know

(B) if I can make it

(C) I can make it

(D) I don't know if

Correct Answer: 9B

Question 10:  Choose the sentence with a noun clause:

(A) He dances gracefully

(B) I wonder where they went

(C) The birds sing in the morning

(D) She reads a book every night

Correct Answer: 10B