Zander- Unit 5 - Lesson 30

What is a noun clause?

A noun clause is a group of words used as a noun that also contains a subject and a predicate

Usually, adding "that" in the beginning of our sentences doesnt make the sentence appear as you may want it

SO, we will move it to the end of the sentence

"That the store was being robbed was scary to the people."

1) Identify the noun clause: That the store was being robbed

2) Move it to the end of the sentence: Was scary to the people that the store was being robbed

3) Use an "introductory word" like "it" in the beginning of the sentence to act as the subject: It was scary to the people that the store was being robbed

This occurs when "the fact" is used before the clause

As in the sentence: The fact that George read the book doesnt mean he liked it

We can use "that fact that" phrase to rewrite a lot of compound sentences

Sentence: The video went viral, but that scared me.

1) Add "The Fact That" in front of the sentence: The fact that the video went viral, but that scared me.

2) Remove the conjunction "but" and any other modifier that "helped" the conjunction: The fact that the video went viral scared me

"The people thought that if the FBI was watching that they would have so much information."

Why is this sentence wrong?

Because the adverb clause signal "that" was repeated after the clause signal

FIX: Simply remove the second "that". This brings us to: "The people thought that if the FBI was watching they would have so much information."