Noun clause adalah dependent clause yang berfungsi seperti kata benda (noun) dalam kalimat.
Artinya, noun clause bisa menjadi:
- subject kalimat
- object kalimat
Kata penghubung (conjunctions) yang sering dipakai:
what, who, when, where, why, how, that, whether, if,
Untuk memahami noun clause, lihat kalimat-kalimat ini:
I know John.
= Aku kenal John.
John = object kalimat (noun)
I know John’s brother.
= Aku kenal saudara John.
John’s brother = object kalimat (noun phrase)
I know who he is.
= Aku tahu siapa dia.
who he is = object kalimat (noun clause)
who = noun clause marker
I know what he wants.
= Aku tahu apa yang dia inginkan.
what he wants = object kalimat (noun clause)
what = noun clause marker
I know where he lives.
= Aku tahu di mana dia tinggal.
where he live = object kalimat (noun clause)
where = noun clause marker
I know where he lives.
= Aku tahu di mana dia tinggal.
where he live = object kalimat (noun clause)
where = noun clause marker
I know when he leaves for work.
= Aku tahu kapan dia berangkat kerja.
when he leaves for work = object kalimat (noun clause)
when = noun clause marker
I know why he likes you.
= Aku tahu kenapa dia suka padamu.
why he likes you = object kalimat (noun clause)
why = noun clause marker
I know that he likes you.
= Aku tahu bahwa dia suka padamu.
that he likes you = object kalimat (noun clause)
that = noun clause marker
Kalau kalian perhatikan, pola noun clause adalah:
noun clause marker + subject + verb
Kalau kalian perhatikan juga, semua contoh di atas memperlihatkan noun clause sebagai object kalimat. Kita akan pelajari penggunaan noun clause sebagai subject kalimat.