Noun Clause — Continued

Exercises (Lesson 72: noun clause—continued) Diagram the following:
	Lesson 72 (p. 125)	The noun clause may be used as an attribute complement.
1. A peculiarity of English is, that it has so many borrowed words. 2. Tweed’s defiant question was, “What are you going to do about it?” 3. The question ever asked and never answered is, “Where and how am I to exist in the Hereafter?” 4. Hamlet’s exclamation was, “What a piece of work is man!” 5. The myth concerning Achilles is, that he was invulnerable in every part except the heel.
	Lesson 72 (p. 125)	The noun clause may be used as an explanatory modifier.
6.	It has been proved that the earth is round.	Explanation.— The grammatical subject it has no meaning till explained by the noun clause.
7. It is believed that sleep is caused by a diminution in the supply of blood to the brain. 8. The fact that mold, mildew, and yeast are plants is wonderful.
9.	Napoleon turned his Simplon road aside in order that he might save a tree mentioned by Cæsar.	Explanation.— Unless in order that is taken as a conjunction connecting an adverb clause of purpose (see (7), Lesson 65), the clause introduced by that is a noun clause explanatory of order. A similar explanation may be made of on condition that, in case that, introducing adverb clauses expressing condition.
10. Shakespeare’s metaphor, “Night’s candles are burnt out,” is one of the finest in literature. 11. The advice that St. Ambrose gave St. Augustine in regard to conformity to local custom was in substance this: “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” 12. This we know, that our future depends on our present.
	Lesson 72 (p. 126)	The noun clause may be used as principal term of a prepositional phrase.
13.	Have birds any sense of why they sing?	Explanation.— Why they sing is an indirect question, here used as the principal term of a prepositional phrase.
14. There has been some dispute about who wrote Shakespeare’s plays.
15.	We are now certain that an open sea surrounds the Pole.	Explanation.— By supposing of to stand before that, the noun clause may be treated as the principal term of a prepositional phrase modifying the adjective certain. By supplying of the fact, the noun clause will become explanatory.
16. We are all anxious that the future shall bring us success and triumph. 17. The Hawaiian Islander was confident that the strength and valor of his slain enemy passed into himself.
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