Noun Clauses
A noun clause can function any way that a noun does-as a subject, a predicate adjective, a predicate noun, a direct or an indirect object, an object complement, an object of a preposition, or an appositive (A). A relative pronoun (who, whom, whose, which, that, whoever, whomever, whatever) usually introduces a noun clause.
Whoever said so must be telling the truth. [S]
No one knows what his name is. [DO]
One condition of Bill’s employment was that he shave off his beard. [PN]
The news that both sides called a ceasefire took everyone by surprise. [A]
