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What, focuses on a fact.
When, indicates a time.
Where, indicates a place.
Why, indicates a reason.
Who, indicates a person.
How many, indicates a quantity.
How much, indicates an amount.
How, indicates a manner.
Which, indicates a choice.
Whose, indicates a position.
Whom, indicates a person.
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She said smth.
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Why did he leave early?
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She said why he left early?
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He asked her address.
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Where does she leave?
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He asked where she lives?
The 3
rd
type of noun clauses will be taken from Y/N questions.
Whether/if is used as a clause marker. Whether/if indicates two or more alternatives.
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I don’t know something.
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Should I bring my bike with me?
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I don’t know whether I should bring my bike with me.
Actually there is no different between whether and if but if a noun clause derived from Y/N question
comes
as a
subject or object of a preposition the clause marker
if can’t be used.
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Did the students finish the exam?
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This hasn’t been reported to me yet.
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Whether the students finished the exam hasn’t been reported to me yet.
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