Question

Join each of the following pairs of sentences into a complex sentence by using
noun clause : He will deny his statement.It is my belief.
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Answer 1

Answer:

• It is my belief that he will deny his statement.

Explanation:

• Complex sentence is a sentence with two or more clauses joined with a binder.
• It has only one main clause.
• Complex sentence has two finite verbs.

A noun clause can be -

• The subject of a verb ( what I want is a book.)
• The object of a verb ( She said that she did it.)
• The object of a preposition ( She was angry at what he said.)
• After verb-be ( That is what I said.)

Binders :-

• The binders are signallers of sub clause of complex sentence.
• Binders bind unlike clauses ie a sub clause with a main clause.
• eg :- as, if, before, after, because, that, lest, since, until, till, unless, if, wh-words etc.

Answer 2

Question:-

He will deny his statement.It is my belief.

Answer:-

It is my belief that he will deny his statement.

In the above sentence, the highlighted one is a complex sentence and the underlined one is noun clause.

And, we add 'that' in the middle to frame a meaningful sentence.

Explanation:-

What are complex sentences?

• Complex sentences are a kind of sentence such that they contain an independent clause and also dependent clause.

Ex:- Stay in the room until I come.

[ Note: Highlighted one is independent clause and the non - highlighted is dependent clause.

What are clauses?

• Sentence containing both subject as well as predicate is called a clause.

Types:

• Dependent clause.
• Independent clause.
• Noun clause.
• Relative claise.

Definition of dependent and independent clauses were explained well the above.

Noun clause:-

• Functions as a noun in the sentence.

Relative clause:-

• A relative clause begins with a relative pronoun and functions as an adjective.