Question

The rumour that our headmaster is leaving school is true. The underlined clause is a noun clause functioning as​

Answer 1

Answer:

an object of a transitive verb

Answer 2

The noun clause in the given sentence is:

The rumor that our headmaster is leaving school is true.

• Here, in the given sentence that underlined portion of the sentence is the noun clause.
• As we know a noun clause is a clause in which there is a noun and then its description.
• Here, in the given sentence, the noun of the noun clause is a rumor. And the description of the noun rumor is then given as follows.
• Here, the rumor is said to be that the headmaster is leaving the school.
• As we know, a clause by definition is that it must have a subject and a verb. Here, the subject is the headmaster and the verb is 'is leaving'.
• Hence, the noun clause in the given sentence is:- The rumor that our headmaster is leaving school is true.