Berikut ini daftar kata tanya yang digunakan untuk membuat sebuah noun clause atau klausa nomina :
What, where, why, who, how, when, which, whom, whose.
Contoh penggunaan :
- What did he say ? I didn't hear what he said.
- Where can I buy a good computer ? Do you know where I can buy a good computer.
- Why did John play football in the rain ? I didn't understand why John played football in the rain.
- Who send the letter to Mrs. Rina ? I don't know who send the letter to Mrs. Rina.
- How much does this umbrella cost ? Please tell me how much this umbrella cost.
- When did she leave ? I don't know when she left.
- Which bag did he buy ? I didn't know which bag he bought.
- Whom did she talk to ? I knew whom she talked to.
- Whose aeroplane did she fly ? I didn't know whose aeroplane she flight.
Kalimat yang bergaris bawah adalah bentuk klausa nomina yang terbentuk dari kalimat tanya.Untuk memperjelas pemahaman, coba perhatikan 9 klausa nomina dari 9 kalimat di atas :
- what he said
- where I can buy
- why John played
- who send the letter
- how much this umbrella cost
- when she left
- which bag he bought
- whom she talked to
- whose aeroplane she flight
Kalimat di atas merupakan klausa nomina karena memerlukan klausa utama
seperti :
- I didn't hear
- Do you know
- I didn't understand
- I don't know
- Please tell me
- I don't know
- I didn't know
- I knew
- I didn't know
Perhatikan bentuk kalimat dan perubahannya mulai dari no 1-9 serta 9 klausa nomina yang terbentuk, dan 9 klausa utama yang diperlukan untuk membuat sebuah klausa nomina bisa menjadi sebuah kalimat.Karena noun clause / klausa nomina merupakan klausa yang tidak bisa digunakan sendiri sebagai sebuah kalimat yang memiliki arti. Semoga BBIM Friends bisa memahami dan mampu menggunakannya baik dalam tulisan atau percakapan bahasa inggris.
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