Make Complex Sentences with Noun Clause

You can make a complex sentence by making one clause a noun clause and join with another independent clause. To do that, you can simply follow theses basic steps:

STEP 1 -- Find the word which can refer to the whole a sentence.

• Ex 1  He said something. He would not come.

(Here, 'something' refers to 'he would not come'.)

• Ex 2 Tell me (something). Do you like coffee?

(Here, 'something' refers to 'Do you like coffee'.)

• Ex 3 I don't know (something). Where do you live?

(Here, 'something' refers to 'Where do you live'.)

STEP 2 -- Change that sentence (which the noun refers to) to a noun clause by adding proper NOUN CLAUSE MARKER.

that he would not come.

• Ex 1  He said something. THAT he would not come

(Use 'that' or 'the fact that' to begins the noun clause.)

• Ex 2 Tell me (something). IF/WHETHER you like coffee

(For yes/no question, use 'if' or 'whether' to begins the noun clause.)

• Ex 3 I don't know (something). WHERE you live

(For wh- questions, use the question used in the sentence -- eg. 'where' -- to begins the noun clause.)

STEP 3 -- Use the noun clause to replace the word (you have identified in step 1).

We get the complex sentences as  in the following.

• Ex 1  He said that he would not come.

(Use 'that' or 'the fact that' to begins the noun clause.)

• Ex 2 Tell me if / whether  you like coffee.

(For yes/no question, use 'if' or 'whether' to begins the noun clause.)

• Ex 3 I don't know where  you live.