Example

I.            Noun clause as subject of a sentence

Example :

What you said doesn’t convince me at all.

How he becomes so rich makes people curious.

What she said surprised me.

II.         Noun clause as object transitive verb

Example :

I know what you mean.

I don’t understand what he is talking about.

He said that his son would study in Australia.

Verbs that can be followed by noun clause in this case That-clause include:

admit : mengakui

realize : menyadari

announce : mengumumkan

recommend : menganjurkan

believe : percaya

remember : ingat

deny : menyangkal

reveal : menyatakan, mengungkapkan

expect : mengharapkan

say : mengatakan

find : menemukan

see : melihat

forget : lupa

stipulate : menetapkan

hear : mendengar

suggest : menganjurkan

inform : memberitahukan

suppose : mengira

know : tahu, mengetahui

think : pikir, berpendapat

promise : berjanji

understand : mengerti

propose : mengusulkan

wish : ingin, berharap

                                  

III.     Noun clause as object of preposition

Example :

Please listen to what your teacher is saying.

Budi pays full attention to how the native speaker is pronouncing the English word.

Be careful of what you’re doing.

IV.     Noun clause as complement

Example :

The good news is that the culprit has been put into the jail.

This is what I want.

That is what you need.

V.         Noun clause as noun in apposition

Example :

The idea that people can live without oxygen is unreasonable.

The fact that Rudi always comes late doesn’t surprise me.