English Practice exercise identify wh-word noun clauses: P4-06W

Underline the TEN noun clauses beginning with wh words or ‘that’ in the following text.

Note that there are one or two wh words which do NOT introduce noun clauses.

I never know what to do on Sundays. Or rather, I never know who to ring. I have too much choice! It’s true that I have a lot of friends. In summer, one of my favourite pastimes is going sailing with some of my friends from the sailing club. Several of us have got boats, so usually the only problem is whose boat to take. Then there’s Clive, a friend of mine from university, a keen water skier, who sometimes persuades me to join him at a nearby water sports centre. Apart from sport, I must admit that I love visiting public gardens, such as those of the four or five grand houses which we have in our part of the country. Which of them to go to is often the subject of heated discussion between myself, my partner Greta, and our friends Lottie, Dieter and Martin. In the end, to avoid deadlock, we often agree to go wherever the girls – Greta and Lottie – prefer.

So much for the summer. What I really enjoy on Sundays in winter, by contrast, is to be in the hills near our town, especially if there is some snow around. If I fancy some cross-country skiing, I have several friends who I can phone. Kurt and Wilhelm are both experts. When and where to go depend of course on the weather conditions and the amount and type of snow available.