Eng 11 noun clauses

Sentences
SIMPLE
COMPOUND
COMPLEX
- adverb clauses
- adjective clauses
- noun clauses

noun clause - clause - group of words with S & V
noun clause functions as a noun

I like ice cream.
I like how you sing. how S V   - noun clause

how, that, why

how
I don't know how I can fix my computer.
I don't know how to fix my computer. MORE COMMON
She knows how to speak English. how she can get all of her work done.

that
think, feel, believe, know, remember, understand, realize, say
I think that it will rain tomorrow.
Mary believes that ghosts are real. that ghosts exist.
Mary believes in ghosts. SIMPLE
Mary believes that she can help her team get a trophy in the volleyball tournament.

causative verb help, ask, tell
Dave asks his sister to pick him up.
Dave helps his sister clean/to clean up the kitchen.

I don't know what she's talking about.
What's she talking about? SIMPLE

why
We don't know why Jon is absent today.
I don't why my son doesn't like/enjoy school.

The novel, The Jade Peony, gives us some some clues (as to) why Poh-Poh is so hard on Jook Liang.

whoever
My dog is happy to greet whoever he sees.
Whoever my dog sees is his friend. AWK

Wang Bak supported Jook Liang in whatever she wanted to do.

Example
Whatever you decide will be ok with me.
Whatever makes you happy is fine by me.

I know how you feel about my mother.

It annoys/bother/upsets me that you throw your dirty clothes on the floor.
It annoys me when you and your little brother squabble. silly argument like two chickens
I don't understand why the stove won't light.
I don't understand why the bus is so late.
Mariola knows what to do next. N CL
Mariola knows what she should do next. N

Don't judge a person by how they look. 
Don't judge a person by their appearance. SIMPLE
Don't judge a person by how they look. N CL
What you need is a vacation.
What you need is a nap.
back rub - massage

I have noticed that you haven't been playing with Jeff lately.
I notice that you are late most days.

I noticed that the door has been broken open.
I notice that there are a lot more electric bicycles on the road in Vancouver the past year.