We follow " say" immediately with a noun clause.

我们在 say 后面紧接名词从句。

In the first example, where he works is a noun clause.

在第一个例子中，“他在哪里工作”是一个名词从句。

Other times, we follow the words " I regret" with a noun clause.

其他时候，我们在" I regret" 后加名词性从句。

In the second example, what she said is a noun clause.

在第二个例子中，“她说什么”是一个名词从句。

Other grammatical forms can be subjects too, like noun clauses and prepositional phrases.

其他语法形式也可以做主语，比如名词从句和介词短语。

Did you find the noun clause? It was " what I said yesterday" .

你找到名词性从句了吗？ 是" what I said yesterday" 。

You can learn more about noun clauses on earlier Everyday Grammar programs.

有关名词性从句的更多内容，你可以通过早期的《每日语法》节目了解。

Question words often begin noun clauses— groups of words with a subject and a verb.

疑问词通常会是名词从句的开头——一组由主语和动词组成的词。

The verb do does not appear in the noun clause in the answer.

动词 do 没有在回答中的名词从句里出现。

The noun clause in this sentence is " Whether he wins" and it is the subject of the sentence.

该句中的名词从句是" Whether he wins" ，而且该从句做的是句子的主语。

The second is we can leave out the word " that" in noun clauses, especially in everyday speech and writing.

第二，我们可以在名词从句中省略“that”，尤其是在日常口语和写作中。

English speakers often shorten noun clauses that would repeat what they have already said - or what another speaker has said.

说英语的人经常缩短名词从句，要不然会重复他们已经说过的话——或者另一位演讲者说了什么。

When we use this phrase, we usually follow it with some form of noun, such as a gerund, noun phrase or noun clause.

我们使用该短语时，其后通常会跟着名词的某种形式，如动名词、名词短语或名词性从句。

Listen for the noun clause in our next example: " I regret what I said yesterday. It was not fair. I'm sorry" .

" 我为我昨天说的话感到后悔。这不公平。对不起。"

And finally, we use only the word " whether" – not " if" – when it introduces a noun clause that is also the sentence subject.

在引入一个做句子主语的名词从句时，只能用" whether" ，不能用" if" 。

That introduces a noun clause. It is optional.

这引入了一个名词从句。它是可选的。

I also have a lesson about noun clauses and adjective clauses.

我还有一节关于名词从句和形容词从句的课。

And finally, we use only the word " whether" — not " if" — when it introduces a noun clause that is also the sentence subject.

最后，当连词要引入名词从句同时该名词从句也是句子的主语时，我们只用 whether，而不用 if。

What we have here is a noun clause subject.

我们这里有一个名词从句主语。

A noun clause modifies or acts as a specific function to something in the independent clause.

名词从句修饰或充当独立子句中某些事物的特定功能。