Karin's ESL PartyLand/Copyright 1998 by Karin M.
Cintron/Reproducible for Classroom Use
Noun Clauses
in Songs
These sentences are taken from the lyrics of some current
songs. Find and underline the noun clauses in these lyrics. There are a total of 20 noun
clauses.
"Now I'm convinced the whole day long that
all I learn is always wrong, and things are true that I forget, but no one taught that to
me yet." (Phish/Character Zero)
"And I don't want the world to see me 'cause
I don't think that they'd understand. Well, everything's made to be broken. I
just want you to know who I am." (Goo-Goo Dolls/Iris)
"What we've learned here is love tastes
bitter when it's gone." (Matchbox 20/Shame)
"Now the drugs don't work; they just make you
worse, but I know I'll see your face again." (The Verve/The Drugs Don't Work)
"All I really wanna say I can't define. It's love I need, but my soul will
have to wait ‘til I get back and find a Heina of my own. Daddy's gonna love one and
all. I feel the break, and I got to live it out. I swear that I really wanna know. All I
really wanna say is I got mine, and I'll make it. Yes, I'm comin'up. Tell Sanchito that if
he knows what is good for him he best go run and hide. Daddy's got a new .45."
(Sublime/Santeria)
" ‘All I wanna do is have a little fun before I die,’ says the
man next me out of nowhere, apropos of nothing. He says his name’s William, but
I’m sure he’s Bill or Billy, Mac or Buddy. He’s plain ugly to me, and I
wonder if he’s ever had a day of fun in his whole life." (Sheryl Crow/All I
Wanna Do)
