Question

Choose the option that contains the noun clause and its purpose in the given sentence:
She told me that she has left the office.

• A. She told me - object
• B. that she has left the office - object
• C. that she has left from the office - complement of a verb
• D. she has left from the office - subject

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

that she has left the office - object

A noun clause is a dependent clause that functions as a noun. It usually begins with what, whatever, whom, that and other such relative pronouns. A noun clause can act as a subject, object, predicate nominative or object of a preposition, in a sentence.
The noun clause "that she has left the office" functions as the object of the verb "told" in the given sentence. Hence option B is correct.
Option A is incorrect; it isn't a noun clause as it contains the main verb "told".
Option C is incorrect because the clause is the direct object here, the indirect being "me".
Option D is incorrect because it is a fragment of the noun clause and it isn't the subject. The subject of the sentence is "she".