We will see that in some cases a noun clause connector is not just a connector; a noun clause connector can also be the subject of the clause at the same time.
I do not know what is in the box.
NOUN CLAUSE AS OBJECT OF VERB
We are concerned about who will do the work.
NOUN CLAUSE AS OBJECT OF PREPOSITION
Whoever is coming to the party must bring a gift.
NOUN CLAUSE AS SUBJECT
In the first example there are two clauses: I do not know and what is in the box. These two clauses are joined by the connector what. It is important to understand that in this sentence the word what serves two functions. It is both the subject of the verb is and the conector that joins the two clauses.
In the second example there are two clauses. In the first clause we is the subject of are. In the second clause who is the subject of will do. Who also serves as the connector that joins the two clauses. The noun clause who will do the work functions as the object of the preposition abount.
In the last example there are also two clauses: whoever is the subject of the verb is coming, and the noun clause whoever is coming to the party is the subject of must bring. The word whoever serves two functions in the sentence: It is teh subject of the verb is coming, and it is the connector that joins the two clauses.
NOUN CLAUSE CONNECTOR SUBJECTS
who what which
whoever whatever whichever
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