Phrases and Clauses 5 December 2012 Phrases and Clauses I) Prepositional and Appositive Phrases Phrase- a few words that do not have a subject or a verb and are one part of speech in a sentence A) Prepositional Phrases Prepositional phrase- preposition with a noun or pronoun following it Ex: near the table and chairs. “Near” is the preposition and “table and chairs” are the objects. 1) Adjectival Phrases Adjectival phrase- a prepositional phrase that modifies a noun or pronoun
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adjective clause (also known as adjectival or relative clause) is a subordinate clause used to modify a noun or a pronoun in the main clause. An adjective clause will meet three requirements: * First‚ it will contain a subject and verb. * Next‚ it will begin with a relative pronoun [who‚ whom‚ whose‚that‚ or which] or a relative adverb [when‚ where‚ or why]. * Finally‚ it will function as an adjective‚ answering the questionsWhat kind? How many? or Which one? The adjective clause will follow
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Assignment Answers – Part B Question 3 Joe claims that Betty’s Drycleaning Service (BDS) is responsible to compensate him for the loss of his dinner jacket and the damage to his trousers. He is claiming $500 as the replacement cost of a new suit. BDS‚ through its new owner‚ Bruce‚ is denying responsibility for this loss and damage due to an exclusion clause on the docket handed to Joe (as usual) when he left his items to be dry cleaned. Bruce also points to a sign at the back of the shop
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http://www.studyandexam.com/preposition2.html Conjunction- is a joiner‚ a word that connects (conjoins) parts of a sentence. Kinds | Functions | Examples | Coordinating conjunction | A coordinating conjunction is a single word that joins words‚ phrases‚ and clauses of equal grammatical construction. Coordinating conjunctions also join complete sentences‚ i.e.‚ independent clauses. These conjunctions also imbue equal grammatical weight‚ or rank‚ to the joined elements.F – forA – andN – nor B
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Exemption Clause Each time a person travels on a bus‚ train or an airplane‚ buys a washing machine‚ computers‚ etc.‚ or deposits good in a railway locker or even going to a concert‚ he will receive a standard form contract. There are two kinds of standard form contracts which is business transactions and consumer transactions Business transaction is one that regulates dealings between people in business for example building contracts and etc. While consumer transaction is one which
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Introduction What is “Exclusion Clause”? There are various definitions of exclusion clause. Exclusion clause is a term or clause which can be incorporated into a contract. It is a term in a contract that seeks to restrict the rights of the parties to the contract. 1 The terms of the contract are important that they define both the content and scope of the parties’ mutual obligations.2 Classically‚ terms of the contract have been divided into either conditions or warranties. The development of the
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are always containaining at least one verb. Sentence is now lately called clause. Futhermore‚ a clause that consits of one verb is called simple clause and a clause that consits of more than one verb is called complex clause. To complete the meaning of a sentence‚ the elements object (consists of noun or noun pharase)‚ complement‚ and adjunct (place) should be added because some verbs needs complementations to make the clause makes sense. However‚ there are some verbs that do not need complementations
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IDENTIFYING PROSE ❖ Prose’s Purpose : To entertain the readers ❖ There are several features of prose that make it unique from other forms of writing. In this story of Little Clause and Big Clause‚ These are: 1. Written using paragraphs 2. Contain dialogue 3. Fiction 4. Can be accompanied by graphics (charts‚ photos): in some source‚ I found that there are pictures of Little Claus and Big Claus‚ in order to make it more interesting and entertaining. ❖ Forms
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Relative Clauses - Exercises 1. Re-write the sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original. You must use a relative pronoun. a. I bought a house. It was advertised in the local paper. b. Mary works in our office. Her husband is a plastic surgeon. c. Venice is a wonderful place. We spent our last holiday there. d. He showed us how to create a computer-based game. It was very interesting. e. I’ve just finished reading Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
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How to Form Relative Clauses Level 2 Imagine‚ a girl is talking to Tom. You want to know who she is and ask a friend whether he knows her. You could say: A girl is talking to Tom. Do you know the girl? That sounds rather complicated‚ doesn’t it? It would be easier with a relative clause: you put both pieces of information into one sentence. Start with the most important thing – you want to know who the girl is. Do you know the girl … As your friend cannot know which girl you are talking
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