Noun Clauses A NOUN CLAUSE is a group of words with a subject and a verb WHO WHEN WHOM You can recognize a noun clause by one of the relative pronouns or adverbs that begin the clause A noun clause consists of three components: A relative pronoun or adverb A subject A verb Noun clauses function like Uses of Noun Clauses After some verbs and adjectives To include a question in a statement (embedded questions) To report what someone has said or asked Noun clauses
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Within the United States government‚ private property can be taken from a private owner using eminent domain as long as the original landowner is just compensated and the property is used for projects that benefit the public. However‚ in many situations‚ property has been taken with the intention of benefiting communities economically‚ creation of new jobs and tax revenue‚ but alas projects have failed. By law the government‚ whether it be national‚ state‚ or local‚ must pay compensation to the private
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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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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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ENGLISH GRAMMAR Relative Clauses RELATIVE CLAUSES INTRODUCTION There are two types of relative clauses: 1. Defining relative clauses 2. Non-defining relative clauses DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES These describe the preceding noun in such a way to distinguish it from other nouns of the same class. A clause of this kind is essential to clear understanding of the noun. The boy who was playing is my brother. Defining Relative Pronouns SUBJECT OBJECT POSSESSIVE For people Who Whom/Who Whose That That For
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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 – butO – orY – yetS – so | knives and spoons (noun & noun)‚ run or shout (verb
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a verb‚ adjective‚ or adverb. It is used to tell when‚ where‚ how‚ or to what extent about the word it modifies. Examples: Megan put her bird in its cage. We are expecting him to come next year. Verb Phrase A verb phrase is a group of words with verb as headword Example: He may be folowing us. Preposition Phrase A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with a preposition Example: She arrived by bus. Clause Clause is a group of words which forms grammatical
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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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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 which also excludes liability. This question is concerned with the contents of the contract‚ in particular‚ the
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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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