http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)http://www.englishforums.com/English/Clauses/cqmvn/post.htm#249233Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:44:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:249233Maple0http://www.englishforums.com/English/Clauses/cqmvn/post.htm#249233http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-249233.xml2. Shunned by the community , Hester endures her loneliness. Perhaps someone would take the underlined part as "causative adverb".http://www.englishforums.com/English/Clauses/cqmvn/post.htm#249229Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:44:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:249229Clive1http://www.englishforums.com/English/Clauses/cqmvn/post.htm#249229http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-249229.xmlHi, 1. Identify each verbal phrase, then indicate whether it is used as an adjective, and adverb, or a noun: 1. Written in 1850 by Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter tells the story of Hester Prynne. The underlined part is a verbal phrase, and it modifies The Scarlet Letter , so it is used as an adjective. OK 2. Shunned by the community , Hester endures her loneliness. The underlined part is a verbal phrase and it modifies endures , it's used as an adverb. Hmmm. Seems to me to be adjectival, modifying Hester. 2. To write sentences with subordinate clauses, combine each pair of main clauses into one sentence.Use either subordinating conjunctions or relative pronouns: 1)Moviegoers expect something. Movie sequels should be...http://www.englishforums.com/English/Clauses/cqmvn/post.htmFri, 23 Jan 2009 13:44:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:249199MIA62http://www.englishforums.com/English/Clauses/cqmvn/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-249199.xmlPlease check what i wrote: 1. Identify each verbal phrase, then indicate whether it is used as an adjective, and adverb, or a noun: 1. Written in 1850 by Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter tells the story of Hester Prynne. The underlined part is a verbal phrase, and it modifies The Scarlet Letter , so it is used as an adjective. 2. Shunned by the community , Hester endures her loneliness. The underlined part is a verbal phrase and it modifies endures , it's used as an adverb. 2. To write sentences with subordinate clauses, combine each pair of main clauses into one sentence.Use either subordinating conjunctions or relative pronouns: 1)Moviegoers expect something. Movie sequels should be as exciting as the original films....