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Could you think of the whole clause "her first client lined up" as the direct object in the first sentence?

It is true that non-finite clauses (infinitival, gerundive or participial) don't show tense. Infinitival clauses, however, are seen by some authors as likely to have a subject: "He wants her to come." (to-infinitive) "I saw her come." (bare infinitive) In both examples, the direct objects ("her...

I had decided to quit posting to this thread because my responses were, in certain aspects, different from other people's. But I've found myself coming back to read these posts again and again because some explanations are just plain wrong. I hate to be problematic; but I'm a teacher, and I...

Hi, Malory. 1. "Preserving rare and valuable books and documents is one of the challenges FACING THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS." The construction in capital letters is a participial clause (present participial); it functions as post modifier of "challenges". It is what's also called a "reduced...

I wouldn't know how to give a detailed explanation or description of all three types of clause in one post, so let's go step by step. Let's start with adjectival (or relative) clauses, since these are the easiest to identify. They can function only as postmodifiers of a nominal head. This...

You are right: nominal clauses are subordinate clauses. They can function as: subject of a sentence: (Whether we need it) is a different matter. object: I don't know (whether we need it). complement: The problem is (whether we need it). appositive: The question, (whether we need it), has not yet...

I have a test tomorow so i need the folowing: All prepostions, in direct and direct object the rules for is conjuctions and the eight parts of speech and all clauses

Close. I = subject hope = INTRANSITIVE verb - requires no object (that) you appreciate our offering (you) this position = ADVERB clause Inside the adverb clause, that = preposition you appreciate our offering (you) this position = VERB clause Inside the verb clause you = subject appreciate =...

You should not use colons here because the clauses coming before the colons are incomplete. As far as I know, the verb coming before a colon must have a direct object. Commas are correct in both your sentences.

I came across this sentence in a text I was issued for a seminar: "Give the package to (whoever, whomever) comes to the door." The correct response was listed as "whomever." The rationale for this was: substitute "he" or "him," as in "give the package to him." Therefore, in this sentence,...