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Is 'giving' a noun? -- Not precisely; it is the nonfinite clause which is a noun object of the preposition in. Is 'the wider movement' a noun phrase? -- Yes Is 'a sense of cohesion' a noun phrase? -- Yes Does 'giving' modify 'the wider movement' which in turn modifies 'a sense of cohesion'?...

"than me" sounds much more normal to me than "than I". http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/t.html Than, as used in comparatives, has traditionally been considered a conjunction; as such, if you're comparing subjects, the pronouns after than should take the "subjective case." In other...

From English grammar books, we learn that there are 6 types of basic sentence patterns around which you can expand to add more meaning. One of the patterns involves using a transitive verb with a direct object and an indirect object, both of which are nouns. In another pattern, the indirect...

Briefly (and reasonably accurately), the direct object receives the action of the verb, while the indirect object receives the benefit of the action:I bought my wife a new can opener.I -- Subjectbought -- Verbmy wife -- Indirect object: I didn't buy my wife, I bought a can opener, but she...

<I think we all know what "proper" means and therefore I skipped the explanation.> Humour me. What do you mean by "proper" when referring to English usage? <If I may ask this question, would you say it's grammatically wrong to use "that" instead of "who" with reference to the human...

1) whose shutters ... track adjective clause (correct) 2) what a horse really ... stride noun clause (to know what a horse ... stride adjective clause) 1) No noun clause present. 2) No noun clause present. 3) whoever ... baked beans indirect object CJ

Inchoateknowledge wrote: Directions say Identify the noun clause and tell how it is used: subject, predicate nominative, direct object, indirect object or object of a perposition. Shouldn't it say noun phrase? Just guessing...

Hi, Directions say: Identify subordinate clause and tell whether it is an adjective clause, adverb clause, or a noun clause. 1) Along a racetrack, he set up many cameras whose shutters were controlled by threads stretched across the track.:adjectival clause OK 2) They were the first...

Directions say: Identify subordinate clause and tell whether it is an adjective clause, adverb clause, or a noun clause. 1) Along a racetrack, he set up many cameras whose shutters were controlled by threads stretched across the track.:adjectival clause 2) They were the first artists...

Well, all your examples seem to have verbs after help:Vitamin E may help protect you. I will help make the spaceship.I help you improve your English.The third one, however has the pronoun indirect object before the infinitive verb-- is that what you mean? That's where the IO usually goes:Vitamin...