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What are the rules concerning forming simple, complex, and compound-complex sentences. Please Define; Direct Object, Indirect Object, Objective Pronouns, Perogative Nouns, Perogative Adjectives, and Apositive Pronouns.

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...

LESSON 7 WORD FOR TODAY: hit the sack Meaning: to sleep Sentence: I want to hit the sack early. (this idiomatic expression is commonly used.) LEARNING MOREABOUT INDIRECT OBJECTS Read these sentences carefully. Noticed that the highlighted direct objects are followed by (to + noun) or for +...

Hello. I am a student learning grammar. I have a final and there are three things in dont understand. I do not get Appositives/Appositive Phrases, Predict pronouns/nouns/adjectives, and direct/indirect objects. Thank you!

I’m not a teacher, and oh my goodness, now I know why English teachers are worth their salt. I just can’t explain this in a simple way! I thought this question would be easy to answer but it’s not easy at all. Just because a word is commonly used and short doesn’t guarantee that it’s easy to...

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...

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 =...

Another explanation: All three are personal pronouns. "I" is the subjective form, used when the speaker is the subject of the sentence as in "I am a good swimmer", or when the speaker is a predicate nominative, as in "The best swimmer is I." Use "me" as a direct object ("He kicked me"), as an...

In traditional grammar, a "direct object" is the noun or pronoun that is the direct recipient of the action of the verb. In the sentence "I smashed the mirror.", the word "mirror" is the direct object because the mirror is the object that "receives" the action of smashing. In a sentence like "I...

" I sent her a postcard. " ( ' her ' is the pronoun in dative case ) because " I sent her " is not a complete sentence that you need an object ' a postcard ' to form a complete sentence. dative = the form of a noun, a pronoun or an adjective when it is the indirect object of a verb or is...