Hi, what is the difference between a phrase and a clause? The answer really depends on what you have been taught about grammar. In other words, there are different definitions. I was taught a traditional form of grammar so let me quote

1. Yes, the difference between a complex noun phrase and a simple one is that the complex noun phrase will contain at least one dependent clause. 2. That's one of the ways of identifying noun clauses. It isn't always east, though, as you

Hello, Eddie. Sorry about yesterday. I typed a long answer to your question about the noun clause, but when I hit "post" I was taken to a page that told me to come back later, because the forums were down -sort of- due to maintenance. I

"Who threw the stone?" (reply) "It is one of those who are angry." I don't think "one" is the subject of anything here. It's a predicate nominative, or "complement" of the verb "is."

Actually, I do classify some infinitive phrases that follow the verbs "seem" and "appear" as subject complements. I'm not totally comfortable with that view, so I like to consider other options. Also, I'm not fluent in

I've got three questions about clause elements: 1. Can there be an object with an intransitive verb? For example: I am waiting for it. Is “it” an object? If not, what type of clause elements is “it”? 2. What complements or

Paco2004 wrote: Hello Anon I'm sorry but I have to say all of your sentences sound a bit weird. The conjunction "No matter how" is usually followed by an indicative (non-modal) predication. #4 is wrong because of tense mismatch between the

I believe the questioner has already read this linguistic article . It says: A final criterion is that different PP predicative complements drive different kinds of interpretation. A predicative LIKE PP drives an epistemic interpretation, as (12a)

A sentence may take the form of a single clause or be formed from several clauses. The typical clause has a noun phrase for a subject and a verb phrase for a predicate. The verb phrase may have another noun phrase or two embedded within it

??I want that you clean up your room this instant! It would not surprise me to learn that it was possible in some NAmE Englishes. Some Romance language speaking immigrants may speak it. Quote from Everything2 : The Subjunctive Mood