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Nobody said it was not a clause! There are several bits of terminology that are confusing. One set of terms applies to the individual words. 'house' is a noun . 'happy' is an adjective . 'quietly' is an adverb . And so on. Another set of terms applies to groups of words...

Anaylsis of the large structure: Independent clause #1 : I can not tell you that, mate, Conjunction joining two independent clauses: but Independent clause #2: what I can tell you is that it was one day before my birthday __ Anaylsis of Ind. Clause #2: Subject: what I can tell you Verb:...

Through a mixture of anthropological analysis and her own unorthodox experiments, complex phrase- adverb further dissected Through - preposition a mixture of anthropological analysis and her own unorthodox experiments compound noun phrase, object of preposition using herself as a reluctant...

Could you give the book to Mike for me?" the book = direct object, yes Mike = indirect object, yes me = oblique object I haven't heard of it before. Correct? in "Mike gave the book to me" the book = direct object, me = indirect object, right? Yes. however, in "Mike pointed to my tooth" is "my...

Can a clause have three different objects? "Could you give the book to Mike for me?" the book = direct object, Mike = indirect object, me = oblique object Correct? in "Mike gave the book to me" the book = direct object, me = indirect object, right? however, in "Mike pointed to my tooth" is "my...

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...

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...

What is the word sucks in " Homework sucks " ? Is it a verb or an adjective? If it is a verb, what does homework suck? This brings up an excellent point, and a wonderful opportunity to discover the beautiful syntactic structure of the English language. The question at hand is " Does an English...

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 which serves as direct object or indirect object....