= clause of concession = clause of cause and degree. Grateful as I am to the cataloguers when I need a catalogue, I'm often reminded that giving something a name doesn't always legitimize it. But I think your point is good here, Anon.

thanks a lot! uh... got fouled up by the "and".. thought it coordinated two clauses. The length of the sentence and all the brackets and semi-colon really make it difficult. "a gully that.. seems appropriately named"

"Where" denotes a relative clause. Example: "This is the place where he used to watch the birds."

Not really my cup of tea. The semicolon puzzles me greatly. (I suppose it separates the two direct objects.) I see only one main clause: home has setting and descent . The only other thing I'd call a clause is "that seems appropriately

I'm self-learning how to break down sentences. Came across this sentence in the paper, and I'm stumped. Any help is greatly appreciated. "Crammed among the rock, the one-time feudal home of Monaco's Grimaldi royal family has a

is Is there a noun clause in the following sent a nce sent e nce ? Verdi is the name most readily associated with opera. No. CJ

I hope I got this right: "I've never known him" is the main clause. "to be so mean" is an infinitive phrase that modifies "him" as an adjective. This might help:

1. The question has been answered a few times already , but has not been answered. Okay to omit the subject in the sentences like the above (omitting the subject in the second clause), right? A comma before but is necessary even when the

Hi, is it possible to tell me why your sentence is correct? "when checking data and documents" is not a complete sentence True, it's a phrase. Here are some other phrases that use 'when'. When in Rome , do as

Peg: Noun: Economics . The level at which some price, exchange rate, etc., is set. Actually, how can we know whether it works as a noun or a verb ? Because it has an article for a start. The territory’s currency peg " Territory's