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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:...

It makes sense without it, but it doesn't make sense without it??? It's hard to understand what you're saying. CJ

Eddie: The main clause is: We have people. It is as complete a sentence as: We have dogs. The subordinate (dependent) clause is whom/who can testify this fact (if necessary) The rule is that the pronoun linking the 2 clauses takes the case of its role in the subordinate clause. So in this...

"To" is not a preposition here. It's part of the infinitive form of the verb, "to introduce." "To introduce you to Paul" is an infinitive phrase acting as a noun, not a prepositional phrase. Best wishes, - A.

Your questions reveal the limitations of the traditional technical vocabulary for discussing grammatical structures! You can think of infinitives as a direct objects of the verb want. On the other hand, want takes a clause as its complement. I want (He helps us). But the...

Than ought to be used as either a demonstrative pronoun or a conjunction. In the sentence 'Jessica is prettier than me', it is being used as a conjunction. This conjunction usually occurs after a comparative adjective or adverb. In this case, it occurs after better , which is a comparative...

Anonymous wrote: Although English is not my vernacular language, I believe that "whomever" is correct. For example, you give something to "someone." Someone cannot be nominative subject; whence "give this to "whomever" is correct. Lesly Guest answered the question perfectly in...

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...