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I want brief explanations about following topics: 1- Narrations( Active Passive and Direct Indirect) 2- Clauses(Adjective,Noun,Adverb & Preposition clauses) 3- Predicate nominative.

I have to identify the verbal phrases (and verbals) and for participles determine whether they are present, past, or irregular. For gerunds whether they are subjects, direct objects, predicate nominatives, or objects of prepositions. And finally for infinitives determine whether they are nouns,...

No, that is not right. One more time. PAs and PNs must modify the subject of the sentence : The balloon is red.-- red is a PA ( a red balloon ) The balloon is shiny.-- shiny is a PA ( a shiny balloon ) The balloon is shiny red. -- red is a PA and shiny is an adverb (NOT modifying balloon -- a...

Hi, Anon, I should probably keep out of this. I don't think they used the expression "complement" when I was in school. The type of action the verb describes often limits its function. Transitive verbs take objects. "She hit him." Intransitive verbs don't. "She matured." Some verbs...

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...

Hey, i'm new here. My name is Tim and I got this forum from a friend of mine. He told me that this might help me with the problem i got. I have a brother that is 16 years old and i'm 23( in the US Army). He needs help with his english. The teacher gave him the study guide, but no answer on...

Hey, i'm new here. My name is Tim and I got this forum from a friend of mine. He told me that this might help me with the problem i got. I have a brother that is 16 years old and i'm 23( in the US Army). He needs help with his english. The teacher gave him the study guide, but no answer on it. So...

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...

I'm helping my son with homework. (not very well!) Directions say: Identify subordinate clause and tell wither it is an adjective clause, adverb clause or noun clause. 1) Along a racetrack, he set up many cameras whose shutters were controlled by threads stretched across the track. 2)...