In Nouns^x, Adverbs^x, Commas^x

Thanks. This has helped me examine and understand the constituents of a sentence and, also see a sentence in its entirety; I never saw the relative pronoun as an object until you explained it this way. In regards to an earlier comment you made. Is this just a prepositional phrase, or is it a...

Here is better punctuation: Also, when you have a verb form (no comma) and it is the ing form, (comma) is it always a non-finite/verbal (no comma) which means it is a phrase -either a gerund or particple? The main clause is: is it always a non-finite/verbal Introductory dependent clauses....

Yes it is a participial phrase, since it begins with the present participle. These phrases can function as adjectives or adverbs. If it functions as a noun, the phrase is called a gerund phrase. It is easier to write a sentence with a dangling participial phrase if the phrase functions as an...

. Can one say the prepositional phrase is acting as a noun? If not, what is it acting as? I think the word 'than' can act as either a conjunction or preposition.- - 'Than' is a conjunction and the phrase as I said before is an adverb. It should read ' They were in a boat on a...

Yes, 'however' is an adverb.  More precisely, it is a 'conjunctive adverb'.  You can use 'however' or 'but' in the example sentence, but 'however' is much more formal.  'But' is more casual.  Note that 'but' will have a comma before it, and...

Hi, If you place three or more adjectives before a noun or three or more adverbs before an adjective, should that person place the word 'and' before the last adjective or adverb? How about a comma? Is it optional? I thiink the meaning of the phrase I wrote is questionable but I was...

<<You can't have an adverb between a determiner and its noun. >> Is there no even remotely possible chance of that? Sorry, Jim. I do agree with what you wrote, and I suppose my comment above could use a couple of commas. (I'm also testing to see whether my posts...

"The Change of the Characteristics in the passage from The Hours " The passage from the novel The Hours by Michael Cunningham is intriguing. The passage illustrates the difference between the character's characteristics in different time settings: past and present. This difference is...

My perception is this: Both contexts appear to have no obvious usage differences, which is a false impression. But they both are correct with out comma after in my opinion, although the usage is slightly different. The period was the early 1950’s when most people never heard of the...

My perception is this: Both contexts appear to have no obvious usage differences, which is a false impression. But they both are correct with out comma after in my opinion, although the usage is slightly different. The period was the early 1950’s when most people never heard of the...