In Nouns^x, Adverbs^x, Gerunds^x

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...

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....

I suppose that phrases can be classified in different ways - I found a good reference with a similar classification. But the classification can be two-dimentional: the part of speech of its head, and / or its grammatical function in a given sentence. Noun phrases - includes special...

Well, there are sentences, which are made up of clauses (main, independent, dependent), and phrases (prepositional, gerund, infinitive, adverb, noun). There are no other grammatical structures I am aware of except interjections.

f 1 She stopped looking for a way out. 2 She stopped to look for a way out. my analying to these sentences is like this: sentence f1 : " She " pronoun functioning as subject " stopped " is main verb " looking " i don't know what is it ,it could be...

There is no verb in the other example either - the one with the infinitive as subject. He had the intention to return home after five years. - Intention is a noun. You want to further describe "intention". You can use the infinitive phrase. or you can use of + gerund. He had the...

Laughing is when you are making noise - ha ha ha ha Grinning is a big smile (no noise) Parsing: I could not stop laughing. I = subject could = modal (auxiliary) verb not = adverb stop (infinitive main verb, with modal "could") laughing / grinning - gerund, present participle of verb...

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...

1) Where are you? I've been waiting for 2 hours 2) I needn't have brought that milk I = subject need have bought = verb; present perfect tense, modal form (need is the auxiliary), buy is the main verb, bought is the past participle. not - adverb that - demonstrative pronoun refering...

You have made some very complex sentences, so it is not easy to explain without a lot of detail. Here is my analysis of the grammar in the second sentence. I am not an expert in grammar, so I invite other members of the forum to comment. It (pronoun, subject) is (main verb) probably (adverb,...