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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...

We certainly don't want you to flunk! First, you have to know what a noun is and what a pronoun is. A noun is a person, place or thing, like a house, a dog, a pen, a computer, or the Internet. A pronoun is a word that substitutes for a noun. "I" substitutes for AlpheccaStars....

Note that the noun phrase contains a (relative) clause, and it is also contained within a larger clause in each case above. CJ P.S. Part of your frustration may be because not all writers use the terms ''phrase' and 'clause' (and others) completely consistently at all...

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:...

Oh, this is a tricky subject!I have found that it is better to analyze the syntax to make sure. Gerunds always function as nouns. (subject, direct object, object of a preposition, etc.) and participles act as adjectives. Gerunds are verbals, and can have their own subjects, too! For example I...

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

Through a mixture of anthropological analysis and her own unorthodox experiments, complex phrase- adverb further dissected Through - preposition a mixture of anthropological analysis and her own unorthodox experiments compound noun phrase, object of preposition using herself as a reluctant...

Hi, I get more money than I give to, or from him. instead of: Say it this way. I get more money from him than I give him to to him . You need to say 'to him' for the same reason that you say 'from him', ie the preposition comes before the pronoun. You can also omit the...

Welcome to English Forums. It's an imperative sentence, the subject being (you) understood. "Give" is a verb, present tense, second person singular or plural, the simple predicate of the sentence. "yearbook" is a noun, the direct object of the verb. "whoever" is...

Hello. I'm in 8th grade and am homeschooled. In my English class, I have recently been learning about diagraming subjects, appositives, direct objects, object of prepostitions, and predicate nominatives. It would be easy, if I was still understanding the major parts. So I've been doing...