I would say it's is the same as "this is a very expensive European car ". The bold is a complete noun. And " it was a sunny summer morning" and " a clear starry nigh t" are the same. This is my non-native opinion.

Hello Definitely not. Forget about what word class ‘which’ belongs to. The important thing is that the second clause in each of your sentences is subordinate, not main; consequently, comma splicing (of run-on sentences) is not an

In each example, ‘which’ is a function word being used to introduce a nonrestrictive relative clause, and to modify a noun, (‘point’ and ‘time’) in that clause - so ‘which’ is an adjective not a pronoun . Together with that noun it is referring to

Strictly speaking, I suppose you could call which a relative adjective or relative determiner in these sentences, but the usual terminology is 'relative pronoun' anyway. It is not at all usual to place the preposition at the end in

Usually, we are told that the modifying phrase, be it adjective or adverb, applies to the noun or verb phrase it is closest to in the sentence. It's pretty obvious how this could create confusion in readers and ESL's. Did I borrow the

The function of a particple phrase is adverbial. It modifies (or adds additional information) the main clause. I know we've had a discussion about this before, but ever since I've been checking all my grammar sources, and each and every

Hi, 1. ..., prospects that can make the parents think twice about moving in. Is it possible that a demonstrative adjective 'that' comes after the noun? Yes. 2. ... pays half the roughly $163 ... half the roughly

Dimsumexpress, in terms of grammar, all elements have both a form and a function . The form describes what something is, what type of word or phrase, while the function describes what something does, what the purpose is in the sentence. The term

'Low life' ought to have a hyphen between the words as it is being used as a substantive adjective (an adjective without the noun it is intended to qualify), i.e., you are really saying you're a low-life person. I assume the sense of

Hi Jane, And also welcome! Hope you enjoy the forums and get some useful help. Compound adjectives like income tax free take a hyphen when they directly modify a noun, like income tax-free bonds . But if the phrase is used as a predicate