You are most welcome, English 1b3. I don't call a participle phrase an adjectival only if it has an adjective present. I simply decide what it is modifying; if it is modifying a noun, it is of course adjectival, and if it is modifying a verb,

Have you ever seen the movie "Peggy Sue Got Married"? Peggy Sue was a middle-aged woman who passes out at her high school reunion and wakes up 25 years in the past, when she's a high school student again - but with all her adult

Taking for ever to make up their minds, John and his wife, with little apprehension, care, or dignity, commited insurance fraud. In bold: Function: Subject. Head of phrase is John and wife But it is a noun phrase. There is nothing else you can

Could someone, please, help me determine wors functions (Subject, Object, Predicate, Adverbial, Complement to subject, Complement to object) in these sentences??? Thank you. You don't have any idea what the subject of any of these examples is?

Thank you so much! In the third sentence: the children-subject, found-predicate, the toys-object (direct or indirect??? I don't understand the difference.), too childish - complement to object??? 4)the wind- subject, was bending-predicate, the

Could someone, please, help me determine wors functions (Subject, Object, Predicate, Adverbial, Complement to subject, Complement to object) in these ... the young tree to the ground. 5) I wanted to live in the city, but my then husband prefered

Could someone, please, help me determine wors functions (Subject,Object, Predicate, Adverbial, Complement to subject, Complement to object) inthese sentences??? Is this your homework? Why don't you make your own sugggestions and then ask

Could someone, please, help me determine wors functions (Subject, Object, Predicate, Adverbial, Complement to subject, Complement to object) in these sentences??? Thank you. 1) I', sure that everyone will join me in wishing you a very

Could someone, please, help me determine wors functions (Subject, Object, Predicate, Adverbial, Complement to subject, Complement to object) in these sentences??? Thank you. 1) I', sure that everyone will join me in wishing you a very

A question on in-(or non-)defining (or definable) clauses. I realize that the following would be an example of one: His ... his hand, kissed her passionately. It adds extra information, but is it a non-definable clause? And if not, then what?