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I want brief explanations about following topics: 1- Narrations( Active Passive and Direct Indirect) 2- Clauses(Adjective,Noun,Adverb & Preposition clauses) 3- Predicate nominative.

Gerunds. Participles. Infinitives, Help?

I have to identify the verbal phrases (and verbals) and for participles determine whether they are present, past, or irregular.For gerunds whether they are subjects, direct objects, predicate nominatives, or objects of prepositions. And finally for infinitives determine whether they are nouns,...

Re: Predicate Nominative/ Predicate Adjective !HELP!

.You are half off.In #1, thoughtful is the predicate adjective and there is NO predicate nominative; people is nothing related to your problem--it is the object of a preposition.In #2, artist is the predicate nominative and there is NO predicate adjective; years is unrelated to your problem-- it...

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1. An adjective modifies a:A. verb. B. noun. C. pronoun. D. both b & c.Answer D. 2. Adverbs modify:A. verbs. B. adjectives. C. other adverbs. D. all the aboveAnswer D. 3. The purpose of a preposition is to connect:A. nouns to other words in the sentence. B. pronouns to other words in the...

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1-4 — OK (Oll Korrekt) 5 — children's 6 — ? EDIT: 4 — they'd, of course... Also, I'd say a preposition connects a verb (not necessary the verb (predicate)) (or a verb-like constrution) and a noun (which may be anything, not necessary a subject). "I like dancing at...

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1. The possessive of a plural noun ending in s is formed by adding: A. another s and an apostrophe. B. another s only. C. an apostrophe only. D. none of the above I think the answer is C. 2. Which of the following shows the correct possessive form of a plural noun? A. three dogs bowls B....

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a.Noun. b.Relative pronounc.Articled.Regular adjectivee.Pronominal adjectivef.Regular adverbg.Preposition – single word h.Preposition – group of wordsI.Conjunction – single-word co-ordinatej.Conjunction - subordinatek.Verbal - gerundl.Verbal - infinitivem.Appositiven.Expletiveo.Predicate -...

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Gramatical terminology varies from country to country and I have never heard some of the terms in your list. However, as I see it, most - if not all - of your answers are probably correct. I have never heard of "regular adjectives" but sunny certainly is an adjective....

i need help from grammar experts

I'm taking a correspondence course. These are some of the exercises that I need to submit. So please I need help from grammar exerperts thanks. Question 2 : In the following paragraphs, find one example of each of the parts of the sentence listed below. Lable each example clearly. You will...

Re: please parse this sentence

.1.-- I would guess that there are several ways to approach this; here's mine: I - Subject got - verb used - predicate adjectiveto - preposition your - possessive adjective being - gerund (object of preposition) here - noun complement 2. Is 'used to' a prepositional verb?-- No, it...