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Thanks. This has helped me examine and understand the constituents of a sentence and, also see a sentence in its entirety; I never saw the relative pronoun as an object until you explained it this way. In regards to an earlier comment you made. Is this just a prepositional phrase, or is it a...

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....

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

played in almost all As ia n and European countries . The sentence consists of a main clause and a relative clause , which has been reduced by omitting the relative pronoun and the passive auxiliary (is). I call such structures clause equivalents, but terminology is unimportant here. The...

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 above Answer D. 3. The purpose of a preposition is to connect: A. nouns to other words in the sentence. B. pronouns to other words...

I find your sentence very satisfactory. It may be Jane Austenish but there is no law against such language even today. Why should everybody speak and write in exactly the same way in English? People don't do that in many other languages. I see no mistakes in punctuation or hyphens but I know...

Hi - Could somebody please help me with this problem with punctuation in the middle of a "that" clause and the rule for it. I punctuate in verbatim text. I cannot change the word to another one to fit a grammar rule. I need a rule to follow or give someone concerning the word "that" as...

Hi, 55.) Which sentence in correctly punctuated? a.) In connection with the tax cut of last year, we are now studying, its impact on middle-income families. b.) Now is the time for all good men, and women to come to the aid of their country. c.) Although the impact on humans is...

1. A modifying subordinate clause that interrupts or concludes a main clause is not set off with punctuation when it is essential to the meaning of the word or words it modifies. Here i don't understand what " essential " means. 2. Absolute phrases consist of a noun or pronoun and a...

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/runons.htm Run-on sentences happen typically under the following circumstances*: When an independent clause gives an order or directive based on what was said in the prior independent clause: This next chapter has a lot of difficult information...