All posts tagged "relative clause"
- Lies Your Grammar Teacher Told You: Nouns and Adjectives
Notional grammars define adjectives as “words that describe nouns.” Big, cute, green, small, and wonky are prototypical adjectives. In big bully,...
English AdjectivesHeather JohnsonMarch 31, 2019 - Independent Clauses and Dependent Clauses in English Grammar
Clauses are defined as grammatical structures that contain a subject and a predicate and that are the smallest grammatical unit that...
InformationHeather JohnsonJuly 3, 2018 - The Verb Phrase Modifier in English Grammar
Verb phrase modifiers are defined as words, phrases, and clauses that describe a verb phrase. A verb phrase is a phrase...
Grammatical FunctionHeather JohnsonMay 9, 2014 - The Noun Clause Modifier in English Grammar
Noun clause modifiers are defined as words, phrases, and clauses that describe a noun clause. A noun clause is a dependent...
Grammatical FunctionHeather JohnsonMay 6, 2014 - The Forms and Functions of Clauses in English Grammar
The smallest grammatical unit that can express a complete proposition, a clause is defined as a grammatical structure that contains a...
InformationHeather JohnsonApril 25, 2014 - English Adjective Clauses
The basic definition of an adjective clause is a dependent or subordinate clause that consists of a subordinating conjunction, specifically a...
English AdjectivesHeather JohnsonDecember 20, 2013 - Grammatical Forms of English Adjective Clauses
Similar to the adjective and adjective phrase in grammatical function, an adjective clause is a dependent or subordinate clause that consists...
English AdjectivesHeather JohnsonNovember 27, 2013 - Using Adjective Clauses as Noun Clause Modifiers
As a type of dependent or subordinate clause, adjective clauses consist of a relative pronoun followed by a clause that consists...
English AdjectivesHeather JohnsonNovember 22, 2013 - Using Adjective Clauses as Prepositional Phrase Modifiers
Adjective clauses, which are a type of dependent or subordinate clause, consist of a relative pronoun followed by a clause that...
English AdjectivesHeather JohnsonNovember 15, 2013 - English Sentence Structure: Simple, Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex Sentences
Whereas sentence purpose refers to the function of sentences, sentence structure refers to the structure, or form, of sentences in a...
InformationHeather JohnsonOctober 21, 2013 - Using Adjective Clauses as Verb Phrase Modifiers
Adjective clauses, which are a type of dependent or subordinate clause, consist of a relative pronoun followed by a clause that...
English AdjectivesHeather JohnsonOctober 13, 2013 - Using Adjective Clauses as Noun Phrase Modifiers
As a type of dependent or subordinate clause, adjective clauses consist of a relative pronoun followed by a clause that consists...
English AdjectivesHeather JohnsonSeptember 17, 2013 - Grammatical Functions of English Adjective Clauses
Adjective clauses are dependent clauses that consists of a relative pronoun followed by a clause and that perform adjectival functions. Adjective...
English AdjectivesHeather JohnsonSeptember 7, 2013 - Using Relative Pronouns as Adjunct Adverbials
Traditional grammars define nouns as words that name a person, place, thing, or idea. Pronouns are a subcategory of nouns that...
English AdverbsHeather JohnsonJuly 31, 2013 - Using Relative Pronouns as Determinatives
Traditional notional grammars define the noun as a word that refers to a person, place, thing, or idea. A pronoun is...
English PronounsHeather JohnsonJuly 26, 2013