All posts tagged "relative clause"
Lies Your Grammar Teacher Told You: Nouns and AdjectivesNotional grammars define adjectives as “words that describe nouns.” Big, cute, green, small, and wonky are prototypical adjectives. In big bully,...
English AdjectivesMarch 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...
InformationJuly 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 FunctionMay 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 FunctionMay 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...
InformationApril 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 AdjectivesDecember 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 AdjectivesNovember 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 AdjectivesNovember 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 AdjectivesNovember 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...
InformationOctober 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 AdjectivesOctober 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 AdjectivesSeptember 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 AdjectivesSeptember 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 AdverbsJuly 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 PronounsJuly 26, 2013
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