All posts tagged "relative clause"

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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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