(from adv grammar) Clauses Flashcards
When John saw Mary running across the field toward the house, he called her name, hoping that she would hear him above the sound of the wind.
FROM: —–
FUNCTION: ———-
POSITION: sub. con.
When John saw Mary running across the field toward the house, he called her name, hoping that she would hear him above the sound of the wind.
Form: noun
Function: S.V. (subject of the verb)
Posistion: nominal
When John saw Mary running across the field toward the house, he called her name, hoping that she would hear him above the sound of the wind.
Form: verb
Function: M.V. (Main Verb)
Position: Verbal
When John saw Mary running across the field toward the house, he called her name, hoping that she would hear him above the sound of the wind.
Form: noun
Function: D.O. (Direct Object)
Position: nominal
When John saw Mary running across the field toward the house, he called her name, hoping that she would hear him above the sound of the wind.
From: Verb
Function: mod. (modifies) Mary
Position: adjectival (the only thing that modifies nouns)
When John saw Mary running across the field toward the house, he called her name, hoping that she would hear him above the sound of the wind.
Form: ——-
Function: ———-
Position: Prep.
When John saw Mary running across the field toward the house, he called her name, hoping that she would hear him above the sound of the wind.
form: ——
Function: ——
Position: Det. (determiner)
When John saw Mary running across the field toward the house, he called her name, hoping that she would hear him above the sound of the wind.
Form: noun
Function: O.P. (object of the preposition)
Position: nominal
When John saw Mary running across the field toward the house, he called her name, hoping that she would hear him above the sound of the wind.
form: —–
function: ——
Position: perp.
When John saw Mary running across the field toward the house, he called her name, hoping that she would hear him above the sound of the wind.
form: noun
Function: O. P.
Position: nominal
When John saw Mary running across the field toward the house, he called her name, hoping that she would hear him above the sound of the wind.
f: verb
f: m.v.
P: per. pro.
When John saw Mary running across the field toward the house, he called her name, hoping that she would hear him above the sound of the wind.
f: —–
f: ——-
P: per. pro./det.
When John saw Mary running across the field toward the house, he called her name, hoping that she would hear him above the sound of the wind.
F: noun
f: d.o
p: nominal
When John saw Mary running across the field toward the house, he called her name, hoping that she would hear him above the sound of the wind.
f: verb
f: mod. called
p: adverbial
When John saw Mary running across the field toward the house, he called her name, hoping that she would hear him above the sound of the wind.
f: —-
f: ——
p: flag word
When John saw Mary running across the field toward the house, he called her name, hoping that she would hear him above the sound of the wind.
f: —
f: —
p: per. pro.
When John saw Mary running across the field toward the house, he called her name, hoping that she would hear him above the sound of the wind.
f: verb
f: m.v.
p: verbal
When John saw Mary running across the field toward the house, he called her name, hoping that she would hear him above the sound of the wind.
f:
F;
p: per. pro.
When John saw Mary running across the field toward the house, he called her name, hoping that she would hear him above the sound of the wind.
f:—–
F;—-
p: prep.
When John saw Mary running across the field toward the house, he called her name, hoping that she would hear him above the sound of the wind.
f: noun
f: o.p.
p: nominal
Clause
A clause is a group of words containing a subject (doer) and a predicate (a verb form in the main verb position). Clauses may be dependent or independent.
Indpendent Clauses
Independent clauses have a subject, a predicate, and completeness of thought. They stand by themselves.
Dependent Clauses
Like independent clauses, dependent clauses must have their own subject and predicate. They are not, however, able to stand alone.
Adjective Clasuse
Adjective clauses are introduced by relative pronouns such as who, which, whom, whoever, whomever, and that. They modify nouns or noun substitutes and always follow the word they modify.
Adjective Clause Test
A way to test for adjective clauses is the pronoun replacement test: The book that was on the table was Jonathan’s.
Replacement: It was Jonathan’s.
Noun Clause
A noun clause is a dependent clause used as a single-word noun would be used—as subject of the verb, direct object, subject complement, etc.
Noun Clause Introducing Words
that, which, if, whether, and whether or not
Adverbial Clauses
Adverbial clauses behave as single-word adverbs do, answering such questions as when, where, how, to what extent. They modify verbs, adjectives, or adverbs.
Adverbial clause Cues
when, if, after, although, even though.
Simple Scentences
A simple sentence contains one independent clause, but cannot contain any dependent clauses.
The Three Little Pigs laughed at the antics of the Big Bad Wolf and stayed in the neighborhood for many years to come.
Seeing the movie for the first time, I was amazed at its complexity.
Compund Scentences
A compound sentence has two or more independent clauses, but it may not contain any dependent clauses.
The Three Little Pigs were not afraid of the Big Bad Wolf, but they did respect his right to behave like a wolf.
The sisters not only looked alike, but they also acted alike.
Complex Scentences
Complex sentences are sentences that contain one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
When Mary walked into the room, the heads of all the males turned in her direction because she was drop-dead gorgeous!
The first person who made me want to be a teacher was Mr. Limbaugh, my fourth-grade teacher.
Compound-Complex Scentences
Compound-complex sentences contain two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.
The Three Little Pigs, who were really irritated by the behavior of the Big Bad Wolf, grew tired of putting up with his nonsense, and they ran him out of town with the threat that they would tar and feather him if he ever returned.
Subject of the verb (SV)
Where a noun is the subject of the main verb
