Lesson 281 - Parts of the Sentence - Clauses Review

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Instructions: Using all the knowledge learned in the previous lessons, find the verbs (v), subjects (subj), predicate nominatives (pn), direct objects (do), appositives (app), nouns of address (na), adjectives (adj), predicate adjectives (pa), adverbs (adv), prepositions (prep), objects of the preposition (op), prepositional phrases (p ph), indirect objects (io), objective complements (oc), conjunctions (c), relative pronouns (p), and verbals in the following sentences.

 

If the word is a verbal, tell whether it is a gerund, participle, noun infinitive, adjective infinitive, or adverb infinitive.  If there are any adjectives, adverbs, prepositional phrases, verbals, or verbal phrases then tell what word they modify.

If the sentence has a dependent clause, tell whether it is a noun clause, adverb clause, or adjective clause. If it is an adjective or adverb clause, tell which word it modifies, and if it is a noun clause tell how they are used.

1. Becky is my daughter whom I have not seen for a year.

2. I will make a playhouse for the kids from whatever material is not used in the house.

3. Then I learned a good lesson, that you should always be kind.

4. If the price is right, we will own the car.

5. Whoever returned my wallet is an honest person.

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Answers:

1. is - v; Becky - subj; daughter - pn; my - adj modifying daughter; whom I have not seen for a year - adjective clause modifying daughter; have seen - v; I - subj; whom - do (introductory word) to I; not - adv modifying have seen; for a year - adv p ph modifying have seen; for - prep; year - op; a - adj modifying year

2. will make - v; I - subj; playhouse - do; a - adj modifying playhouse; for the kids - adv p ph modifying will make; from whatever material is not used in the house - adv p ph modifying will make; from - prep; whatever material is not used in the house - noun clause used as the object of the preposition; is used - v; material - subj; whatever - adj (introductory word) modifying material; not - adv modifying is used; in the house - adv p ph modifying is used; in - prep; house - op; the - adj modifying house

3. learned - v; I - subj; lesson - do; a, good - adj modifying lesson; then - adv modifying learned; that you should always be kind - noun clause used as an appositive; should be - v; you - subj; kind - pa modifying you; always - adv modifying should be; that - p (introductory word) does not fit grammatically (That is the only introductory word used to introduce noun clauses that will not fit grammatically with the rest of the sentence.)

4. will own - v; we - subj; car - do; the - adj modifying car; if the price is right - adverb clause modifying will own; is - v; price - subj; right - pa modifying price; the - adj modifying price, if - c
(introductory word)

5. is - v; whoever returned my wallet - noun clause used as the subject; returned - v; whoever - subj (introductory word); wallet - do; my - adj modifying wallet; person - pn; an/honest - adj modifying person

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