Lesson 282 - 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. This is the driest year that we have had recently.

2. Jim wondered why we hadn't called him.

3. It is evident that you didn't listen.

4. I gave whoever asked the directions to the camp.

5. Texas is where the flooding occurred.

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Answers:

1. is - v; this - subj; year - pn; the/driest - adj modifying year; that we have had recently - adjective clause modifying year; have had - v; we - subj; that - do to we; recently - adv modifying have had

2. wondered - v; Jim = subj; why we hadn't called him - noun clause used as the direct object; had called - v; we - subj; him - do; n't - adv modifying had called; why - adv (introductory word) modifying had called

3. is - v; it - subj; evident - pa modifying it; that you didn't listen - adverb clause modifying the predicate adjective evident; did listen - v; you - subj; n't - adv modifying did listen; that - c
(introductory word)

4. gave - v; I - subj; directions - do; the - adj modifying directions; - whoever asked - noun clause used as the indirect object modifying gave; asked - v; whoever - subject (introductory word); to the camp - adj p ph modifying directions; to - prep; camp - op; the - adj modifying camp

5. is - v; Texas - subj; where the flooding occurred - noun clause used as the predicate nominative; occurred - v; flooding - vbl (gerund) used as the subject; the - adj modifying flooding; where - adv (introductory word) modifying occurred

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