Lesson 283 - 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. The woman had several broken bones because her bones were weak.

2. What the man wanted was a free ride through life.

3. I hope that I can learn to use the computer.

4. Do not eat the fruit that has fallen on the ground.

5. We waited until the doctor reported the operation a success.

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Answers:

1. had - v; woman - subj; bones - do; the - adj modifying woman; several - adj modifying bones; broken - vbl (participle) modifying bones; because her bones were weak - adverb clause modifying the verb had; were - v; bones - subj; weak - pa modifying bones; her - adj modifying bones; because - c (introductory word)

2. was - v; what the man wanted - noun clause used as the subject; wanted - v; man - subj; what - do (introductory word); the - adj modifying man; ride - pn, a/free - adj modifying ride; through life - adj p ph modifying ride; through - prep; life - op

3. hope - v; I - subj; that I can learn to use the computer - noun clause used as the direct object; can learn - v; I - subj; to use the computer - infinitive phrase used as the direct object; to use - vbl (infinitive); computer - do; the - adj modifying computer; that - p (introductory word, does not fit grammatically)

4. do eat - v; (you understood) - subj; fruit - do; the - adj modifying fruit; not - adv modifying do eat; that has fallen on the ground - adjective clause modifying fruit; has fallen - v; that - subj (introductory word) equaling fruit; on the ground - adv p ph modifying has fallen; on - prep; ground - op; the - adj modifying ground

5. waited - v; we - subj; until the doctor reported the operation a success - adverb clause modifying waited; reported - v; doctor - subj; operation - do; the - adj modifying doctor; the - adj modifying operation; success - oc; a - adj modifying success; until - c (introductory word)

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