Lesson 284 - 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. Joe thinks he can win at the slots.

2. That one should always do his best is certain to bring success.

3. The fact was that I was not in town.

4. The girl ran more quickly to her mother than her brother.

5. Although a skilled person will be better prepared, he may not find work.

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Answers:

1. thinks - v; Joe - subj; [that understood] he can win at the slots - noun clause used as the direct object; can win - v; he - subj; at the slots - adv p ph modifying can win; at - prep; slots - op; the - adj modifying slots

2. is - v; that one should always do his best - noun clause used as the subject; should do - v; one - subj; best - do; his - adj modifying best; always - adv modifying should do; that - p (introductory word); certain - pa modifying (that one should always do his best) the subject; to bring success - adv infinitive phrase modifying certain; to bring - vbl (adverb infinitive); success - do to to bring

3. was - v; fact - subj; the - adj modifying fact; that I was not in town - noun clause used as the predicate nominative; was - v; I - subj; not - adv modifying was; in town - adv p ph modifying was; in - prep; town - op; that - p (introductory word, does not fit grammatically)

4. ran - v; girl - subj; the - adj modifying girl; quickly - adv modifying ran; more - adv modifying quickly; to her mother - adv p ph modifying ran; to - prep; mother - op; her - adj modifying mother; than her brother [ran quickly to his mother ommitted] - adverb elliptical clause modifying more; ran - understood verb; brother - subj; her - adj modifying brother; than - c (introductory word)

5. may find - v; he - subj; work - do; not - adv modifying may find; although a skilled person will be better prepared - adverb clause modifying may find; will be - v; person - subj; a - adj modifying
person; skilled - vbl (participle) modifying person; prepared - vbl (participle) modifying person used as the predicate adjective; better - adv modifying prepared; although - c (introductory word)

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