Lesson 285 - 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. Now I understand why you didn't tell me.

2. Whenever you do well, you will be rewarded.

3. The instrument that he plays is not the French horn.

4. Sam explained how you could save money daily.

5. The man whom I met at the store knew my father.

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Answers:

1. understand - v; I - subj; now - adv modifying understand; why you didn't tell me - noun clause used as the direct object; did tell - v; you - subj; me - do; n't - adv modifying did tell; why - adv (introductory word) modifying did tell

2. will be rewarded - v; you - subj; whenever you do well - adverb clause modifying will be rewarded; do - v; you - subj; well - adv modifying do; whenever - c (introductory word)

3. is - v; instrument - subj; the - adj modifying instrument; horn - pn; the/French - adj modifying horn; that he plays - adjective clause modifying instrument; plays - v; he - subj; that - do (introductory word)

4. explained - v; Sam - subj; how you could save money daily - noun clause used as the direct object, could save - v; you - subj; money - do; how/daily - adv modifying could save

5. knew - v; man - subj; father - do; my - adj modifying father; the - adj modifying man; whom I met at the store - adjective clause modifying man; met - v; I - subj; whom - do (introductory word); at the store - adv p ph modifying met; at - prep; store - op; the - adj modifying store

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