Questions tagged [clauses]
А clause is a unit of grammatical organization next below the sentence in rank and in traditional grammar said to consist of a subject and predicate.
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Can we use infinitive clauses with prepositions at the end of them for a purpose?
Do they always have to be next to nouns?
Examples;
To talk about, We should find a topic.
To live lots of amazing moments with, I need some friends.
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such that nobody would see him
a. He went into the room such that nobody would see him.
b. The wind blew such that the vase on the window ledge was knocked over.
In (a), 'such that' expresses intention. His intention was not to be ...
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What is the function of the word "boats" in this sentence?
For instance, they can learn that boats float and can practice ways to make boats move across water.
Is it a subject or an object (the bolded word)?
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Which noun does the that-clause modify?
The leak detection algorithm is suggested based on rules, historical
context, and user position that can manage to detect ten different
forms of ingestion, such as normal, low, extreme, and anomalous
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How can I classify the following conditional sentences?
I was watching this video. It classifies conditionals as follows:
I see that these variations are missing:
(Present → Past) If I say something, I destroyed everything.
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Why does the subordinate clause not have the verb “be”?
Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 4:
The astonishment of the ladies was just what he wished; that of Mrs. Bennet perhaps surpassing the rest; though, when the first tumult of joy was over, she began to ...
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Job-Search Post: Commas, Hyphens
My friend has a translation business. He inquired if I could assist him for this: He posted on a job-search site to look for employees:
“We look for some more people**,** to take on-board…”
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It was creative to combine these two materials for a painting. - general past thing or single past event?
"It was creative to combine these two materials for a painting."
Does this sentence have two interpretations?
(1)
Interpreted as a comment about a general thing. "Generally speaking, ...
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Comma before correlative conjunction not only ... but also
I'm doing an ACT practice problem, and I'm confused.
In the sentence "Thousands of visitors from around the world travel to Siena during the summer, not only to witness the exciting race but also ...
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Comma before “and” separating two short independent math statements?
Consider a typical mathematical sentence defining two tuples: (s_i)_{i=1}^n and (t_i)_{i=1}^n:
Let (s_i)_{i=1}^n = X (,) and (t_i)_{i=1}^n = Y.
The parens around the comma mean that it's unclear ...
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Could I rewrite the sentence like this?
Yeah. There's an investigation being opened. And I haven't heard
officially, but the French media is saying that there is, you know,
there was renovation going on near the roof by the ceiling. ...
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Type of clause and correct usage in this example
It follows two sisters— one is devoted to her faith, the other breaks the community's strict rules.
What would we class this type of clause ? (one is this, the other is this)
What part is the main ...
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Imperative: how to distinguish independent clauses and a compound predicate?
Consider the following imperative-sentence structure
Do 𝑋 and do 𝑌.
(Source: https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/qanda/data/faq/topics/Commas/faq0067.html ) where I believe (but do not know this ...
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Which sentence is correct? (In spite of) [duplicate]
As the title has suggested, I'd like to know which sentence using "in spite of" is correct:
John keeps working in spite of him feeling unwell.
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Is it an adverb clause, a relative clause or a noun clause?
Is it an adverb clause, a relative clause or a noun clause?
"To get to New Zealand the fastest way"
The whole sentence is... To get to New Zealand the fastest way, you will have to fly from ...
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"Despite the fact that x" <-- phrase, a clause, or phrase + a clause?
I know that “despite” is a preposition.
However, I am confused about its role in the following sentence (and similar sentences that use “despite the fact that”):
SENTENCE: Despite the fact that I was ...
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What are the syntactic structures of these three clauses?
I'm working on a project in which I take sentences and clauses from utterances and distinguish their syntactic structure (declarative, interrogative, imperative). I've encountered three clauses that ...
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What is the function of ‘before clause’ in the sentence？
When I was reading the book The Giver， I read the following sentences.
There was a time, actually—you’ll see this in the memories later—when
flesh was many different colors. That was before we ...
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Rules of punctuation [closed]
In the following sentence, I am not sure about the punctuation, nor am I too sure about the general shape and structure of it. It feels clumsy and poorly constructed sentence. Can anyone offer an ...
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Usage of "... such ... that ..."
Can the word "that" be the subject of the subordinate clause in sentences of the construction "... such ... that ..."?
For example, I believe the sentence:
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Usage of "results" (from GRE)
Nylenna's study showed that errors in scientific manuscripts submitted for publication often escape reviewer's notice, results that were not _______: when Godlee conducted a study of the same ...
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Do I need to use definite article and commas in a defining relative clause?
Do I need to use 'the' instead of 'a' here? Are the punctuation marks correct?
She gave him a reason. A reason, that was sufficient to burst a passion inside him so that he could reveal all his ...
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How should I frame these sentences?
If you would have told me I would have done it.
I would mind if you wouldn't do it.
I wouldn't mind if you would do it.
If you wouldn't have told me I would have done it.
Are there sentences correct?
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Does it make any differences in meaning when the subordinate clause is at the end or beginning of the sentence?
Does it make any differences in meaning when the subordinate clause is at the end or beginning of the sentence?
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Mom always makes sure Tom has food to eat before he leaves for school.
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Should I use comma or not in "She left my room, smiling"?
Suppose a girl left my room and while leaving, she was smiling. Then which of the following should I use?
1. She left my room smiling.
Or
2. She left my room, smiling.
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Adjective clauses
Can anyone tell me the adjective clause in each of these sentences and the word it modifies?
In front of the theater was a block-long line, at the very end of which we saw our two friends.
The new ...
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What are the linkers in these sentences?
The army has previously rejected Khan’s claims it had anything to do with past purported attempts on his life.
What is the Linker in this sentence?
I have noticed many sentences like- I said it was ...
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The day after/before - the choice of tenses
I've a question regarding the tense choice with the phrase "the day/night/minute... after/before + clause.
As we all know, after some words only the Present Simple is possible. Some of such are ...
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"which+to be" can be deleted after comma?
The method, used in this study, shows the climate change effects, which can be applied to other scientific studies.
Question: Is it correct not to place "which is" is after first comma and before ...
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Is the clause "what is" incomplete in this sentence?
I came across this sentence:
According to von Kármán, a scientist seeks to understand what is; an engineer, to create what never was.
What's the grammar of "what is" and "what never ...
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What is a noun clause?
That was she woke up in the middle of the night.
Is the clause [she woke up in the middle of the night] a noun clause?
Thank you.
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If clause sentence which one is correct from these two sentences?
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I want to show that in the future or present it's not possible for him to bend the knee
Even if you want to bend the knee you will not be able to do that
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Is it “is” or “are” after “that” in the expression …X of Y that is/are? Context provided in the question
I am aware of solutions that use "can" or "will" to circumvent the issue, but I really want to know the answer. In the sentence below, "efficacy" is what I want to center ...
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joining phrase at correct place
I have following 2 statements.
The convergences of topological relations of adjacent segments can be
derived from graphs.
The convergences allows reconstruction of object
geometries with ...
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Time clause in present perfect - Is Mr. Jackson still President?
Since Mr. Jackson became president, unemployment has increased.
I know a time clause might refer to a particular point in the past. But the question is, Is Mr. Jackson still President?
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Do the provided sentences exhibit a reduced adjective clause structure?
Perseus then flew to the realm of Atlas whose chief pride was his garden
"filled with golden fruit".
Those in favor of a milder approach to the drug problem point to the poor results
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does the "By + gerund" clause have a passive meaning?
I have a sentence similar to this one:
Hibernate can validate your schema by setting the Hibernate property to validate
Does it imply that Hibernate validates this schema because it (Hibernate) set ...
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It seems the main clause is absent in this complex sentence. Why is it correct?
I saw this complex sentence in the CGEL Quirk et al.
What surprises me is that they are fond of snakes and lizards.
In this sentence, the subject is the wh-clause and the predicative is that-clause.
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Is there a difference between therefore and "for this reason"?
They acknowledge that tasks that attempt to test a certain executive function such as memory have some variability amongst them, for this reason they used factor analysis
I know the sentence contains ...
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one or two sentences?
The following is a link to a CNN news story.
https://www.facebook.com/cnninternational/videos/this-pool-loving-pup-cant-get-enough-time-in-the-water-see-his-reaction-to-getti/1414625682685648/
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Does the part "given its expected duration" modify vaccine or is it another kind of grammar structure?
They were unsure about the utility of the vaccine given its expected duration.
Does the part "given its expected duration" modify vaccine or is it another kind of grammar structure?
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Restrictive and non-restrictive clauses
I have seen a few restrictive and non-restrictive clauses with no ‘that’ and ‘which’ respectively. For example:
It’s a car I bought last year.
The pen I bought today.
To me, the sentences should be ...
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Is this an appositive or object complement? "that most students do not understand grammar"
Is the noun clause an appositive or object complement? Is there any rule or test to identify the noun clause as appositive or object complement?
I have often declared the problem that most students ...
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Question about Comma - Determining Clauses
In the sentence below, should there be a comma after "President"?
John comes to RNW from the Office of the President, where he supported the RanTech systems for the last 20 years.
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{WHO/WHOM} - Need some advice in this phrase
I'm being stuck in this phrase:
WHO or WHOM?
"The doctor ___ my grandmother liked lives in New York."
In my conception, the doctor is suffering the action, so it might be the object, right? ...
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How should I take the struture 'that moment by'?
In this following context, how should I understand this that clause ' that moment by'?
Should I take it as: 'that moment by moment'?
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All life and all existence here,
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Is it possible that the word "mislead" has "that clause"?
Suppose we know that Paula suffers from a severe phobia. If we reason
that Paula is afraid either of snakes or spiders, and then establish
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I don't... neither am I in one sentence
I don't want to go out, neither am I interested in going to your
place.
Is this sentence correct? Can I use "neither" after saying that I don't do something? Most examples that I've seen ...
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'I was eating when he came home' vs 'He came home when I was eating'
Is there any difference between these two sentences?
I was eating when he came home.
and
He came home when I was eating.
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Prepositional phrase or adjective phrase
i think that we can make a step in the right direction
In the sentence above, is "that we can make a step in the right direction" a noun clause or adverb clause?
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