Phrases and Clauses 5 December 2012 Phrases and Clauses I) Prepositional and Appositive Phrases Phrase- a few words that do not have a subject or a verb and are one part of speech in a sentence A) Prepositional Phrases Prepositional phrase- preposition with a noun or pronoun following it Ex: near the table and chairs. “Near” is the preposition and “table and chairs” are the objects. 1) Adjectival Phrases Adjectival phrase- a prepositional phrase that modifies a noun or pronoun
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Introduction What is “Exclusion Clause”? There are various definitions of exclusion clause. Exclusion clause is a term or clause which can be incorporated into a contract. It is a term in a contract that seeks to restrict the rights of the parties to the contract. 1 The terms of the contract are important that they define both the content and scope of the parties’ mutual obligations.2 Classically‚ terms of the contract have been divided into either conditions or warranties. The development of the
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SIMPLE SENTENCE A simple sentence‚ also called an independent clause‚ contains a subject and a verb‚ and it expresses a complete thought. In the following simple sentences‚ subjects are in yellow‚ and verbs are in green. A. Some students like to study in the mornings. B. Juan and Arturo play football every afternoon. C. Alicia goes to the library andstudies every day. | The three examples above are all simple sentences. Note that sentence B contains a compound subject‚ and sentence C contains
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ENGLISH GRAMMAR Relative Clauses RELATIVE CLAUSES INTRODUCTION There are two types of relative clauses: 1. Defining relative clauses 2. Non-defining relative clauses DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES These describe the preceding noun in such a way to distinguish it from other nouns of the same class. A clause of this kind is essential to clear understanding of the noun. The boy who was playing is my brother. Defining Relative Pronouns SUBJECT OBJECT POSSESSIVE For people Who Whom/Who Whose That That For
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Noun Clauses A NOUN CLAUSE is a group of words with a subject and a verb WHO WHEN WHOM You can recognize a noun clause by one of the relative pronouns or adverbs that begin the clause A noun clause consists of three components: A relative pronoun or adverb A subject A verb Noun clauses function like Uses of Noun Clauses After some verbs and adjectives To include a question in a statement (embedded questions) To report what someone has said or asked Noun clauses
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compensate him for the loss of his dinner jacket and the damage to his trousers. He is claiming $500 as the replacement cost of a new suit. BDS‚ through its new owner‚ Bruce‚ is denying responsibility for this loss and damage due to an exclusion clause on the docket handed to Joe (as usual) when he left his items to be dry cleaned. Bruce also points to a sign at the back of the shop which also excludes liability. This question is concerned with the contents of the contract‚ in particular‚ the
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This paper is going Describe the organization and structure of the American legal system by defining the different roles of the federal and state governments‚ it will also describe the Supremacy Clause and explain what happens when there is a direct conflict between federal and state law. Roles of the Federal Government The founding founders intended the United States to be ruled under the system of federalism. The Introduction to Law textbook defines federalism by saying “federalism is a system
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are always containaining at least one verb. Sentence is now lately called clause. Futhermore‚ a clause that consits of one verb is called simple clause and a clause that consits of more than one verb is called complex clause. To complete the meaning of a sentence‚ the elements object (consists of noun or noun pharase)‚ complement‚ and adjunct (place) should be added because some verbs needs complementations to make the clause makes sense. However‚ there are some verbs that do not need complementations
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1. Combine the following sentences using adverb clauses at the end of the sentence. 1. We watched the robins. They raised their young in our apple tree. 2. Becky read the book. It was recommended by a friend. 3. Dad donates his suits to charity. He has worn them a year. 4. The policemen delayed the drivers. The wrecks were cleared. 5. Ann ate an apple. She studied her vocabulary. 2. Combine the following sentences using adverb clauses at the beginning of the sentence. 1. Frank started medical
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PART A: MULTIPLE CHOICE MAKE THE BEST CHOICE 1. This is the place _________ I met my wife. A. what B. where C. which D. that 2. Simon is the man _________ Mary loves. A. who B. which C. whom D. A&C 3. My wife‚ _________ is a doctor‚ works at Community Hospital. A. who B. which C. whom D. that 4. Only one of the people _________ work in the company is qualified. A. what B. which C. who D. where 5. She is the one _________ I told you about. A. what B. which C. whose D. who 6
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