Miller grammar
Terms
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- noun clause
- a subordinate clause that acts as a noun
- constant, angry ranting
- UNDERLINE THE GERUND PHRASE!! His constant, angry ranting made Napoleon difficult to tolerate.
- gerund phrase
- a gerund with modifiers of a complement, all acting together as a noun.
- infinitive
- a form of a verb that generally appears with the word to and acts as a noun, and adjective, or an abverb.
- clause
- a group of words with its own subject and verb.
- adjective clause
- a subordinate clause that modifies a noun or a ronoun by telling WHAT KIND or WHICH ONE.
- who reads about ancient Rome-----Anyone
- WRITE WHAT THE ADJECTIVE CLAUSE IS AND WHAT IT IS MODIFYING!! Anyone who reads about ancient Rome will find it very interesting.
- subordinate
- STATE WHETHER THE BOLD CLAUSE IS AN INDEPENDENT OR SUBORDINATE CLAUSE!! The woman TO WHOM I INTRODUCED YOU teaches latin.
- whoever is last
- UNDERLINE THE NOUN CLAUSE!! Whoever is last must pay a penalty.
- gerund
- a form of a verb that acts as a noun (-ing). no helping verbs like verbs ending in -ing nor do they act as adjuctives as participles do.
- independent clause
- STATE WHETHER THE SENTENCE IS AN INDEPENDENT OR SUBORDINATE CLAUSE!! That women teaches latin.
- Independent clause
- can stand by itself as a complete sentence
- verb//participle//gerund
- WRITE IN ORDER WHETHER EACH SENTENCE IS A PARTICIPLE, GERUND, OR A VERB!! kevin is yawning at his desk//the yawning boy was very tired.//yawning is contagious.
- participle
- a form of a verb that can act as an adjective. (what kind? or Which one?)
- subordinate adverb clauses
- modify verbs, adjectives, adverbs, or verbals by telling where, when, in what way, to what extent, under what condition, or why.
- relative pronous
- connect adjective clauses to the words they modify and act as subjects, direct objects, objects of preposition, or adjectives in the clause
- she was-----happy
- WRITE THE SUBORDINATING ADVERB CLAUSE AND LABEL WHAT IT IS MODIFYING!! Tricia seemed happy wherever she was.
- participle phrase
- a participle modified by an adverb or an adverb phrase accompanied by a compliment.
- subordinate clause
- it has a subject and a verb but cannot stand by itself as a complete sentence; can only be part of a sentemce.
- eliptical clause
- a clause in which the verb or subject and verb are understood but not actually stated
- traveling quickly-----we
- UNDERLINE THE PARTICIPLE PHRASE AND LIST WHAT IT IS MODIFYING!! Traveling quickly, we say much of the french country side.
- to understand
- UNDERLINE THE INFINITIVE!! To understand requires maturity and acceptance.
- relative adverbs
- connect adjective clauses to the words they modify and act as adverbs in the clauses.