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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

If phrases

The sentence is : "if you are looking for the best, most useful guide to the tourist destination, you have found it!"
Is...you have found it...the main clause?
Is the rest a conditional phrase?
Or. can it also be called something else, like an adjective phrase?
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Top answer

the main clause? Yes. Anonymous Is the rest a conditional phrase?

— Mister Micawber

  • the main clause?
  • Yes.
  • Anonymous Is the rest a conditional phrase?
  • Yes.
  • A clause, actually.
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AnonymousIs...you have found it...the main clause?
Yes.
AnonymousIs the rest a conditional phrase?
Yes. A clause, actually.
AnonymousOr. can it also be called something else, like an adjective phrase?
It is an adverbial.
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Thanks for your reply.
i though a clause need a finite verb.
Is ' was running' a finite verb?
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AnonymousIs ' was running' a finite verb?
That is not in your sentence, but yes, continuous verb forms (if they contain a form of 'be') are finite.
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That is most helpful...Thank you.Emotion: smile

One last question...How do you know it's an adverbial clause?
Is it because the most
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AnonymousIs it because the most 'important' word in the clause is the verb?
No, because the meaning that the 'if' clause carries modifies the meaning of the whole main clause.
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