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Zoltán Király Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Subject + Location + BE + Adjective
The dishes in the sink are dirty.
The dishes = noun
in the sink = prepositional phrase
are = the verb BE in the present tense
dirty = adjective
The location is between the NOUN and BE+ADJECTIVE.
Do we 'also' call this prepositional phrase an adverbial clause? (because it shows a location?) or it's just simply the way it is and I have to memorize the order.
The dishes = noun
in the sink = prepositional phrase
are = the verb BE in the present tense
dirty = adjective
The location is between the NOUN and BE+ADJECTIVE.
Do we 'also' call this prepositional phrase an adverbial clause? (because it shows a location?) or it's just simply the way it is and I have to memorize the order.
Top answer
"in the sink" is an adjective phrase, modifying "dishes".
- "in the sink" is an adjective phrase, modifying "dishes".
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Is it true that phrases do not have a subject and verb?
And if I change it to an adjectiv clause, it still means the same thing? Are both version grammatically correct?
1. The dishes that are in the sink are dirty.
that are in the sink = adjective clause
2. The dishes in the sink are dirty.
in the sink = adjective phrase
And if I change it to an adjectiv clause, it still means the same thing? Are both version grammatically correct?
1. The dishes that are in the sink are dirty.
that are in the sink = adjective clause
2. The dishes in the sink are dirty.
in the sink = adjective phrase
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Yes, that all seems correct.
"that are in the sink" is also an example of a relative clause.
"that are in the sink" is also an example of a relative clause.
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Thank you!
"in the sink" is an adjective phrase, modifying "dishes".I understand "in the sink" is an adjective phrase, but it is also a prepositional phrase, right?
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Thank you again.
My last question. Regardless of what phrases we are talking they do not have a subject and verb, right? They can have a noun but not a subject, right?
My last question. Regardless of what phrases we are talking they do not have a subject and verb, right? They can have a noun but not a subject, right?
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More strictly, they do not contain a finite verb. For example, in "to err is human", "to err" is a noun phrase.
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Sorry I did not understand.
A phrase can have a verb but not a subject? and vice versa, can have a subject but not a verb?
A phrase can have a verb but not a subject? and vice versa, can have a subject but not a verb?
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GPYFor example, in "to err is human", "to err" is a noun phrase.I don't think so. "to err" is a verb form, an infinitive. It's the subject of the sentence, but subjects don't have to be nouns or noun phrases.
CJ
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