82 Answered Questions for the topic Clauses

06/20/19

Do subordinating conjunctions subordinate clauses with verbs only?
> 1. **While** in Rome, John took a lot of pictures. > > 2. **While** he was in Rome, John took a lot of pictures. > > 3. **Although** on vacation, John calls the office often. >... more
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06/17/19

Is a comma needed to offset a title?
If I were to try and describe a book called "Book", is this sentence grammatically correct? >The book _Book_ by Joe Bob is set in... I was told that this sentence is incorrect, that commas must... more
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06/17/19

Some clause structure about “SOURCE said that CLAUSE”?
Suppose we have the following sentences: >John believes that people are good. >Steve knows that France is in Europe. Now, in these sentences we have some clause (e.g. People are good, France... more
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06/17/19

Where is the subject in "as was traditional for unmarried women"?
My senior English teacher was a tad bit confused where the subject for *was* is in this sentence: > As was traditional for unmarried women, Jane lived at home her entire life.
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06/15/19

Subordinating conjunctions "who" & "when" as subject clause?
I understand *who* and *when* can be used to introduce adjective clause for sure like the following sentences. >The time when is good for us to meet has not been decided. >The person who is... more
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06/14/19

Use of commas with seemingly dependent clauses?
I'd like to know whether or not the following examples are correct in relation to comma usage with independent/dependent clauses. Every time I come across examples to use commas in separating... more
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Clauses Grammar Phrases

06/09/19

What kind of phrase/clause is "as far as I know"?
I would like to know what kind of phrase/clause "as far as I know" is, and why.
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Clauses Grammar When Tenses

06/07/19

Mixed tense sentence + When clause?
Is it legal to write something like this: > When I'm trying to post a form system alerts me with a warning message. I've seen people use this kind of writing.
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Clauses Grammar

06/02/19

Am I using in "which in turn" correctly?
The windows do not block out sun light which in turn causes problems such as glares, eye damage, and skin damage for students.
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06/02/19

What's usage of 'to' following 'which' in a relative clause?
I see a sentence in a commercial article > Then in 2006, Amazon launched its Elastic Compute cloud (EC2) as a > commercial web service that allows small companies and individuals to > rent... more
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Clauses Grammar

06/02/19

When independent clauses are not truly independent?
If I write *My car can go pretty far and it gets good mileage* I have combined two independent clauses to create a compound sentence. I might just as easily write *My car can go pretty far. And it... more
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05/25/19

Can all transitive verbs take to-infinitive clauses?
> Yet it would be your duty to bear it, if you could not avoid it: it > is weak and silly to say you cannot bear what it is **your fate to be > required to bear**. — *Jane Eyre* It seems... more
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05/16/19

Can em dashes be used to isolate clauses starting with an “or”?
Here’s a simplified version of the sentence I'm working on. > Despite what he believed — or thought he believed — he still had to > contend with the truth. Or should I use commas?
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05/16/19

Is there any good book talking about clauses and phrases?
All grammar books I found underplay clauses and phrases; examples they give are simple and easy to understand, but in reality there are lots of long sentences made up of several clauses and phrases... more
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05/16/19

Multiple 'as' (subordinate conjunction) in the same sentence?
> Performance is poor as losses have increased and are projected to remain negative going forward as the company works through problem assets and realizes related expense. Is this sentence... more
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05/16/19

What is a noun modifying clause?
This is actually a question that came up when I was studying Japanese. Unfortunately my grasp of the technical language of syntax is very limited, and I never fully comprehended the idea of a *noun... more
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05/15/19

Double negation: unless followed by a negative verb form?
We will not cancel the game if the weather gets better. Replacing "if" with "unless", you end up with either: "We will cancel the game unless the weather gets better." or "We will **not** cancel... more
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Clauses Grammar Gerunds

05/14/19

Noun or non-finite subordinate clause?
Consider the following sentence: > The government wants to encourage understanding of science. Now, "to encourage understanding of science" is a non-finite subordinate clause functioning as an... more
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05/11/19

Position of verb for object clause?
Is the general word order of this sentence correct? > We investigate how strong the effect of X on Y is. Or, as an alternative, > We investigate how strong the effect of X is on Y. In a... more
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05/07/19

Is this a noun clause or an adverbial?
I'm interested in the following question: I want to visit **where my grandmother was born**. To me it seems like a noun clause because I could replace the clause with a noun. For example: I want to... more
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Clauses Grammar

05/07/19

Types of Independent Clauses?
I am curious if anyone is aware of a list of different types or categories of independent clauses. By comparison, there are four types of sentences (simple, compound, complex, and compounds... more
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05/02/19

Lots of questions for a lot of clauses!?
I am confused over the use of *lots of* vs *lot of*. I am phrasing a sentence having the following clause : > [Article] [lot-of/lots-of] [noun singular/plural] [verb] ... As an example : > A... more
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04/21/19

What's the grammar of "with such transitions governed"?
It's not uncommon to use *with* to introduce a clause like this: > A particle's energy state jumps about randomly, with such transitions governed by the temperature of the system. What's the... more
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Clauses Grammar

04/02/19

use A as B' equals 'use as B A' ?
I am reading "The Elements of Style"; the sentence below confuse me much: > A common fault is to use as the subject of a passive construction a > noun which expresses the entire action,... more
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03/29/19

How very dare you!?
The phrase: > *How very dare you!* ... was originally used by English comedian and actor Frankie Howard, but has since found fame in the UK through the Catherine Tate show. 1. In this sentence,... more
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