Adjectival, adverbial, and nominal Clauses and Phrases Adjectival, adverbial, and nominal

Don’t Forget! Clause vs phrase A clause is a group of words that has as a subject and predicate. A phrase does not. A phrase is a group of words that lacks either a subject or a predicate.

Adjective Clause Modify nouns or pronouns Adjective clauses tend to begin with (or these are implied) Who, whom, whose, which, or that When, where, why To test for adjective clause, they usually answer these questions: Which one? What kind? Because they tend to begin with these relative pronouns or adverbs, they are usually dependent clauses.

Where is the adjective clause? The dog that sat in the swing wanted to be pushed. The curly labridoodle, whose big, brown eyes pleaded for a push, waited patiently. The man who put the dog in the swing should be punished.

Adjective Phrase Modify nouns or pronouns Modify the same things the same way, but rather than using a clause, use a group of words (a phrase!) Like a normal adjective, an adjective phrase can be used before the noun it is modifying (like in the first two examples above) or after the noun it is modifying (like in the last example) Read more at http://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/adjective_phrases.htm#IzZiSExMRUg0WpRB.99

Where is the adjective phrase? The dog in the swing wanted to be pushed. The curly labridoodle, with big, brown eyes, waited patiently. The man who put the dog in the swing should be punished.

Adverbial Clause—contains a subject and a verb Modifies verbs Answers these three questions: How / Why? When? Where? Tend to start with subordinating conjunctions so they are usually DEPENDENT!

Where is the adverbial clause? With his arms at his side, the alligator breached like a dolphin He shot out of the water after he saw the duck. He put on a show in a lake that has fresh water

Where is the adverbial phrase? The alligator breached like a dolphin In three seconds he shot out of the water. Near the middle of the lake he put on a show.

Nominal Clause Like a noun, a nominal clause names a person, place, thing, or idea.  A nominal clause may function in a sentence as any of the following: Subject Subject Complement Appositive Object of a preposition Direct object             Indirect object                            

Examples During Halloween you can dress like whomever you want. They argue about how they will pay the bill. I don’t know who stole my grill.