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Prepositions Conjunctions and Interjections
Lincoln Ondricka
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☆☆☆☆☆Dave and Jenny are the antecedents for the plural pronouns their, they, they, and themselves.
This sentence has INCORRECT GRAMMAR. However,the conjunction is but, and is part of the correlating conjunction "not only...but also."
CORRECT FORMS - conjunctions connect identical functions
Cathy won not only a blue ribbon but also the championship trophy. Cathy not only won a blue ribbonbut also took home the championship trophy.
Let's work this out together:
The world has seen many wars, but the two world wars in the twentieth century have been particularly devastating.
Now, break it down: You have two clauses here joined by a conjunction. (1) The world has seen many wars... (2) ...the two wars in the twentieth century have been particularly devastating. And, the conjunction "but." (I added the comma above for grammatical accuracy.)
There is no prepositional phrase in the first clause; you have a simple subject, predicate, object construction.
The second clause contains the prepositional phrase. Easiest way to find it is to identify the part of speech of each word:There are eleven:
- the
- two
- wars
- in
- the
- twentieth
- century
- have
- been
- particularly
- devastating
There are two definite articles, both "the." So cross off #'s 1 and 5. Number 2, "two," is an adjective here modifying the noun after it "wars," so check off #'s 2 and 3. Number 4, "in" is a preposition...Oh! there's your first hint: prepositional phrases begin with a preposition. A prepositional phrase is a phrase consisting of a preposition, its object, which is usually a noun or a pronoun, and any modifiers of the object. So, we need to look for those components. Typically, the prepositional phrase follows immediately after the preposition. Here we have "in the twentieth century. We know that "in" is the preposition, "the twentieth century" then becomes the object, "the" and "twentieth' modifying "century."
Let's keep looking though: "have," modal verb; "been," past tense verb, form of to be; "particularly," adjective, modifies "devastating;" "devastating," adjective, modifies "wars."
So, there you have it. The prepositional phrase and a way to find it.
The conjunction "or" is a coordinating conjunction.
jane whispered, i heard all aboit it because Sam himself told ME
The conjunction "neither...nor" is called a correlating or correlative conjunction.
The 4 prepositional phrases are:
- about the extinction
- of dinosaurs
- with such force
- in the air
The only word you should capitalize is "A", at the beginning of the sentence. There are no proper nouns that would have to be capitalized.
adverb phrase
correlating conjunction
The prepositional phrase is "roofs of houses."
run-on A+
"that the coach recommended."
"After you finish your dinner" is the subordinate clause.
The word either is not a preposition. It can be an adjective, adverb, or part of a conjunction (with or).
"Your birthday is on a Sunday next year."
The prepositional phrase in this sentence is "on a Sunday."
An antecedent is the noun, pronoun, or noun phrase that replaces a noun.
The antecedent for the capitalized pronoun (it) is report.
"'In Time of Silver Rain' is a poem thatdescribes nature in all its glory."
The pronouns in the sentence are:
- that, a relative pronoun that introduces the relative clause "that describes nature in all its glory".
- its, a possessive adjective that describes the noun 'glory'.
Note: The word 'that' may serve as a pronoun. But in this given instance, I believe you'll find it is used as a conjunction, forming a compound predicate.
The Moni Mahal Buffet is an Indian buffet restaurant. It is located at 164 Laurier West in Ottowa, Ontario. This restaurant has a seating capacity of 150 and is open for lunch or dinner.
The antecedent for the pronoun "its" is friendship.
adverb phrase for a+
