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Prepositions Conjunctions and Interjections
Sigrid Hill
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The prepositional phrase is "among the finalists."
One of his assets is his farms.
"that the coach recommended" is the subordinate clause
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
correlating conjunction
The prepositional phrase is "roofs of houses."
"Dad has a secret fishing spot" is the independent clause.
The clause "until my room was cleaned" is an adverb clause, which begins with an adverb (until) acting as a conjunction.
that your neighbor raises
supplies
"with fund-raising events."
"Or" is not a preposition. It's a conjunction.
We will bring the trophy home this time.
She won a trophy for her excellent dancing.
The clause "who can cook" is an adjective clause, modifying man.
The larger clause (that you will marry a man who can cook) is the object of the sentence, and is a noun clause.
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The clause "who can cook" is an adjective clause (aka relative clause), a group of words with a subject (who) and a verb (can cook) that is introduced by a relative pronoun, but does not express a complete thought. Example:
A man who can cook is a man after my own heart.
The clause "who can cook" is describing the noun "man".
An adverb clause is a group of words with a subject and a verb that is introduced by a subordinate conjunction, that does not express a complete thought.
He scrubbed the kitchen until everything shined.
The clause "until everything shined" is modifying the verb "scrubbed".
Note: Just like an adjective, an adjective clause describes a noun, and an adverb clause functions as an adverb.
adjective
