what is the difference between an adjective phrase and an adjective clause?
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clauses contain subjects and verbs whereas phrases don't.  adjectives modify nouns.  adverbs modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs.  an infinitive is a non-conjugated verb (to run, to walk, to eat).  sorry i can't answer about an apositive or gerund.
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The rule states that a past participle must agree with its direct object if the direct object precedes it.\n\nWith a "que" clause, the direct object is normally right before the "que"  as in\n\nLa robe que j'ai achetee est tres belle.    "Robe" is the subject of the sentence but the direct object of the "que" clause and thus the extra "e" for agreement.\n\nAnother example:  J'ai vu les memes films que tu as vus.  "Films" is the direct object of the "que" clause thus the extra "s".\n\nOne more example:  Connais-tu les filles que j'ai rencontrees? "filles" is the direct object of the "que" clause thus the agreement "es"\n\nIn each example the direct object comes right before the "que" and that normally is the case.\n\n"Qui" is  used as a subject, therefore the rule does not apply.    Je vois le garcon qui a gagne le match.  I see the boy who won the game.  "Match" is the direct object of the "qui" clause.  It comes after the verb, therefore no agreement is needed.  Hope this helps.
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Well, it really may vary according to the context of a given written or spoken sentence. \n\nHowever, the simplest structure / form of a sentence is, as an overall rule, Subject, Verb, Direct Complement, Indirect Complement, where the latter may refer to time, place, etc.\n\nAn example:\n\n"Yo compro naranjas todos los dias!"\n\nSubject : "Yo" ("I")\nVerb: "compro" ("buy")\nDirect Complement: "naranjas" ("oranges")\nIndirect Complement: "todos los dias" ("everyday").\n\nHowever, if you wish to stress that it is oranges you buy everyday, the sentence could be like this:\n\n"Naranjas, yo compro todos los dias".\n\nOh yes! Jamie16 is right about the adjectives: they normally are placed after the noun they qualify. Therefore, if you wish to say "sweet oranges" in Spanish, you usually say "naranjas dulces". Nevertheless, in some contexts or special texts - poetic or literary, for instance - you can also say or write "dulces naranjas". Hence, "Las dulces naranjas del Eden" (The sweet oranges of Eden).\n\nI hope this gives you an approximate idea.
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Introductory just means that they clause/phrase appears at the beginning of the sentence. \n\nIf you need more information, first you need to find out and understand what adverbs, prepositions and participals are. Then, you need to find out and understand what a clause is and put that together with what you learned about adverbs, prepositions and participals.
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the first one was in past tense and the other one is in past progressive tense\nthe meaning is the same. the difference is how the sentence was constructed
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In syntax, a sentence with an independent clause and at least one dependent clause (subordinating clause) is referred to as a complex sentence. The dependent clause is introduced by either a subordinate conjunction such as although, while or because or a relative pronoun such as who or which.\n\n[Examples\nWhen I saw what you had done, I was happy. \nIndependent clause: I was happy. \nDependent clause: When I saw what you had done \nThat you love me makes me happy. \nA complex sentence with a sub-clause functioning as a subject. \nIndependent clause: (subject) makes me happy. \nDependent clause: That you love me (acting as the subject) \nIt makes me happy that you love me. \nA clefted complex sentence with a sub-clause indicating what the dummy pronoun "It" refers to. \nIndependent clause: It makes me happy. \nDependent clause: that you love me \nThe book is where you have put it. \nA complex sentence with a sub-clause functioning as subject complement. "Be" is a copula verb; it links the sub-clause to the subject. \nIndependent clause: The book is (complement). \nDependent clause: where you have put it (acting as the complement)
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You were close. Here's how it is said. \n\nShe felt BAD, not BADLY. \n\nBad is an ADVERB, and words like this describe VERBS, so it is being felt. \n\nBadly on the other hand is an ADJECTIVE and it describes NOUNS which describes a person, place or thing,.\n\nWhat you said the 2nd time around was right. Hope this helps you.
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They're descriptive or adjectives.
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Yes it is a sentence.  The term used for sentences like "quiet" or "stop" or "drink" etc., is an imperative.  In an imperative the subject of the sentence (you) is assumed, as in "you be quiet" or "you stop" or "you drink."
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A noun clause is a dependent clause that functions as a noun. Therefore, it can be a subject, object, or subject complement. Because a noun clause is dependent, it must be connected to an independent clause to form a complex sentence. A noun clause used as an object is preceded by an independent clause called an introductory clause. The noun clause is the object of the introductory clause verb, which is often a verb of speaking (say, tell, report) or mental activity (know, believe, wonder).\n\nWH-word clauses\n\n Formed from wh-questions; wh-words are the subordinators : who, whoever, what, whatever, where, wherever, when, which, how, etc. \n Use SV(0) statement word order
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A phrase is a group of words that has either no subject or no predicate.\n opening the gate (no subject) \n the man at the counter (no predicate) \n across the river (a modifier: neither a subject nor a predicate) \n\nA clause is a group of words containing both a subject and a predicate.\n\nDependent Clauses cannot stand alone as  sentences.\nalthough the man held his daughter \nbecause Jerry was laughing at the joke \n \nIndependent Clauses can stand alone as a sentence.\nAlfred did not want to marry \nMy sister, Mariana, was talking about our mother
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An adjective phrase is any phrase which modifies a noun or pronoun.
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An absolute phrase is another useful linking device; for example, "His nose was running and his hands were shaking" and "He left the theatre" can be combined as \n\n"His nose running and his hands shaking, he left the theatre." \n\nThe absolute uses a participle to create a phrase which modifies the entire sentence rather than a specific word.
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To avoid confusion, I would recommend you call these subordinate and main OR dependent and independent. A main or independent clause is a group of word with a subject and verb that can by itself stand as a complete sentence. The two terms mean the same thing. Example: When I go to the store, I always buy more than intend to. "I always buy more than I intend to" is a main or independent  clause because it by itself it can be a sentence. Note that "When I go to the store" is a clause (a group of words with a subject and a verb) BUT it cannot stand as a sentence because it does not express a complete thought and DEPENDS on the rest of the sentence for meaning. Therefore. it is a dependent or subordinate clause.\n\nExample: After I come home from the dance, (subordinate or dependent clause) I plan to go directly to bed. (main or independent clause)\n\nExample: I got very sick at Thanksgiving dinner (main or independent clause) because I ate too much. (dependent or subordinate clause)\n\nExample: I like ice cream, and I especially like it with cake. (BOTH are main or independent clauses. There is no dependent or subordinate clause in the sentence.)\n\nI hope this helps.
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It is a question of style\n\nThe use of the definite article "the" gives more emphasis on the prepositional phrases.\n\nconsider\n\n"it prevents elimination"\n\nand "it prevents the elimination" (of what?)\n\nprepositional phrases function much the same was as an adjective, they modify a noun in this sentence.  By emphasizing the noun with "the" you emphasize the prepositional phrases, relative clauses, and adjectives that go along with it.\n\nuse of "the" also emphasizes that the words assimilation and elimination are nouns and not verbs.\n\nIf you are descibing a process such as digestion, I would not use "the", because you have more emphasis on the process, a verb.  If you are describing the effects of a drug or the results of an experiment, the emphasis is no longer on how something happend but on what happend.  I would use "the" in this case.
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It typically means that you are missing the noun subject of a sentence or the verb. It will also come up if an offending sentence is a just a clause, e.g. "If the boy were walking his dog". It will also show up if a sentence is too wordy with lots of parenthetical expressions without the proper use of commas, semicolons, colons , etc.\n\nHope this helps!
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It can be an adjective, pronoun or an adverb.