Ravi_Mangalore
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- Kannada
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- India
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- India
Respected teacher,
I have some doubts in expanding the Phrases to clauses. Could you please guide me in this? I do understand that a Clause has an subject and a predicate and the phrase does not have. The following sentences which are underlined are phrases and I need to expand it to a clause. I am at my wits end as to how I should proceed further.
1. She is an intelligent girl.
2. Inspite of being ill, the student attended the classes.
3. People living in Glass houses cannot throw stones at others.
My understanding of the above:
1. Mary is an intelligent girls (Mary is the Subject -- Is an intelligent girls is the predicate. hence it is a clause)
2.The student attended the classes inspite of his illness (Subject: The Student; Predicate: attended the classes...)
3. Stones cannot be thrown by people living in glass houses.
I have my own doubts. I am not sure whether they are correct or not.
Kindly help /guide me in this.
Thanks and regards.
I have some doubts in expanding the Phrases to clauses. Could you please guide me in this? I do understand that a Clause has an subject and a predicate and the phrase does not have. The following sentences which are underlined are phrases and I need to expand it to a clause. I am at my wits end as to how I should proceed further.
1. She is an intelligent girl.
2. Inspite of being ill, the student attended the classes.
3. People living in Glass houses cannot throw stones at others.
My understanding of the above:
1. Mary is an intelligent girls (Mary is the Subject -- Is an intelligent girls is the predicate. hence it is a clause)
2.The student attended the classes inspite of his illness (Subject: The Student; Predicate: attended the classes...)
3. Stones cannot be thrown by people living in glass houses.
I have my own doubts. I am not sure whether they are correct or not.
Kindly help /guide me in this.
Thanks and regards.