14. Dependent Clauses. English Grammar Lesson

[1966gopackgo]

wow this video sucks who cares about that crap

[MosesMyPeople]

Thank you so much! I was having quite a bit of trouble doing my work until I saw your video!

[McLarryson]

@mrthoth, why can't the question be asked "what person" as opposed to "which person?"

[ddsharper]

7:27 did you say that last sentence is functioning as an adverb? modifying person?

[mrthoth]

@ddsharper Thanks for your comment--participial phrases always function as adjectives, not adverbs. "Who owns stock" answers the question "which person" ("the one who owns stock--that's which person"). Things that answer "which" questions are adjectival. Adverbs answer questions about how, when, where, and why things happen.

[ddsharper]

@mrthoth thank you.

[regan4000]

@mrthoth I think you just made an honest mistake at 7:27. You state that because "whom you know" answers 'which person', it is an adjectival subordinate clause. You then say that "who owns stock" is answering 'which person', but is actually functioning as an adverb.

Was that just a slip of the tongue, or am I missing something?

Thanks! Awesome video as always.

[mrthoth]

@regan4000 Right. I should have said "who owns stock" is functioning as an adjective.

[Myrtone]

How about 'Is it that the British are coming?' In English the sentence the British are coming can be made subordinate simply by adding a subordinating conjunction in front, so '...that the British are coming.' But this is not necessarily the case in other languages. For example consider the German sentence 'Die Britische kommen jetzt' and '...dass die Britishce jetzt kommen.'

[Flawhound]

Thank you for your consistently clear and emphatic teaching.

[MattandMaxAdventures]

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[TheGravyGuzzler]

Explain catch-22 please.

[thecapone45]

HELPED A LOT! thanks!

[jonnybik12]

Is "left," in the last sentense, a subjective complement?

[mrthoth]

@jonnybik12 "Left" is the main verb ("has left" is the whole verb phrase).

[badass147]

This good and i understand it. but for people who are just beginning to learn it, I don't think they'll understand, u'd have to start from the beginning for them.

[dwhitefant]

Dear Yossarian,

Can you please settle an ongoing dispute between my ex-husband and myself?

Which sentence is grammatically correct:

a. Can you believe another year has passed? or

b. Can you believe another year has past?

Thanks.

[mrthoth]

@dwhitefant "Can you believe another year has past / passed?" is like "Can you believe another year has gone?" That tells you that what you want after "has" is the past participle of a verb. "Past" is either an adjective (as in "past presidents") or a noun ("the past was better"), but "passed" is the past participle of "pass," and it's what you want in the sentence "Another year has passed," or "You have passed the test."

[wwwmw100]

relavtive pronouns or relative adverbs what? 7:55

[TheTachelhit]

i really apreciate your explinantion, you are great. i studied subordinate clauses at the university since 1999. i got the impression that forgot almost all the things, but thinks to your video i start

to refresh my memory.

thannks abundle

[taleoftwo]

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[TheLarssan]

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[hawaela]

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[capricorntib]

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[nighthunter135]

i don't get this and i got it for homework that i have to hand in tomorrow :(

[Slasherboi24]

If we lose we will feel happy. LOL

[rlewis19461]

Yossarian the Grammarian is an excellent teacher - a master teacher!

Your clear and concise explanations are energetically delivered and a joy to hear.

Thank you for your good work!

RL

[eric3ryan]

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[suvendurinku]

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[suroviecg]

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[mousegeek]

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[spatesel]

I learned something from this video

The sentence above is a independent clause HAHAHAHAHAHA

[taho113]

"what you see is what you get, thats what you get, what you see is a subject, and therefore thats noun. what do you see? what you get is what you see, see what you get is what it is, see is."

hahahah even though that makes no sense the video was good, thanks :D

[katkatkoo]

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[katkatkoo]

i mean unbeliveable

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[pazzamex]

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