A pair of studies conducted by a researcher at the University of Houston
has concluded that spending time on Facebook browsing through
friends' profiles is making some users depressed.
1. Identify the simple subject and the main verb:
pair, concluded
2. Identify the subordinate clause and its grammatical function.
spending…depressed, noun
3. Identify the participle structure and its grammatical function:
conducted…Houston, adjectival/adjective
4. Identify the gerund phrase:
spending time on Facebook browsing through friends’ profiles
browsing through friends’ profiles
5. Is “browsing” a gerund or a participle?
a gerund
The family of a man gunned down by a North Charleston police officer
says they wonder what would have happened if a witness hadn't
captured the shooting on video. Charged with murder, officer Michael
Slager made his first court appearance Tuesday.
6. Identify all the subordinate clauses:
they…video
what…video,
if…video
7. Tell the grammatical functions of each of the above subordinate clauses you
identify:
noun, noun, adverbial/adverb
8. Identify the participial phrase and its grammatical function:
Charged with murder, adverbial/adverb
9. Identify the participle phrase and its grammatical function:
gunned…officer, adjival/adjective
10. Is “what” a relative pronoun or an interrogative pronoun?
an interrogative pronoun
A pair of studies conducted by a researcher at the University of Houston
has concluded that spending time on Facebook browsing through
friends' profiles is making some users depressed.
1. Identify the simple subject and the main verb:
2. Identify the subordinate clause and its grammatical function.
3. Identify the participle structure and its grammatical function:
4. Identify the gerund phrase:
5. Is “browsing” a gerund or a participle?
The family of a man gunned down by a North Charleston police officer
says they wonder what would have happened if a witness hadn't
captured the shooting on video. Charged with murder, officer Michael
Slager made his first court appearance Tuesday.
6. Identify all the subordinate clauses:
7. Tell the grammatical functions of each of the above subordinate clauses you
identify:
8. Identify the participial phrase and its grammatical function:
9. Identify the participle phrase and its grammatical function:
10. Is “what” a relative pronoun or an interrogative pronoun?