Question
Am I right in the problems below:
Although Rex behaves well, they take him to obedience class.
dependent clause is Although Rex behaves well and it is used as a noun?
He looks as if he wanted a good home.
dependent clause is as if he wanted a good home and it is used as an an adverb describing how he looks.
Although Rex behaves well, they take him to obedience class.
dependent clause is Although Rex behaves well and it is used as a noun?
He looks as if he wanted a good home.
dependent clause is as if he wanted a good home and it is used as an an adverb describing how he looks.
Answers
Reed
No, "Although Rex behaves well" is not a noun. The verb is "take". Who is doing the action here?
And, no, "as if he wanted a good home" is not an adverb. "looks" is a linking verb, therefore the phrase is a predicate adjective describing "he".
And, no, "as if he wanted a good home" is not an adverb. "looks" is a linking verb, therefore the phrase is a predicate adjective describing "he".
Kelley
They are the ones doing the action so is it a noun?
For the next one my choices as noun adjective or adverb so would it be a noun or an adjective?
For the next one my choices as noun adjective or adverb so would it be a noun or an adjective?
Kelley
For the first one is it adjective and the second still just an adjective?
Reed
"They" is a pronoun, not a noun. It is the subject of the sentence. "Although" is a preposition, so you have a prepositional phrase describing Rex, or "him", the direct object of the sentence. Who is taken? Him. The phrase describes "him". What describes a noun or pronoun?
I don't see your multiple choice selections. An adjective is an adjective, in this case a predicate adjective, but still an adjective, not an adverb. It describes "he", the subject of the sentence.
I don't see your multiple choice selections. An adjective is an adjective, in this case a predicate adjective, but still an adjective, not an adverb. It describes "he", the subject of the sentence.