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Minutes later, wild bees in their murderous thousands attacked the young performer, and quickly covered his whole body. He fell and with him the bees, which stepped up to attack. At first, the spectators assumed that this was another magical act.
‘... which stepped up the attack’.
a. What grammatical name is given to this expression as it is used in the
passage?
b. What is its function?
Answers:
a. It is an adjective/relative clause.
b. It qualifies the noun ‘bees’.
Explanation:
An adjectival clause is a subordinate clause, which begins with a relative pronoun such as "which" in the provided example. Its function is to add details about a noun or pronoun, working as an adjective despite being a phrase and not just one word.
In this example, the word "which" is a relative pronoun that acts as the subject (the bees) and adds details about their actions.
It sets up the theban people as being in trouble
It sets up Oedipus's commitment to his people
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Answer:
Maybe that is a prepositional phrase.
Explanation:
Answer:
1: Living things in an ecosystem
2: The organism that feeds is called the predator and the organism that is fed upon is the prey
3: producer
4: Energy flows through an ecosystem in only one direction. Energy is passed from organisms at one trophic level or energy level to organisms in the next trophic level. ... Organisms need it for growth, locomotion, heating themselves, and reproduction.
6: population
Explanation:
Answer:
Samus drank tea with a polite gnome in the forest.
Because polite is an adjective describing the noun "gnome", you don't need the comma between the adjective and noun.
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