Infinitive phrases
starts with infinitives that is, “to” added by a simple verb and can be used as
nouns, adjectives or adverbs. In the case of including a main clause in the
sentence, infinitive phrase separates it with comma.
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To
speak clearly’ and ‘to being understood’ are used as an adverb because ‘to’
precedes to the word ‘speak’ which is a verb, an action word.
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Adverbs are words used in shifting or adding meaning
of a verb, clause, adjective, or another adverb. They can be used if: firstly,
a sentence contains a subject and a predicate. Secondly, when a subordinate
conjunction is used and thirdly, if it answer the ‘adverbial questions’ – when,
why, when and how. It is also further categorized to time, place, manner,
degree, condition, concession and reason.</span>
Answer:
The erosion of our traditional values in the United States have created a harrowing dystopia, in which the lawless are set loose, our historical systems are destroyed, and that oppression is used by those who claim to have the rights to it, but their claims are invalid as they themselves have not experienced what they claim.
Answer:
do literary or other artistic pursuits
and governmental, religious, political, or
social structures affect one another
The sentence that contains a predicate adjective is the fourth one: "The weather today seems very <u>humid</u> to me".
<u>A predicate adjective is an adjective that comes after a linking verb</u>, that is, a verb that connects a subject to its predicate.<u> In this sentence, the linking verb </u><u>"seems"</u><u> is connecting the subject to a predicate adjective (</u><u>"humid"</u><u>)</u>. Therefore, this adjective is modifying the subject of the sentence ("The weather today"). Predicate adjectives are opposite to attributive adjectives, which come before the verb and also before the noun that they are modifying.
