If the writer’s opinion is not objective, it mostly means
that the source is biased. Objectivity is very important aspect of any writing.
If the readers perceive that the writer is being biased, they probably will
undergo selective perception and chose one thing from the piece and omit the
other. It is very important that the writer writes in a way that the reader
goes through the entire piece and retains as much about the piece as possible. It
can only be done by writing objectively.
1. What I saw in the closet left me speechless.
= subject
Here, the noun clause is <em>What I saw in the closet. </em>This clause is used as the subject of the sentence. So, you can replace the entire clause with one simple word - <em>he. </em>For example: <em>He left me speechless. </em>This way you can easily determine that the first word (or rather the entire clause in the example above) is the subject.
2. When I was six, I learned how to swim.
= direct object
The noun clause here is <em>How to swim. </em>Even though this may look like an adverbial clause, it is not because it has the function of a direct object (which only noun clauses can). You can easily determine that this is a direct object by asking the question - <em>what? </em>For example: <em>What did I learn when I was six? </em>And the answer is: <em>How to swim. </em>This way you know it is an object.
3. I was caught between what my conscience was telling me and what I wanted to do.
= object of a preposition
Here, the noun clauses are <em>What my conscience was telling me and what I wanted to do. </em>They are objects, but not regular objects (like in sentence 2 above). Given that they are located after the preposition <em>between, </em>they are called object of a preposition.
4. The scary movie I watched is what kept me awake that night.
= predicative nominative
Predicative nominative is a word, phrase, or an entire clause following a linking verb (such as to be, to seem, etc.). In the example above, the linking verb is <em>IS, </em>and the clause following it <em>What kept me awake that night </em>is the predicative nominative.
Answer:
1) inform, b
2) entertain, a
3) inform, b
4) entertain, inform?
5) persuade, c
6) entertain, inform?
Explanation:
For number 4 & 6 I'm not entirely sure, everything else I have though. Hope this helps!
<span>There are two capitalization errors in this sentence. Montgomery Middle School is a proper name and therefore all 3 words need to be capitalized. There is also a spelling error, the word "negitive" is has been misspelled, it should be spelled correctly as "negative."</span>
The population of Marsh grasses might increase if the population of Herons decrease because the herons use the marsh to live in and potentially eat. I hope this helps
