ENG 411B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Transitive Verb, Indefinite Pronoun, Dependent Clause
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Knowing what vs knowing how: knowing the definition of a nominal infinitive phrase is good, but not enough. I need to look closely at who the word/phrase/clause is hanging out with in the. Context of the sentence and how each work together and because most words have the ability to function in different ways. Include the appearance of specific words, words in specific combinations, forms in relationship, specific placement of forms in the structure of a sentence. Showing your work: the most important skills that i"ll develop in this course is recognizing both the form and function of a word/phrase/clause and providing evidence that shows my reasoning. You try to determine what the phrase is modifying. If phrase appears to be modifying a nominal, then your initial thinking should be that it"s adjectival, so you can test the phrase using the adjectival frame.
