A NOUN CLAUSE IS CLAUSE THAT FUNCTIONS AS A NOUN, BECAUSE THE NOUN CLAUSE IS A NOUN, IT IS USED IN A SENTENCE AS EITHER AND OBJECT OF A VER, AND OBJECT OF A PREPOSITION, OR THE SUBJECT OF THE SENTENCE
EXAMPLE: I KNOW WHEN HE WILL ARRIVED.
SKILL 3: BE CAREFUL OF APPOSITIVES.
AN APPOSITIVES IS A ONE THAT COMES BEFORE OR AFTER ANOTHER NOUNN AND IS GENERALLY SET OF FROM THE NOUN WITH COMMAS, IF A WORD IS AN APPOSITIVE, IT IS NOT SUBJECTS.
EXAMPLE: MY FRIENDS GEORGE, IS ATTENDING THE LECTURE.
SKILL 4: BECAREFUL OF PRESENT PARTICIPLE
A PRESENT PARTICIPLE IS THE ING FORM OF THE VERB. OR CAN BE (1) PART OF THE VERB (2) AN ADJECTIVE IT IS PART OF THE VERB WHEN IT IS ACCOMPANIED BY SOME FORM OF THE VERB BE
EXAMPLE : THE BOY IS STANDING IN THE COMER.
SKILL 5: BE CAREFUL OF PAST PARTICIPLE
A PAST PARTICIPLE OFTEN ENDS IN ED, BUT THERE ARE ALSO MANY IRREGULAR PAST PARTICIPLE FOR MANY VERB INCLUDING ED VERBS, CAN BE EASILY CONFUSED THE ED FORM OF THE VERB .
EXAMPLE: SHE PAINTED THIS PICTURES
SKILL 6: USE COORDINATE CONNECTORS CORRECTLY.
WHEN YOU HAVE TWO CLAUSES IN A ENGLISH SENTENCES, YOU MUST CONNECT THE TWO CLAUSESCORRECTLY. ONE WAY TO CONNECT TWO CLAUSES IS TO USE AND, BUT, OR, SO, OR YET BETWEEN THE CLAUSES.
EXAMPLE: TOM IS TALL, BUT PAUL IS SHORT.
SKILL 8: USE OTHER ADVERB CONNECTORS CORRECTLY.
ADVERB CLAUSES CAN EXPRESS THE IDEAS OF TIME AND CAUSE, AS YOU SAW. A COMMA IS OFTEN USE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SENTENCE WITH A CONTRAST CONNECTORS
EXAMPLE: THE SMITH FAMILY ARRIVED AT 200, WHWN THW JONES FAMILY ARRIVED AAN HOUR LATES.
SKILL 7: USE ADVERB TIME AND CAUSE CONNECTORS CORRECTLY.
ADVERB CLAUSES CAN ALSO EXPRESS A NUMBER OF OTHER IDEAS, SUCH AS CONTRAST, CONDITION, MANNER, AND PLACE
EXAMPLE: I WILL LEAVE AT 7.00 IF I AM READY
SKILL 2: BE CAREFUL OF OBJECTS OF PREPOSITION.
AN OBJECTS OF A PREPOSITION IS A NOUN OR A PRONOUN THAT COMES AFTER A PREPOSITION SUCH AS IN, AT, OF, TO, BY, AND SO ON, TO FORM A PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE.
EXAMPLE : WITH HIS FRIENDS HE FOUND THE MOVIE THEATER.
skill 1: BE SURE THE SENTENCE HAS A SUBJECT AND A VERB.
A SENTENCE IN ENGLISH MUST HAVE AT LEAST ONE SUBJECT AND ONE VERB.
EEXAMPLE: ENGINEERS ARE NEEDED FOR WORKON THE NEW SPACE PROGRAM.