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• Noun clause


  It contains clauses that functions as a one word noun
• Clause


  A group of words that contains both subject and predicate
• Functions of noun clauses


  • Subject
  • Direct object
  • Indirect object
  • Subject complement
  • Object of the preposition
  • Appositive
• Subject


  Performer of the actions; helps clarify the overall meaning and structure of the sentence
• Direct object


  Noun or pronoun directly affected by the verb's action in a sentence; Answers the question "what?"
• Indirect object


  Noun, pronoun, or noun phase that occurs with a verb that has two object; Answers the question "to whom" or "for whom"
• Subject complement


  A word or group of words that follows a linking verb
• Object of the preposition


  Noun, pronoun, or clause that follows a preposition and completes its meaning
• Appositive


  Noun clause that functions as an appositive, providing additional information about another noun in the sentence; Modifies, explains, and renames another noun
• Adverbial Clause


  A group of words that functions as an adverb and contains a subject and a verb; A dependent clause that functions like a one-word adverb
• Subordinating conjunction


  It joins a subordinating clause to a main clause
• Adjectival Clause


  It contains a dependent clause that modifies noun or pronoun
• Types of adjectival clauses

  • Essential
  • Nonessential
• Essential

  It is necessary in the construction of the sentence to convey its meaning
• Nonessential

  It contains information that can be edited out from a sentence
• 3 types of claims - claim of act, claim of value, claim of policy
• Claim of fact – makes an assertion about something that can be proved or disproved with factual evidence
• 2 types of claim of fact - appropriate and inaproppriate
• Appropriate Claim of fact – a statistic or fact that is not debatable
• Inappropriate claim of fact – it is debatable using factual evidence.
• Claim of Value  - argues that something is good or bad, or that one thing is better than the another thing
• Claim of Policy – argues that certain conditions should exist, or that something should or should not be done, in order to solve a problem.
• sentence structure - refers to the manner by which sentences are organized grammatically
• simple - sentence that contains one independent variable
• compound - a sentence that has 2 or more independent clauses joined by coordinating conjunction or by a semicolon
• complex - a sentence that has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
• compound complex - a sentence that contains two independent clauses and one dependent clause
• faulty parallelism - happens when two or more ideas or elements in a sentence are written without considering their level of importance, coordinated function, and consistency
• parallelism - could be translated into words, phrases, or clauses
• definiendum - is the subject, word, or concept that is too defined.
• genus - is the category that a definiendum is a part of
• differentia - is the distinguishing mark of a definiendum that sets it apart and distinct from the rest of the genus
• pronouns - word that take the place of nouns
• subjective case - pronoun functions as subject of the verb in either dependent or independent clauses
• possessive case - pronoun that shows possession. it indicates ownership of something and does not have an apostrophe
• objective case - pronoun that is utilized and placed as object of preposition
• significance of the study - it includes the importance and benefits of your study
• statement of the research problem - it is usually expressed as a question or statement that inquires into or deals with the relation existing between two or more variables
• review of related literature - it should be organized following the variables of the research
• research - it is the systematic investigation into a topic and the study of material and sources to establish facts and reach a new conclusion