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In a sentence using active voice, the subject of the sentence performs the action exspressed in the verb.
EXAMPLEs: I lost a penny (the subject, I, is the one who lost the penny.) |
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The subject of the sentence is neither a do-er or a be-er, it is someone/something not readily identified.
EXAMPLE: A penny was lost by someone (the penny does not perform an action.) |
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Affect means "to influence"
Effect means "a result"
Example the sun affected the women's skin. The effect of the sun was a burn.
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Use who when reffering to a subject of a clause.
Use whom when reffering to an object of a clause.
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| The subject of a clause is the person or thing doing someting. |
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| The object of a clause is a person or thing having something done to them. |
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A clause is a part of a sentence. Each clause has only one main verb. I love you is a sentence which has only one clause.
I love you and i will always love you is a sentence which has two clauses. The clauses are I love you and I will always love you. These clauses are joined by the word and (a conjunction.) |
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A conjunction is a type of word, or a part of speech, which joins two phrases or clauses together.
Examples: and, but, and or are all common conjunctions. |
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| What is a Subordinate Clause? |
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