All posts tagged "adjective phrase"
Lies Your Grammar Teacher Told You: Nouns and AdjectivesNotional grammars define adjectives as “words that describe nouns.” Big, cute, green, small, and wonky are prototypical adjectives. In big bully,...
English AdjectivesMarch 31, 2019- Determiners Are Not Adjectives
Traditional grammars categorize determiners with either adjectives or pronouns. But determiners are not adjectives. Repeat after me: Determiners are not adjectives....
English AdjectivesJanuary 12, 2019 - Grammatical Forms of English Verb Phrases
A verb phrase is a phrase in which a verb functions as the head of the phrase plus any auxiliaries (modals,...
English VerbsApril 29, 2014 - Using Verb Phrases as Adjective Phrase Complements
Verbs are notionally defined by traditional grammars as “words that denote an action or a state of being.” A verb phrase...
English VerbsNovember 2, 2013 - The Adjective Phrase Modifier in English Grammar
Adjective phrase modifiers are words and phrases that that modify or describe an adjective or adjective phrase. Unlike adjective phrase complements...
Grammatical FunctionOctober 6, 2013 - The Adjective Phrase Complement in English Grammar
Adjective phrase complements are words, phrases, and clauses that complete the meaning of an adjective or adjective phrase. Unlike adjective phrase...
Grammatical FunctionSeptember 22, 2013 - The Adjective Phrase Head in English Grammar
Adjective phrase heads are words that function as the heads of adjective phrases. An adjective phrase consists of an adjective plus...
English AdjectivesAugust 20, 2013 - Using Noun Clauses as Adjective Phrase Complements
A clause is a grammatical structure that consists of a subject and a predicate. A dependent or subordinate clause is a...
English NounsAugust 18, 2013 - The Predicate Adjective in English Grammar
Predicate adjectives are defined as adjectival grammatical forms that perform the grammatical function of subject complement. Subject complements are words, phrases,...
Grammatical FunctionJuly 19, 2013 - The Noun Phrase Modifier in English Grammar
Noun phrase modifiers are defined as words, phrases, and clauses that describe a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase. Although adjectives and...
Grammatical FunctionJune 22, 2013 - The Object Complement in English Grammar
Object complements are defined as words, phrases, and clauses that directly follow and describe or complete the direct object. Object complements...
Grammatical FunctionJune 13, 2013 - English Sentence Negation: How to Negate Sentences in English Grammar
Negation is the grammatical operation whereby a proposition is replaced by one that states the opposite. An affirmative form expresses the...
InformationMay 6, 2013 - Using Adjectives and Adjective Phrases as Object Complements
Notional grammars define adjectives as words that modify or describe nouns. An adjective phrase is a phrase that consists of an...
English AdjectivesApril 18, 2013 - Using Adjectives and Adjective Phrases as Subject Complements
According to traditional grammars, adjectives as words that modify or describe nouns. An adjective phrase is a phrase that consists of...
English AdjectivesApril 17, 2013 - Using Adjectives and Adjective Phrases as Noun Phrase Modifiers
Traditional grammars define adjectives as words that modify or describe nouns. An adjective phrase is a phrase that consists of an...
English AdjectivesApril 16, 2013
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