All posts tagged "noun"
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Pluralizing Last Names: Never Use an ApostropheOne way in which nouns differ from other grammatical forms in the English language is grammatical number. Prototypical English nouns have...
InformationNovember 16, 2018 -
The Appositive in English GrammarAppositives are words, phrases, and clauses that supports another word, phrase, or clause by describing or modifying the other word, phrase,...
Grammatical FunctionJune 14, 2018 -
Using Verbs and Verb Phrases as Noun Phrase ModifiersTraditional grammars define verbs as “words that denote actions and states of being.” A verb phrase consists of a verb plus...
English VerbsSeptember 15, 2013 -
English PronounsNotional grammars define pronouns as “small words that take the place of nouns and other grammatical forms.” Pronoun is a subcategory...
English PronounsAugust 29, 2013 -
The Noun Phrase Head in English GrammarNoun phrase heads are words that function as the heads of noun phrases. A noun phrase consists of a noun or...
Grammatical FunctionAugust 14, 2013 -
The Predicate Nominative in English GrammarPredicate nominatives, or predicate nouns, are defined as nominal grammatical forms that perform the grammatical function of subject complement. Subject complements...
Grammatical FunctionJuly 18, 2013 -
Types of Nouns: Common, Proper, Collective, Compound, Count, and NoncountTraditional grammars define nouns as “words that name people, places, things, and ideas.” Prototypical nouns express grammatical number, singular and plural,...
English NounsMay 19, 2013 -
Grammatical Form of English NounsTraditional grammars define nouns as “words that refer to people, places, things, and ideas.” Pronouns are a subcategory of nouns. Noun...
English NounsMarch 27, 2013 -
Grammatical Forms of English Noun PhrasesA noun phrase is a phrase in which a noun functions as the head of the phrase plus any determiners, modifiers,...
English NounsMarch 26, 2013 -
Possessive Nouns in EnglishPossessive nouns are nouns that indicate a possession of or some other relationship to another word or phrase. In the English...
English NounsMarch 25, 2013 -
Irregular Plural Nouns in EnglishPrototypical English nouns have both singular and plural forms. Singular nouns refer to one “person, place, thing, or idea” while plural...
English NounsMarch 23, 2013 -
Regular Plural Nouns in EnglishPrototypical English nouns have both singular and plural forms. Singular nouns refer to one “person, place, thing, or idea” while plural...
English NounsMarch 23, 2013 -
Using Nouns and Noun Phrases as AppositivesAs defined by traditional grammars, a noun is a word that refers to a person, place, thing, or idea. A noun...
English NounsMarch 21, 2013 -
Using Nouns and Noun Phrases as Adjunct AdverbialsNouns been defined by traditional grammars as words that refer to a person, place, thing, or idea. A noun phrase is...
English NounsMarch 20, 2013 -
Using Nouns and Pronouns as Noun Phrase HeadsTraditional grammars define nouns as words that refer to people, places, things, and ideas. Pronouns are words that take the place...
English NounsMarch 19, 2013
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