All posts tagged "noun"
- Grammatical Forms of English Noun Phrases
A noun phrase is a phrase in which a noun functions as the head of the phrase plus any determiners, modifiers,...
English NounsHeather JohnsonMarch 26, 2013 - Possessive Nouns in English
Possessive nouns are nouns that indicate a possession of or some other relationship to another word or phrase. In the English...
English NounsHeather JohnsonMarch 25, 2013 - Irregular Plural Nouns in English
Prototypical English nouns have both singular and plural forms. Singular nouns refer to one “person, place, thing, or idea” while plural...
English NounsHeather JohnsonMarch 23, 2013 - Regular Plural Nouns in English
Prototypical English nouns have both singular and plural forms. Singular nouns refer to one “person, place, thing, or idea” while plural...
English NounsHeather JohnsonMarch 23, 2013 - Using Nouns and Noun Phrases as Appositives
As defined by traditional grammars, a noun is a word that refers to a person, place, thing, or idea. A noun...
English NounsHeather JohnsonMarch 21, 2013 - Using Nouns and Noun Phrases as Adjunct Adverbials
Nouns been defined by traditional grammars as words that refer to a person, place, thing, or idea. A noun phrase is...
English NounsHeather JohnsonMarch 20, 2013 - Using Nouns and Pronouns as Noun Phrase Heads
Traditional grammars define nouns as words that refer to people, places, things, and ideas. Pronouns are words that take the place...
English NounsHeather JohnsonMarch 19, 2013 - Using Nouns and Noun Phrases as Noun Phrase Modifiers
Traditional grammars define nouns as words that refer to people, places, things, and ideas. A noun phrase is a phrase that...
English NounsHeather JohnsonMarch 17, 2013 - Using Nouns and Noun Phrases as Prepositional Complements
According to traditional grammars, nouns are words that refer to a person, place, thing, or idea. A noun phrase is a...
English NounsHeather JohnsonMarch 16, 2013 - The Subject in English Grammar
Subjects are words, phrases, and clauses that perform the action of or act upon the verb. Although nouns, pronouns, and noun...
Grammatical FunctionHeather JohnsonMarch 10, 2013 - Using Nouns and Noun Phrases as Object Complements
Nouns have traditionally been defined as words that refer to a person, place, thing, or idea. A noun phrase is a...
English NounsHeather JohnsonMarch 9, 2013 - Grammatical Functions of English Nouns and Noun Phrases
Noun phrases including nouns and pronouns perform eleven main grammatical functions within sentences in the English language. The eleven functions of...
English NounsHeather JohnsonMarch 7, 2013 - Using Nouns and Noun Phrases as Determinatives
In traditional treatments of grammar, nouns are defined as words that denote a person, place, thing, or idea. A noun phrase...
English NounsHeather JohnsonSeptember 30, 2011 - Using Nouns and Noun Phrases as Indirect Objects
Nouns are traditionally defined as words that refer to a person, place, thing, or idea. A noun phrase is a phrase...
English NounsHeather JohnsonSeptember 26, 2011 - Using Nouns and Noun Phrases as Direct Objects
Nouns have traditionally been defined as words for people, places, things, and ideas. A noun phrase consists of a noun plus...
English NounsHeather JohnsonSeptember 25, 2011