All posts tagged "noun"

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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  Using Nouns and Noun Phrases as Subject Complements

  In traditional grammar books, nouns have been defined as describing people, places, things, and ideas. Noun phrases consist of a noun...

  English NounsHeather JohnsonSeptember 23, 2011
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  Using Nouns and Noun Phrases as Subjects

  A noun is traditionally defined as a word that denotes a person, place, thing, or idea. A noun phrase is a...

  English NounsHeather JohnsonSeptember 22, 2011
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  English Nouns

  Notional grammars define nouns as “words that name people, places, things, and ideas.” Noun phrases are phrases that consist of a...

  English NounsHeather JohnsonSeptember 17, 2011
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