All posts tagged "object complement"
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Determiners Are Not AdjectivesTraditional grammars categorize determiners with either adjectives or pronouns. But determiners are not adjectives. Repeat after me: Determiners are not adjectives....
English AdjectivesJanuary 12, 2019 -
Ambitransitive English VerbsVerbs are traditionally defined as “words that describe actions or states of being.” Main or principal English verbs may be either...
English VerbsFebruary 25, 2016 -
Attributive Ditransitive English VerbsTraditional notional grammars define verbs as “action or state of being words.” Transitive verbs in English grammar are main verbs that...
English VerbsFebruary 23, 2016 -
Ditransitive English VerbsVerbs have traditionally been defined as “action or state of being words.” Main verbs, or principal verbs, fall into five categories...
English VerbsFebruary 18, 2016 -
Transitive English VerbsVerbs have traditionally been defined as “action or state of being words.” Main verbs, or principal verbs, fall into five categories...
English VerbsFebruary 11, 2016 -
Object Pronouns in English GrammarPronouns are small words that can take the place of nouns, noun phrases, and other grammatical forms. Object pronouns are pronouns...
English PronounsFebruary 20, 2015 -
Using Prepositional Phrases as Object ComplementsTraditional grammars notionally define prepositions as words that “link to other words, phrases, and clauses” and that “express spatial or temporal...
English PrepositionsJanuary 24, 2014 -
Using Verbs and Verb Phrases as Object ComplementsTraditional grammars notionally define verbs as “words that denote an action or a state of being.” A verb phrase is a...
English VerbsDecember 2, 2013 -
English Noun ClausesNoun clauses are independent, or subordinate, clauses that perform nominal functions. Clauses are grammatical structures that contain a subject and a...
English NounsSeptember 2, 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 -
Using Pronouns as Object ComplementsTraditional grammars describe nouns as words that name people, places, things, and ideas. Pronouns are a subcategory of nouns that take...
English PronounsAugust 28, 2013 -
Nominal Functions of English Verbs and Verb PhrasesTraditional grammars define verbs as “action or state of being words.” Verb phrases are phrases that consist of a verb plus...
English VerbsAugust 22, 2013 -
Using Noun Clauses as Object ComplementsA clause is a grammatical structure that consists of a subject and a predicate. Dependent or subordinate clauses are clauses that...
English NounsAugust 3, 2013 -
Using Relative Pronouns as Object ComplementsNouns are defined in traditional grammars as words that refer to people, places, things, and ideas. Pronouns are words that take...
English PronounsJuly 16, 2013 -
Nominal Functions of English Prepositions and Prepositional PhrasesTraditional grammars define prepositions as “words that indicate a relation between the noun or pronoun and another word, which may be...
English PrepositionsJuly 7, 2013
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