All posts tagged "predicate noun"
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- Copular English Verbs
Traditional grammars define verbs as “action or state of being words.” Main verbs, or principal verbs, fall into five categories in...
English VerbsFebruary 9, 2016 - Intransitive English Verbs
Notional grammars define verbs as “action or state of being words.” Main verbs, or principal verbs, fall into five categories in...
English VerbsFebruary 7, 2016 - English Noun Clauses
Noun clauses are independent, or subordinate, clauses that perform nominal functions. Clauses are grammatical structures that contain a subject and a...
English NounsSeptember 2, 2013 - The Predicate Nominative in English Grammar
Predicate nominatives, or predicate nouns, are defined as nominal grammatical forms that perform the grammatical function of subject complement. Subject complements...
Grammatical FunctionJuly 18, 2013 - Using Noun Clauses as Subject Complements
Clauses are grammatical structures that consist of a subject and a predicate. Dependent or subordinate clauses are clauses that cannot function...
English NounsJune 30, 2013 - Using Pronouns as Subject Complements
Traditional grammars define nouns as naming people, places, things, and ideas. Noun phrases consist of a noun including a pronoun and...
English PronounsJune 16, 2013 - Grammatical Functions of English Noun Clauses
A noun clause is a dependent clause that consists of a subordinating conjunction followed by a clause and that performs a...
English NounsJune 11, 2013 - English Verbs: Copular, Intransitive, Transitive, Ditransitive, and Ambitransitive
Verbs are traditionally defined as “action or state of being words.” In the English language, main or principal verbs may be...
English VerbsMay 25, 2013 - The Subject Complement in English Grammar
Subject complements are defined as words, phrases, and clauses that follow a copular, or linking, verb and refer back to modify,...
Grammatical FunctionMarch 28, 2013 - 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 NounsSeptember 23, 2011 - The English Personal Pronoun System
Pronouns are small words that can take the place of nouns and noun phrases. Personal pronouns are pronouns that take the...
English PronounsSeptember 20, 2011 - English Nouns
Notional grammars define nouns as “words that name people, places, things, and ideas.” Noun phrases are phrases that consist of a...
English NounsSeptember 17, 2011
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