All posts tagged "subject complement"
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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 -
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 -
Copular English VerbsTraditional 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 VerbsNotional grammars define verbs as “action or state of being words.” Main verbs, or principal verbs, fall into five categories in...
English VerbsFebruary 7, 2016 -
Possessive Pronouns in English GrammarPronouns are small words that can take the place of other grammatical forms such as nouns and noun phrases. Possessive pronouns...
English PronounsMarch 16, 2015 -
Using Prepositional Phrases as Subject ComplementsPrepositions are notionally defined by traditional grammars as a word that “links to other words, phrases, and clauses” and that “expresses...
English PrepositionsDecember 16, 2013 -
Using Verbs and Verb Phrases as Subject ComplementsVerbs are traditionally defined as “words that denote an action or a state of being.” A verb phrase is a grammatical...
English VerbsOctober 1, 2013 -
Subject Pronouns in English GrammarPronouns are small words that can take the place of nouns, noun phrases, and other grammatical forms. Subject pronouns are pronouns...
English PronounsSeptember 30, 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 -
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 -
The Predicate Adjective in English GrammarPredicate adjectives are defined as adjectival grammatical forms that perform the grammatical function of subject complement. Subject complements are words, phrases,...
Grammatical FunctionJuly 19, 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 -
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 -
Using Noun Clauses as Subject ComplementsClauses are grammatical structures that consist of a subject and a predicate. Dependent or subordinate clauses are clauses that cannot function...
English NounsJune 30, 2013
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