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Noun Clauses Noun clauses in English grammar are subordinate clauses that consist of a subordinating conjunction followed by a clause. Noun clauses perform nominal grammatical functions. Noun clause is a grammatical form. The nine grammatical functions performed by noun clauses are subject, subject complement, direct object, object complement, indirect object, prepositional complement, adjective phrase complement, noun phrase complement, and appositive. [Read Full Article...]

Determinatives In traditional treatments of grammar, nouns are defined as words that denote a person, place, thing, or idea. A noun phrase is a phrase that consists of a noun functioning as the head of the phrase plus any modifiers, complements, or determiners. A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun or noun phrase. Pronouns are a [Read Full Article...]

English Pronouns Most native English speakers can recall (with some trepidation) the days of fill-in-the-blank grammar exercises. Consider with me the following sentences: A good student always turns ___ homework in on time. One should always wash ___ hands before eating. Apparently someone called for you; ___ asked you to call ___ back. According to the prescriptive grammars dictating the [Read Full Article...]

Noun Phrase Complements Noun phrase complements in English grammar are words, phrases, and clauses that complete the meaning of a noun or noun phrase. Noun phrase complement is a grammatical function. The grammatical form that can function as the noun phrase complement in English grammar is the noun clause. Noun phrase complements are constituents of the noun phrase. References Brinton, [Read Full Article...]

Noun Phrase Modifiers Noun phrase modifiers in English grammar are words, phrases, and clauses that modify or describe a noun including a pronoun or a noun phrase. Noun phrase modifier is a grammatical function. The grammatical forms that can function as the noun phrase modifier in English grammar are noun phrase, adjective phrase, prepositional phrase, verb phrase, and adjective clause. [Read Full Article...]

Indirect Objects Nouns are traditionally defined as words that refer to a person, place, thing, or idea. A noun phrase is a phrase that consists of a noun plus any modifiers, complements, or determiners. A subcategory of nouns, pronouns are words that take the place of nouns and noun phrases. In grammar, an indirect object is word, phrase, or clause [Read Full Article...]

Noun Phrases Noun phrases in English grammar are phrases in which a noun functions as the head of the phrase. A noun phrase consists of a noun including a pronoun plus any determiners, modifiers, and complements. Noun phrases perform nominal grammatical functions. Noun phrase is a grammatical form. The ten grammatical functions performed by noun phrases are subject, subject complement, direct [Read Full Article...]

Direct Objects Nouns have traditionally been defined as words for people, places, things, and ideas. A noun phrase consists of a noun plus any modifiers, complements, and determiners that provide more information about the noun. Pronouns, which are a subcategory of nouns, are words that take the place of nouns and noun phrases. In grammar, direct object is a word, [Read Full Article...]

Subject Complements In traditional grammar books, nouns have been defined as describing people, places, things, and ideas. Noun phrases consist of a noun and any modifiers, complements, and determiners that provide more information about the noun. A pronoun is word that takes the place of a noun or noun phrase. Pronouns are a subcategory of nouns. In grammar, a subject [Read Full Article...]

Subjects A noun is traditionally defined as a word that denotes a person, place, thing, or idea. A noun phrase is a phrase consisting of a noun and any modifiers, complements, or determiners. Pronouns are a subcategory of nouns which take the place of nouns and noun phrases. In grammar, a subject is a word, phrase, or clause that performs [Read Full Article...]