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...]
Teaching Grammar Grammar is an area of the language arts that teachers find difficult to teach and students find difficult to learn. The Form-Function Method for teaching grammar, however, simplifies the subject by breaking down grammar into the two most basic linguistic elements: grammatical form and grammatical function. The grammar teacher can use the Form-Function method to easily and successfully [Read Full Article...]
Copular Verbs Copular verbs in English grammar are equating verbs that link the subject complement in the predicate to the grammatical subject. Copular verbs are also called linking verbs, state-of-being verbs, and copula. Copular verb is a grammatical form. Copular verbs belong to a subcategory of the grammatical form verb. The most common copular verb in English is be. Other [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...]
Grammatical Functions The article The Functions of Adverbs and Adverb Phrases in English, explains the six grammatical functions of adverbs and adverb phrases in English grammar: adverb phrase head, adjective phrase modifier, adverb phrase modifier, verb phrase modifier, adverbial, and adjunct. The article English Adverbs and Adverb Phrases: The Five Main Functions of Adverbs in the English Language identifies and [Read Full Article...]
Grammatical Forms The article The Internal Structure of English Nouns: What Prototypical Nouns Look Like in the English Language explains the internal structure of prototypical English nouns. The articles Forming Plurals of Regular Nouns in English: Morphological, Spelling, and Pronunciation Changes and Forming Plurals of Regular English Nouns: Suffixation to Create Plural Nouns in the English Language explains how to [Read Full Article...]
Nouns and Noun Phrases The article The Functions of Nouns and Noun Phrases in English lists and explains the ten prototypical grammatical functions of nouns and noun phrases in English grammar. The article English Nouns and Noun Phrases: The Ten Functions of Nouns in English Grammar also explains the ten main functions of nouns and noun phrases in English grammar. [Read Full Article...]
Grammatical Functions As described in the article The Functions of Adjectives and Adjective Phrases in English, prototypical English adjectives and adjective phrases can perform four grammatical functions: adjective phrase head, noun phrase modifier, subject complement, and object complement. The article English Adjectives and Adjective Phrases: The Three Main Functions of Adjectives in the English Language explains three grammatical functions of [Read Full Article...]
Verb Phrase Forms The article The Internal Structure of Verb Phrases in English explains and exemplifies the five grammatical forms that appear with verbs to form English verb phrases. The article The Functions of Prepositions in Verb Phrases: Infinitive Markers, Particles, and Verb Phrase Complements explains the three functions of prepositions within English verb phrases. Verb Phrase Functions The article [Read Full Article...]