All posts tagged "direct object"
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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 Relative Pronouns as Direct ObjectsTraditional grammars define nouns as words that name people, places, things, and ideas. Pronouns are a subcategory of nouns that take...
English PronounsJuly 15, 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 Direct ObjectsA clause is a grammatical structure that consists of a subject and a predicate. Dependent or subordinate clauses are clauses that...
English NounsJuly 1, 2013 -
Using Pronouns as Direct ObjectsEnglish PronounsJune 17, 2013
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The Object Complement in English GrammarGrammatical FunctionJune 13, 2013
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Grammatical Functions of English Noun ClausesA noun clause is a dependent clause that consists of a subordinating conjunction followed by a clause and that performs a...
English NounsJune 11, 2013 -
A Comparative Grammatical Description of Modern English Phrasal Verbs and Old English Verb-Particle ConstructionsVerb-particle constructions are a characteristic feature of the highly periphrastic Modern English verb system (Fischer et al. 2000:180). Modern verb-particle constructions,...
English P-wordsJune 3, 2013 -
English Phrasal VerbsPhrasal verbs are a common verb form in the English language. Also called verb-particle constructions, the simplest definition of phrasal verbs...
English P-wordsJune 2, 2013 -
English Verbs: Copular, Intransitive, Transitive, Ditransitive, and AmbitransitiveEnglish VerbsMay 25, 2013