Noun Roles
a person, place, thing, or idea
noun
I like chocolate ice cream.
What type of verb is "throw"?
action
phrase
True/False: Nouns can function in different roles in sentences.
True!
True or False: JUST a comma is ok between two independent clauses.
False.
Before you pack for the trip, make sure your room is clean.
complex (CX)
In this sentence what is the verb type:
I am hungry.
linking
clause
The PIZZA was delicious!
subject
What do we call the specific run-on sentence that occurs when there is JUST a comma between two independent clauses?
a comma splice
compound (CD)
verb phrase
clauses (NOT phrases!)
How is the noun in ALL CAPS functioning?
I want PIZZA for dinner.
direct object
When is a semicolon used?
Between two independent clauses.
After I went shopping, I washed my hands; I wanted to kill the virus.
compound-complex (CDCX)
If an action verb is transitive, that means it has a __.
direct object
At the __ of a sentence, if there is a prep phrase, what do you know about it?
It's an adverb phrase, ALWAYS!
How is the noun in ALL CAPS functioning?
Dinner tonight will be PIZZA.
predicate noun
Please buy milk, and eggs at the grocery store.
NO - you do NOT need a comma between a compounded part of speech. (In this case, it's a CD DO.)
simple (S) - It was an introductory prep phrase and a compound verb, but only one subject! :)
What is the whole verb in this sentence:
Bobby will be going to the store.
will be going (HV HV AV)
List all functions of nouns in a sentence.
subject, direct object, indirect object, object of the preposition, predicate noun