Noun or Not a Noun?
Noun Clauses
Noun Phrase:
What's the FORM?
(Blocks)
What's the FORM?
(Blocks)
Noun Phrase:
What's the FUNCTION?
What's the FUNCTION?
100
Athena
Noun
(Proper Noun)
100
Let's see whatever is playing at the theater.
whatever is playing at the theater
100
That tall man is a United States senator.
that tall man
100
That tall man is a United States Senator.
subject
200
them
Not a Noun
(A Pronoun)
200
Have you heard who's going to Harvard?
who's going to Harvard
200
Last night, a large branch fell on the neighbor's house.
the neighbor's house
200
Last night, a large branch fell on the neighbor's house.
Object of the Preposition on.
300
golden
Not a Noun
(an adjective)
300
I can't imagine what you were thinking!
what you were thinking
300
We ate whatever it was.
whatever it was
300
We ate whatever it was.
Direct Object
400
speak
Not a Noun
(a Verb)
400
Tell me when you want me to pick you up.
when you want me to pick you up
400
Last night, a large branch fell on the neighbor's house.
Last night
400
Last night, a large branch fell on the neighbor's house.
Adverbial (when)
500
tear duct
Noun
(compound noun)
500
I will eat whichever pizza there is more of.
whichever pizza there is more of
500
Mr. Thomas is our favorite neighbor.
our favorite neighbor
500
Mr. Thomas is our favorite neighbor.
(How do you know? - double points)
Subject Complement