Take part is a phrasal verb. It has the idiomatic meaning of be involved in something eg
Are you going to take part in the discussion?
"thoughtful not joking" is not a sentence and it does not contain the word "serious". Serious is an adjective, a word that describes a noun. Example: Justin has a serious expression on his face. The adjective "serious" describes the noun "expression".
Pulling the plug is actually an idiomatic expression. More simply put, it's slang. It functions similarly to a verb in a sentence, although, technically, only pulling is a verb.I believe it's a gerund.In answer to the last comment stating that it's a gerund, I think think the answer is yes and no. 'To pull the plug' usually functions as a verb in a sentence, e.g. 'They pulled the plug on that terrible TV show,' or 'I'm pulling the plug on this project.' Like any verb, it could also be used as a gerund, e.g. 'Pulling the plug on that TV show was the right thing to do.' It is an idiomatic expression/colloquial phrase as well as a gerund.
Example sentence - The answers included fundamental thinking on his part.
An "expression", is part of a number sentence that combines numbers and operation signs but does not have an equal sign" Example: x/y , when x=10 and y=5 , the assumption of this expresssion is 10/5 or 2. Or: 2+3 , the assumption of this expression is 5 even though no equal sign is present. Lyle Larson 4th grade Southern California
An expression is the sum (or difference) of two or more terms. Example 3x + 2y is an expression.It is a mathematical statement e.g 7=6+1 THE WHOLE THING IS AN EQUATION but the 6+1 is a expression.You can only have an expression if there is not an = signYes the 6 + 1 part is an expression. If you have an = sign or any of the other inequality symbols (,...) it is no longer an expression but a full math sentence.
An idiom usually is a sentence, or part of one. It certainly can be used as part of a sentence. The way to tell if it's an idiom is if it makes sense the way it's literally written.
A sentence fragment is an incomplete sentence. For example these have periods, but are not sentences:I wanted. We were. When I was there. While he was in the store. If you had.
Animals and insects are part of the ecosystem. This is an example of a sentence that uses the word "ecosystem."
The word 'in' would be a preposition in the example sentence you gave.
Idiomatic nouns are nouns with "prepositions", which are considered as part of the idiom...here are some examples:delight inconcern forconfidence incapacity ofcontrast between Idiomatic nouns are nouns with "prepositions", which are considered as part of the idiom...here are some examples:delight inconcern forconfidence incapacity ofcontrast between
Bear the brunt means to get the worst part of something that's bad. Example: The west side of the state will bear the brunt of the tornado.
an example of the word infuriate issomething u can give as a part