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What part of speech is the word girlfriend in a sentence?
Girlfriend is a noun.
Which is the noun in the sentence Joe likes sleeping?
The noun is Joe.
Is the word 'hills' a noun in the sentence Annabel likes the peaceful hills.?
Yes, the word 'hills' is a noun (a common, plural, concrete noun) and the object of your sentence.
What is the verb in the kids are playing together?
Playing is the verb .In this sentence, "children" is the noun. And "playing" is the word which describes their action. A verb describes the action of a noun in general. And as the word "playing" describes the action of the noun, "children", it is the verb in this sentence.
What is the collective noun in the sentence Your family likes arguing with each other just for the fun of it?
There are no collective nouns in the sentence. The noun 'family' can be used as a collective noun (a family of artists or a family of gophers), but in this sentence it is not.
What is the appositive your uncle Harvey likes to pinch your cheek?
There is no appositive in the sentence given.An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun or pronoun just before it.An appositive is set off in a sentence with a comma before and after it.Examples of the sentence with appositive are:Your uncle, Harvey, likes to pinch your cheek.The noun 'Harvey' renames the noun phrase 'your uncle'.Your Uncle Harvey, an old man, likes to pinch your cheek.The noun phrase 'an old man' renames the noun phrase 'your Uncle Harvey'.That man, your Uncle Harvey, likes to pinch your cheek.The noun phrase 'your Uncle Harvey' renames the noun phrase 'that man'.
Which is the noun in the sentence Jordan likes going to the theatre to watch movies?
The nouns in the sentence are:Jordan (proper noun, the name of a person) subject of the sentence;theatre (common noun, a word for a thing) object of the preposition 'to';movies (common noun, a word for things) direct object of the verb 'to watch'.
What is the noun in this sentence Mother likes the design the gardener used for the rose garden?
The nouns in the sentence are: Mother design gardener garden (note: rose is also a noun but used as an adjective in this sentence)
Is playing catch a noun?
The term 'playing catch' is a noun phrase or a predicate.A 'noun phrase' is a group of words based on a noun that functions as a noun in a sentence. A noun functions as the subject of a sentence or a clause, and as the object of a verb or a preposition.A 'predicate' is the verb and all of the words that follow it related to that verb.Examples:Playing catch will get them some fresh air. (noun phrase, subject of the sentence)We like playing catch when we're bored. (noun phrase, direct object of the verb 'like')I have some time for playing catch. (noun phrase, object of the preposition 'for')He was playing catch with his brother. (predicate, the noun 'catch' is the direct object of the verb 'was playing')
What comprises a noun phrase and what functions does it perform in a sentence?
A noun clause can function as relating to a subject or an object in a sentence.Examples:The flowers that mother likes are the tulips. (the noun clause 'that mother likes' relates to the subject noun 'flowers')These are the flowers that mother likes. (the noun clause 'that mother likes' relates to the direct object noun 'flowers')
What are the common and proper nouns in Jenny likes her Black dress?
The correct sentence is, "Jenny likes her black dress." *The common noun is: dress (a general word for a type of garment)The proper noun is: Jenny (the name of a specific person)The term 'black dress' is a noun phrase, a group of words based on a noun that functions as a unit in a sentence.The complete noun phrase is 'her black dress'. In the example sentence, the noun phrase 'her black dress' is the direct object of the verb 'likes'.*Note: The word 'black' is an adjective. An adjective is capitalized only when it is the first word in a sentence.
What are the nouns in this sentence Jordan likes going to the theatre to watch movies?
The nouns in the sentence are:Jordan (proper noun, the name of a person) subject of the sentence;theatre (common noun, a word for a thing) object of the preposition 'to';movies (common noun, a word for things) direct object of the verb 'to watch'.
