Example Sentences

Scab as a verb: A week after I got my tattoo, The healing process began and it started to scab.

Scab as a noun:

A giant scab had formed where Jessie had fallen and cut open her knee.

1. He lives in the house across the road.

The above sentence is correct grammatically.

2. He lives in the house over the road.

The above sentence is INcorrect grammatically. You can cross over the road, but the house is not 'over' the road. If a house was 'over' a road, the house would be hovering above the road.

3. He lives in the house across the street.

The above sentence is correct grammatically.

4. He lives in the house over the street.

This is the same as question #2. A house is not 'over' a street or road.

5. I saw the children wandering slowly across the road.

The above sentence is correct grammatically.

6. I saw the children wandering slowly over the road.

For the same reasons as #2 and #4, the above is INcorrect.

7. I saw the children wandering slowly across the street.

The above sentence is correct grammatically.

8. I saw the children wandering slowly over the street.

For the same reasons as #2, #4, and #6, the above is INcorrect.

9. I was fortunate to get across the road without being knocked over.

The above sentence is correct grammatically.

10. I was fortunate to get over the road without being knocked over.

For the same reasons as #2, #4, #6, and #8, the above is INcorrect.

11. I was fortunate to get across the street without being knocked over.

The above sentence is correct grammatically.

12. I was fortunate to get over the street without being knocked over.

For the same reasons as #2, #4, #6, #8, and #10, the above is INcorrect.

Consider the differences in following correct sentences:

I could only walk across the street by jumping over the potholes.

He lives in the house across the road, but with a jetpack invention he could travel over the road to my house.

Over means above, not on the surface. So I can't walk 'over' a street or road.

I can walk along, down, up, or across a street or road.

A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, thing, or a title. Example sentences:

1. Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president of the United States.
2. The Campbell's soup can was made famous by Andy Warhol.
3. We start our trip to the Grand Canyon on Monday.
4. Jennifer and John have roles in the class presentation of 'My Fair Lady'.
5. Hillary Clinton has served as First Lady and as US Secretary of State.
6. Margaret always has a Diet Coke with her lunch.
7. Nelson Mandela won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.
8. I've been to Orlando three times, but I've never been to Disney World.
9. Springfield is the capital of Illinois.
10. The young lady at Dell technical support asked me if I would like to visit India.
11. We have made plans to celebrate New Year's Day on January first.
12. 'The African Queen' is my favorite romantic movie, not 'Casablanca'.
13. We can stop at McDonald's on our way to Macy's.
14. Macu Piccu in Peru is one of the more mysterious places on earth.
15. The United States is bordered in the east by the Atlantic Ocean and in the west by the Pacific Ocean.
16. The Giants beat the Tigers four to zero.
17. Gerald Ford is the only US President that was not elected as president or vice president.
18. We stopped at the Prairie Museum of Art and History on our trip through Kansas.
19. What time does 'The Paperboy" start at the Century Summit?
20. I was originally prescribed Zocor but it was changed to Lipitor.
21. Do you prefer a Mac or Windows?
22. Wendy is picking up a pizza at Papa John's.
23. The ambulance took Maggie to Mercy Hospitalemergency.
24. American Airlines and Susan G. Komen for the Cureare fundraising partners.
25. I usually watch the weather forecast on Channel 10, but when I'm away from home, I watch the Weather Channel.
26. Author Harper Lee published only one novel, 'To Kill a Mockingbird'.
27. The last Ford Crown Victoria Interceptor police cruiser to be made was sold to the Kansas Highway Patrol. Ford has discontinued this model.
28. I've read many consumer articles but I still can't decide on an iPhone or an Android.
29. My Blackberry is held together with Scotchtape.
30. My mom was born in Ireland and my dad was born in Idaho.
31. He loves Spongebob Squarepants and his pal Patrick Star.
32. Did you see the little knit dresses that Old Navy and Kohl's are advertising?
33. Potato Lake is adjacent to the Potato Creek State Wildlife Area. You can't miss it.
34. Aunt Caroline has arrived in Florida. She sent a photo of herself on the beach.
35. The Wells Fargo bank is on the corner of Washington Street, one block down.
36. Some people think I'm strange, but I read 'Erewhon' by Samuel Butler at an impressionable age.
37. Clive Christians 'No.1 Imperial Majesty' perfume for women(50 ml.) can be purchased at Fortnum & Mason for only $1,045.
38. We cuddled in the La-Z-Boy to watch 'Jeopardy'.
39. My grandmother gave me her silver Tiffany bracelet and a Cartier ring.
40. Here's a photo of me standing on Judy Garland's star near Hollywood and Vine Street.
41. The first use of DNA to identify and convict a person was in Narborough, Leicestershire, UK against a man named Colin Pitchfork in 1988.
42. Janis went to Paris and sent me a postcard from the Eiffel Tower.
43. I finshed the Cheerios but I think there's some Trix in the cupboard.
44. Is that a Visa or Master Card?
45. He took me to Peter Luger's for the best steak in Brooklyn.
46. On my trip, I read 'The Heart is a Lonely Hunter' by Carson McCullers from Oprah's Book Club list.
47. To quote Porky Pig, 'That's all folks!'

here is chiefs in a sentance with a predicate nominative:

In pursuing the fire bug, the Fire Chiefs from three counties were relentless.

here is chiefs as a predicate nominative:

In each tribe the strongest braves became chiefs.