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Jackson6612  +  355596 Wed, 25 Apr 07 05:27 PM

I believe that's a kind of stupid question like many other questions of mine.

Are nouns and pronouns always used as subjects and objects in sentences?

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Clive  +  355612 Wed, 25 Apr 07 05:50 PM

Hi,

Are nouns and pronouns always used as subjects and objects in sentences? No. eg

Tom ate dinner in his kitchen.

Mary bought a TV from him.

Best wishes, Clive

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Jackson6612  +  355620 Wed, 25 Apr 07 06:04 PM
 Clive wrote:

Hi,

Are nouns and pronouns always used as subjects and objects in sentences? No. eg

Tom ate dinner in his kitchen.

Mary bought a TV from him.

Best wishes, Clive

In my opinion, in the above sentences kitchen and him are objects of prepositions in and from.

Clive  +  355632 Wed, 25 Apr 07 06:13 PM

Hi Jackson,

That's true. I assumed you were referring to the subject or object of ta verb.Smile [:)]

How about 'kitchen' in 'a kitchen table'? The noun here is used adjectivally.

Best wishes, Clive

Jackson6612  +  356605 Fri, 27 Apr 07 02:14 PM
 Clive wrote:

Hi Jackson,

That's true. I assumed you were referring to the subject or object of a verb.Smile [:)]

How about 'kitchen' in 'a kitchen table'? The noun here is used adjectivally.

Best wishes, Clive

Dear Clive,

That means noun/pronoun can be used adjectively and as subject/object of a certain sentence. Is there any other use of noun/pronoun?

Clive  +  356916 Sat, 28 Apr 07 05:21 AM

Hi,

I can't think any right now.Smile [:)]

I wouldn't say that a pronoun can be used adjectivally.

Clive

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