The predicate of a sentence is everything except the noun phrase acting as the Subject; it is the verb + objects + adverbs + complements.

You will have to discover what word(s) they modify or describe in the sentence. Adjective phrases modify nouns; adverb phrases modify verbs, adjectives, or the whole sentence; and noun phrases act as subjects of sentences or objects of verbs or

How can I tell the difference between an adjective phrase, an adverb phrase, and a noun phrase?

Hi I think the general rule here is to use ' because of' if a noun/noun phrase follows, and to use 'because' if you can replace it with 'for the reason that'. Dokterjokkebrok

Then, how about "Over two million people have died" if the writer could not give the exact number. As far as I know, a prepositional phrase can take the place of a complement or an adverbial in a sentence but cannot serve as a subject or

You posted the whole poem while I was composing my response; to tell the truth, with poetry, and especially with, um, more abstract poems such as this one, it can be anybody's guess as to just what the author meant. "All and

I'd say the easiest way for you to grasp the idea would be to carefully reread MrP's posts and try to think this through on your own. However, if you are still unable to grasp the idea, then perhaps you'll need to do a good deal of

Joan and her mother are out shopping. May i know whether "out" in the above sentence is a noun or an adverb. Why so? And is "out shopping" a noun phrase here? Thanks.

1-- 'The documents' is a noun phrase and the object of the preposition 'for'. The PP (prepositional phrase), 'for the documents' is an adverb modifying the rest of the predicate. 2-- 'The front yard' and 'our house' are both noun phrases as

Besides the stress question which is already answered, here is something to check out. http://www.languagetrainers.co.uk/blog/2008/11/03/sometimes-its-some-times-but-itll-be-some-time-sometime/ Sometimes is an adverb, and should be used