subject,direct object,indirect object,predicate nominative,objcet of a preposition,direct address,appositive,or an abjective complement. These terms describe the functions that words take when used in sentences . They are not properties of

Jaleel.nt, in the first instance, we deal with a phenomenon that is conventionally known as a passive gerund ; the whole clause with being... can be substituted with a noun phrase, eg, ...this award . Therefore, we refer to being... as a nominal

It would be preferable to say "with my daughter and me providing support." Rule: objective form after a preposition. (P.S. Don't be confused if you hear native speakers use "I." )

1. Can you tell me who her sister is? (Her sister is Mary)Mary is object. I supposed that it should be whom. I don't know why it should be whom. It shouldn't be "whom." This is a being verb ("is"), and it doesn't

"Nominative" is the adjectival form of "noun." It doesn't get used very much on this site. I think I've seen MrP use it one time. It's always something of a tossup as to whether a "noun phrase"

nominative genitive dative accusative instrumental locative vocative nominative - for the subject of the sentence genitive - equivalent to "of the ...", "of a ..." or the possessive 's . dative - for the indirect

My brother lives in India . The verb "to live" is intransitive and does not take an object. "I sleep in my bed ." These are prepositional phrases acting adverbially, modifying the verb and telling where. The verb "to

For my brother to feel, that he does not know the right term, must seem a real impediment. Hi frankie, thanks for joining us. Welcome to English Forums. Nix the comma after "feel." The feeling is bad. If this were your sentence, the

If perfection is what you're after, you should choose "She is smarter than he is" or the admittedly stiff "She is smarter than he." That's because in formal English, "than" is regarded as a conjunction and not

function as an object of a preposition or function as a complement, which a noun phrase can.. A that clause (where that is a complementizer) is most often used as a direct object, but it can also be used as a subject or as a predicate nominative (