A prepositional phrase is made up of the preposition, its object and any associated adjectives or adverbs. A prepositional phrase can function as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb. The most common prepositions are "about," "above," "across," "after," "against," "along," "among," "around," "at," "before," "behind," "below," "beneath," "beside," "between," "beyond," "but," "by," "despite," "down," "during," "except," "for," "from," "in," "inside," "into," "like," "near," "of," "off," "on," "onto," "out," "outside," "over," "past," "since," "through," "throughout," "till," "to," "toward," "under," "underneath," "until," "up," "upon," "with," "within," and "without.
In this sentence, the preposition "without" introduces the noun "fear. Here, the preposition "throughout" introduces the noun phrase "the land. The preposition "along" introduces the noun phrase "the banister" and the prepositional phrase "along the banister" acts as an adverb, describing where the spider crawled.
Here the preposition "under" introduces the prepositional phrase "under the porch," which acts as an adverb modifying the compound verb "is hiding. Similarly in this sentence, the preposition "in" introduces a prepositional phrase "in his office," which acts as an adverb describing the location of the missing papers.
You can use a conjunction to link words, phrases, and clauses, as in the following example:. You use a co-ordinating conjunction "and," "but," "or," "nor," "for," "so," or "yet" to join individual words, phrases, and independent clauses. Note that you can also use the conjunctions "but" and "for" as prepositions.
In the following sentences, each of the highlighted words is a co-ordinating conjunction:. Here the co-ordinating conjunction "and" links two participle phrases "dancing on rooftops" and "swallowing goldfish" which act as adverbs describing the verb "spends.
A subordinating conjunction introduces a dependent clause and indicates the nature of the relationship among the independent clause s and the dependent clause s. The most common subordinating conjunctions are "after," "although," "as," "because," "before," "how," "if," "once," "since," "than," "that," "though," "till," "until," "when," "where," "whether," and "while. Each of the highlighted words in the following sentences is a subordinating conjunction:. The subordinating conjunction "after" introduces the dependent clause "After she had learned to drive.
Similarly, the subordinating conjunction "if" introduces the dependent clause "If the paperwork arrives on time. The subordinating conjunction "when" introduces the dependent clause "when his computer crashed. In this sentence, the dependent clause "because the mother and baby are exposed to fewer people and fewer germs" is introduced by the subordinating conjunction "because. Correlative conjunctions always appear in pairs -- you use them to link equivalent sentence elements.
The most common correlative conjunctions are "both In this sentence, the correlative conjunction "both Here the correlative conjunction "either Similarly, the correlative conjunction "whether In this example the correlative conjunction "not only An interjection is a word added to a sentence to convey emotion. It is not grammatically related to any other part of the sentence.
You usually follow an interjection with an exclamation mark. Interjections are uncommon in formal academic prose, except in direct quotations.
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The Writing Centre. The parts of speech Traditional grammar classifies words based on eight parts of speech : the verb, the noun, the pronoun, the adjective, the adverb, the preposition, the conjunction, and the interjection. Books are made of ink, paper, and glue. In this sentence, "books" is a noun, the subject of the sentence. Deborah waits patiently while Bridget books the tickets. Here "books" is a verb, and its subject is "Bridget.
In this sentence, "walk" is a verb, and its subject is the pronoun "we. The town decided to build a new jail. Here "jail" is a noun, which is the object of the infinitive phrase "to build. Here "jail" is part of the compound verb "would jail. In this sentence, "cries" is a noun acting as the direct object of the verb "heard. But here "cries" is a verb that describes the actions of the subject of the sentence, the baby.
Written by Heather MacFadyen. In each of the following sentences, the verb or compound verb is highlighted : Dracula bites his victims on the neck. The verb "bites" describes the action Dracula takes. In early October, Giselle will plant twenty tulip bulbs. Here the compound verb "will plant" describes an action that will take place in the future.
My first teacher was Miss Crawford, but I remember the janitor Mr. Weatherbee more vividly. Karl Creelman bicycled around the world in , but his diaries and his bicycle were destroyed. The highlighted words in the following sentences are all nouns: Late last year our neighbours bought a goat. Portia White was an opera singer.
The bus inspector looked at all the passengers' passes. According to Plutarch , the library at Alexandria was destroyed in 48 B. Philosophy is of little comfort to the starving. Noun Gender Many common nouns, like "engineer" or "teacher," can refer to men or women. David Garrick was a very prominent eighteenth-century actor. Sarah Siddons was at the height of her career as an actress in the s. The manager was trying to write a want ad, but he couldn't decide whether he was advertising for a "waiter" or a "waitress" Noun Plurals Most nouns change their form to indicate number by adding "-s" or "-es", as illustrated in the following pairs of sentences: When Matthew was small he rarely told the truth if he thought he was going to be punished.
Many people do not believe that truths are self-evident. As they walked through the silent house, they were startled by an unexpected echo. I like to shout into the quarry and listen to the echoes that return. He tripped over a box left carelessly in the hallway. Since we are moving, we will need many boxes. Some words ending in "f" form the plural by deleting "f" and adding "ves," and words ending in "y" form the plural by deleting the "y" and adding "ies," as in the following pairs of sentences: The harbour at Marble Mountain has one wharf.
There are several wharves in Halifax Harbour. Warsaw is their favourite city because it reminds them of their courtship. The vacation my grandparents won includes trips to twelve European cities. The children circled around the headmaster and shouted, "Are you a mouse or a man? Possessive Nouns In the possessive case, a noun or pronoun changes its form to show that it owns or is closely related to something else. The only luggage that was lost was the prime minister's. The exhausted recruits were woken before dawn by the drill sergeant's screams.
The miner's face was covered in coal dust. You can form the possessive case of a singular noun that ends in "s" by adding an apostrophe alone or by adding an apostrophe and "s," as in the following examples: The bus's seats are very uncomfortable. The bus' seats are very uncomfortable. The film crew accidentally crushed the platypus's eggs.
The film crew accidentally crushed the platypus' eggs. Felicia Hemans's poetry was once more popular than Lord Byron's. Felicia Hemans' poetry was once more popular than Lord Byron's. You can form the possessive case of a plural noun that does not end in "s" by adding an apostrophe and a "s," as in the following examples: The children's mittens were scattered on the floor of the porch. The sheep's pen was mucked out every day. Since we have a complex appeal process, a jury's verdict is not always final.
The men's hockey team will be playing as soon as the women's team is finished. The hunter followed the moose's trail all morning but lost it in the afternoon. You can form the possessive case of a plural noun that does end in "s" by adding an apostrophe: The concert was interrupted by the dogs' barking, the ducks' quacking, and the babies' squalling. The janitors' room is downstairs and to the left. My uncle spent many hours trying to locate the squirrels' nest. The archivist quickly finished repairing the diaries' bindings.
Religion is usually the subject of the roommates' many late night debates. Using Possessive Nouns When you read the following sentences, you will notice that a noun in the possessive case frequently functions as an adjective modifying another noun: The miner's face was covered in coal dust. The concert was interrupted by the dogs' barking, the ducks' quacking, and the babies' squalling. Proper Nouns You always write a proper noun with a capital letter, since the noun represents the name of a specific person, place, or thing.
A proper noun is the opposite of a common noun In each of the following sentences, the proper nouns are highlighted : The Marroons were transported from Jamaica and forced to build the fortifications in Halifax. Many people dread Monday mornings. That's when I stumbled across the UBY project - an amazing project which needs more recognition.
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Idioms about still. Still, quiet, hushed, noiseless, silent indicate the absence of noise and of excitement or activity accompanied by sound. Still indicates the absence of sound or movement: The house was still.
Quiet implies relative freedom from noise, activity, or excitement: a quiet engine; a quiet vacation. Hushed implies the suppression of sound or noise: a hushed whisper. Noiseless and silent characterize that which does not reveal its presence or movement by any sound: a noiseless footstep; silent dissent. Definition of still Entry 4 of 7. Definition of still Entry 5 of 7.
Definition of still Entry 6 of 7. Still biographical name. Definition of Still Entry 7 of 7. Andrew Taylor — American founder of osteopathy. Other Words from still Adjective stillness noun.
Examples of still in a Sentence Adjective The cat twitched slightly, and then was still. Everyone had left, and the house was finally still. Adverb Sit still. It'll just take a minute. First Known Use of still Adjective before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb 1 before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense Adverb before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun 1 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 2 13th century, in the meaning defined above Noun 2 , in the meaning defined at sense 1.
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