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	What Is An Adjective?
		Here the possessive adjective ``her'' modifies the noun ``homeland'' and the noun phrase ``her homeland'' is the object of the preposition ``to.'' Note also that the form ``hers'' is not used to modify nouns or noun phrases.
		In this sentence, the possessive adjective ``its'' modifies ``ball'' and the noun phrase ``its ball'' is the object of the verb ``chased.'' Note that ``its'' is the possessive adjective and ``it's'' is a contraction for ``it is.''
		Note that the relationship between a demonstrative adjective and a demonstrative pronoun is similar to the relationship between a possessive adjective and a possessive pronoun, or to that between a interrogative adjective and an interrogative pronoun.
	www.arts.uottawa.ca /writcent/hypergrammar/adjectve.html (925 words)

	Compound (linguistics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In a compound verb (or complex predicate), one of the verbs is the primary, and determines the primary semantics and also the argument structure.
		In Russian language compounding is a common type of word formation, and several types of compounds exist, both in terms of compounded parts of speech and of the way of the formation of a compound.
		Compound adjectives may be formed eiter per se, e.g., "belo-rozovy" (white-pink) or as a result of compounding during the derivation of an adjective from a multiword term: Каменноостровский проспект /kamenːoːstrovskʲij prospʲekt/ "Stone Island Avenue", a street in St.Petersburg.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Compound_adjective (1408 words)

	Diagramming Sentences (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Adjectives and adverbs are always diagrammed on diagonal lines under the words they modify no matter what type of other line may be used.
		Compound items, whether they are subjects, verbs, modifiers, etc are joined together in the diagram in the position they would normally occupy if they were singular, but if conjunctions are used place a dashed line between the compound elements and place the conjunction on the dashed line.
		Like adjectives, they are placed underneath the word they modify, but since they are typically phrases we diagram them like prepositional phrases are diagrammed - on a "lazy L" under the noun they modify.
	wonder.k12.ar.us /hellmer/diagramming.htm (1234 words)

	Adjectives
		The exception is: when the adjective is three syllables or more, you use the word 'most' before the adjective and do not mark the end of it with 'est'.
		According to the publisher, Houghton Mifflin, this is a quiz on adjectives appropriate for a fourth grade child.
		Adjectives which would describe people (such as: young, sad, short, thin, etc.) are scrambled and students are asked to unscramble them.
	newton.uor.edu /facultyfolder/rider/adjectives.htm (3689 words)

	Compound Words
		If the word is a noun ending in "-μa," and has a neuter gender, add "τo" to "μa" before adding it to the second part of the compound word.
		Therefore, in case of a compound word that has two or more nouns where the last word is a noun, the compound noun has the gender of the last noun.
		The compound word, soβaρoπaρλenáρe, which is a verb, means to talk seriously, not to talk nonsense.
	www.geocities.com /alexandrosworld/Mesogeoika/CompoundWords.htm (531 words)

	Glossary of Grammatical Terms
		a noun or noun phrase representing the primary goal or the result of the action of its verb.
		Most English nouns are neuter, and English has singular pronouns that are masculine, feminine, and neuter ("he", "she", and "it", respectively).
		a noun or noun equivalent either in a prepositional phrase or in a verb construction with the action of a verb directed on or toward it.
	www.cs.cf.ac.uk /fun/welsh/Glossary_main.html (2316 words)

	Hyphens
		The tendency is for compounds to begin life as two-word or hyphenated terms, and when they have become acceptable in general usage and gotten into dictionaries, they lose the hyphen and are spelled solid, as one word.
		Compounds formed with noun + present participle (-ing form of the verb) or adjective + past participle (-ed form of the verb) are hyphenated before the noun: thirst-quenching drink, rain-causing clouds, street-vending license, risk-based securities, straight-sided fences, fast-paced dialogue
		Compound adjectives with well-, ill-, better-, best-, little-, lesser-, etc., are hyphenated when they precede the noun, unless the compound itself is also modified: little-known fact, best-seller list, well-intentioned acts, ill-favored man, but She is well known; very best tasting cake
	www.nyu.edu /classes/copyXediting/Hyphens.html (1450 words)

	Phrasal verb - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A phrasal verb is also called verb-particle construction, verb phrase, multi-word verb, or compound verb.
		Some grammarians maintain that only the figurative, idiomatic, or metaphorical usage should be called a phrasal verb where the combining word is illogical, and that the literal use, in which the verb and extra word together logically denote the meaning, be called verb and particle or verb-particle constructions.
		Emphasis in idiomatic phrasal verbs is put on the analysis to ascertain whether either the verb or the particle has a meaning.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Phrasal_verb (615 words)

	Steps to Follow When Diagramming
		If there is more than one kernel in the sentence (the number of kernels is determined by the number of verbs, except in the case of compound verbs, which fill only one verb slot), carry out each step for the first kernel and then proceed through the same steps for each subsequent kernel.
		If verb is in the third person, look for a Latin noun or pronoun with an ending in the nominative case which agrees in number with the verb ending (e.g., pater is nominative singular) and write its meaning (paying attention to singular or plural) in the subject slot.
		Adjectives: Find all Latin adjectives and decide which noun each modifies; a Latin adjective agrees with its noun in gender, number, and case (e.g., parvorum is masculine, plural, genitive, agreeing with puerorum).
	www.cnr.edu /home/bmcmanus/diagraminglatin2.html (956 words)

	E-Intro to Old English - 3. Basic Grammar: A Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It is descended from an Indo-European verbal adjective.
		A preposition introduces a prepositional phrase--that is, a word-group that functions (usually) as an adverb or adjective and consists of a preposition together with a noun, noun phrase or pronoun (the "object of the preposition").
		In the third sentence the subject consists of a possessive pronoun and a noun, and in the fourth it consists of a pronoun and a relative clause.
	www.wmich.edu /~medinst/research/rawl/IOE/basicgrammar.html (3039 words)

	Nouns
		A Noun Phrase, frequently a noun accompanied by modifiers, is a group of related words acting as a noun: the oil depletion allowance; the abnormal, hideously enlarged nose.
		Abstract nouns are sometimes troublesome for non-native writers because they can appear with determiners or without: "Peace settled over the countryside." "The skirmish disrupted the peace that had settled over the countryside." See the section on Plurals for additional help with collective nouns, words that can be singular or plural, depending on context.
		Nouns in the subject and object role are identical in form; nouns that show the possessive, however, take a different form.
	grammar.ccc.commnet.edu /grammar/nouns.htm (994 words)

	Glossary of Grammatical Terms
		An adjective may be of the first/second declension category, or of the third declension.
		Hardly any English nouns decline, but the genitive case is indicated by the endings 's (belonging to one) and s' (belonging to more than one) in such phrases as the dog's bone, the cats' litter box.
		a verb voice, in which the subject is the recipient of the action of the verb.
	www.southwestern.edu /~carlg/Latin_Web/glossary.html (1342 words)

	The UVic Writer's Guide: Grammar
		A verbal that functions as a noun (as distinct from a participle that functions as an adjective).
		The non-finite form of a verb, that is, the form of the verb which is not limited to time, place, or agent.
		A form of a verb which either (1) does not function as a verb but as a noun or adjective or (2) combines with another verb to form a predicate.
	web.uvic.ca /wguide/Pages/GramGloss.html (1340 words)

	Learn English - Grammar - Compound Nouns
		A compound noun is a noun that is made up of two or more words.
		Most compound nouns in English are formed by nouns modified by other nouns or adjectives.
		The words tooth and paste are each nouns in their own right, but if you join them together they form a new word - toothpaste.
	www.learnenglish.de /grammar/nouncompound.htm (154 words)

	Adjectives
		Adjectives are words that describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence.
		When the definite article, the, is combined with an adjective describing a class or group of people, the resulting phrase can act as a noun: the poor, the rich, the oppressed, the homeless, the lonely, the unlettered, the unwashed, the gathered, the dear departed.
		The opposite of fortunate is unfortunate, the opposite of prudent is imprudent, the opposite of considerate is inconsiderate, the opposite of honorable is dishonorable, the opposite of alcoholic is nonalcoholic, the opposite of being properly filed is misfiled.
	grammar.ccc.commnet.edu /grammar/adjectives.htm (2862 words)

	Second Language LLC. English Nouns and verbs: same word, different accent
		Here are additional examples of words which change from noun to verb because of the position of their accent.
		The noun is accented on the first syllable; the verb on the second syllable.
		The same word has two meanings: the difference is one of stress accent: nouns are distinguished from verbs by this means: nouns are mostly accented on the first syllable, and verbs accented on the last.
	www.yoursecondlanguage.com /english.nouns.verbs.accented.shtml (605 words)

	Compound Verbs
		In particular, you may use an auxiliary verb (also known as a helping verb) with the verb in order to create the many of the tenses available in English.
		The compound verb in this sentence is made up of the auxiliary "were" and the past participle "destroyed."
		In this sentence the first compound verb is made up of the two auxiliary verbs ("has" and "been") and a present participle ("barking").
	www.uottawa.ca /academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/vbcmpd.html (206 words)

	Scholastic.com \| Homework Hub: Interjection_! Grammar: How to verb plural noun to verb
		Subject — A noun or pronoun that is performing the verb; the "do-er" of a sentence.
		Indirect Object —; A noun or pronoun that tells you for what or whom the action of the verb (predicate) is being done.
		Now that you've taken the noun (pig, time, dump truck) to understand grammar, all your communication is sure to be adjective (clearer, freckled, smelly).
	www.scholastic.com /kids/homework/grammar.htm (1269 words)

	Twenty-Seven Common Misspellings and Grammatical Confusions
		Prophesy (a verb meaning to speak with the authority of God’s voice) vs. prophecy (a noun indicating that which was thereby spoken).
		Think (a verb indicating the use of one’s mind) vs. feel (a verb indicating the lack of use of one’s mind or the use of sensory perception or the nonintellectual exercise of emotion).
		Affect is also a common verb that means “have an influence on [something].” Effect is a common noun that serves as a synonym for influence.
	www.ambs.edu /LJohns/grammar.htm (1019 words)

	English Grammar and Writing : English language courses, English Grammar Online
		There are no clear rules about this - so write the common compounds that you know well as one word, and the others as two words.
		Compound nouns often have a meaning that is different from the two separate words.
		Stress is important in pronunciation, as it distinguishes between a compound noun (e.g.
	www.edufind.com /english/grammar/NOUNS4.cfm (246 words)

	Consejos de Inglés: The Adjective (Adjetivos) - Terry Bates-AndeanWinds Colombia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In a very general sense, an adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun.
		In most cases, adjectives are placed before the noun that it modifies.
		The first noun is considered an adjective which modifies the second noun.
	www.andeanwinds.com /col/articulos_terry_bates/adjective_esp.htm (460 words)

	Mrs. Stluka's English Site
		A phrase is a group of words that functions in a sentence as a single part of speech.
		Adjective phrase: a prepositional phrase that modifies a noun or a pronoun by telling what kind or which one.
		Adverb phrase: a prepositional phrase that modifies a verb, adjective or adverb.
	myschoolonline.com /page/0,1871,49506-139846-51-72118,00.html (340 words)

	:: noun :: related - ( abstract adjective as verb compound collective reptile ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		noun) or group of words used to name or identify any of a class of persons, places, or things (common
		noun), or a particular one of these (proper
		abstract adjective as verb compound collective reptile amphibian
	www.spell-dictionary.com /db/noun (51 words)

	Informat.io on Adjective
		Adjectives do not exist in all languages; for example, the Chinese languages instead use stative verbs.
		In some languages, participles are used as adjectives.
		Some adjectives have suppletive forms in their comparison, such as good, better, best.
	www.informat.io /?title=Adjective (1928 words)

	Compound Words: When to Hyphenate
		A compound word is a combination of two or more words that function as a single unit of meaning.
		Hyphenated compounds, such as "merry-go-round" and "well-being," are the second type.
		That is, it is a compound that is being formed for a very specific situation.
	www.getitwriteonline.com /archive/042703.htm (883 words)

	compoundable - OneLook Dictionary Search
		noun: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
		adjective: of leaf shapes; of leaves composed of several similar parts or lobes
		adjective: composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony
	www.onelook.com /?w=compoundable (191 words)

	SDTV: Episode Resources - English Grammar
		Another way to think of a common noun is that it's just one of a class of things (e.g., bat).
		Compound nouns can be two separate words (e.g., bicycle trail), connected by a hyphen (e.g., twenty-three), or just one big word (e.g., classroom).
		A verb is a word that shows an action or describes a state of being.
	www.pbs.org /standarddeviantstv/episode_res_grammar.html (980 words)

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