More examples:
• object of a verb
They have found Eugene's goal.
• object of a preposition
The arctic explorers were caught unawares by the spring break up.
• subject complement
Frankenstein is the name of the scientist not the monster.
• object complement
I consider Loki my favourite cat.
• subject
Small children often insist that they can do it by themselves.
Gerunds can also be classified as noun
For example:
I like swimming
The word ‘swimming’
is a gerund
Noun Phrases
Noun Phrases are groups of words that can function as subjects or objects in sentences.They may take on various forms: | Water is important for survival. | (Single words) |
| Mr. Jones spoke to Dr. James. | (Proper names) |
| The boy ate an apple. | (Nouns and articles) |
| My friend works with her father. | (Nouns and possessives) |
| The young girl wore a long, white dress. | (Nouns and adjectives) |
| Some of the kids ate all of the cake. | (Nouns and quantifiers) |
| The man with the gun frightened the people in the bank. | (Nouns and prep. phrases) |
| The woman who lives there is my aunt. | (Nouns and relative clauses) |
| The dogs sleeping on the deck should be left alone. | (Nouns and phrases) |
| Whoever wrote this is in trouble. | (Noun clauses) |
| The men live in the dormitory. | (Single verbs) |
| He stayed at the Hi Hat Hotel. | (Past tense verbs) |
| I am learning many new things. | (Progressive verbs) |
| She has been there before. | (Perfect verbs) |
| They have been working here five years. | (Perfect progressive verbs) |
| I could use some assistance. | (Verbs and modals) |
| The trip was approved by the professor. | (Passive verbs) |
| Do you want some more pie? | (Verbs in questions) |
| The mayor works here. | (adverbs) |
| Neil is not a candidate. | (negatives) |
| They live in the suburbs. | (prepositional phrases) |
| She'll leave whenever she wants. | (adverbial clauses) |
| Don't talk while eating. | (phrases) |
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