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The Tongue Untied

A Guide to Grammar, Punctuation and Style

  • Parts of Speech
    • Adjectives
      • Descriptive
      • Limiting
      • Predicate Adjective
      • Participles
    • Adverbs
    • Conjunctions
      • Coordinating Conjunctions
      • Subordinating Conjunctions
      • Correlative Conjunctions
      • Conjunctive Adverbs
      • Conjunctions vs Prepositions
    • Nouns
      • Subjects
      • Objects
        • Direct Object
        • Indirect Object
        • Obj. of the Preposition
        • Obj. of the Verbal
      • Predicate Nominative
      • Gerunds
    • Prepositions
    • Pronouns
      • Personal
      • Relative
      • Indefinite
      • Demonstrative
      • Interrogative
      • Reflexive
    • Verbs
      • Verb Parts
        • Lexical
        • Auxilliary
      • Verb Types
        • Transitive
        • Intransitive
        • Linking
    • Verbals
      • Gerunds
      • Participles
      • Infinitives
  • The Sentence
    • Clauses
      • Clauses, Independent
      • Clauses, Dependent
    • Phrases
      • Prepositional
      • Participial
      • Gerund Phrase
      • Appositives
  • Case
    • Nominative-Subjective
    • Objective
    • Possessive
    • Possessive Nouns
  • Agreement
    • Always Plural
    • Always Singular
    • Singular or Plural — It Depends
    • Antecedents
  • Punctuation
    • Apostrophe
    • Commas
    • Colon
    • Dash
    • Hyphens
    • semicolon
    • Quotation Mark
  • Writing/Editing
    • Accuracy
    • Clarity
    • Conciseness
    • Misplaced Modifiers
    • Small Things That Matter
    • Spelling/Word Choice
  • Practice

Interactive Noun Quiz #1

April 25, 2014 by TheTongueUntied 11 Comments

Identify the correct choice in each question. … [Read more...]

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Nouns: The basics

August 26, 2013 by TheTongueUntied 2 Comments

Unfortunately for writers who chafe at rules and those attempting to unravel the structure of the sentence, nouns can show up almost anywhere in a sentence. To determine whether a word is acting as a noun, first remember the tried and true wisdom … [Read more...]

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Nouns: Subject

August 25, 2013 by TheTongueUntied 2 Comments

The subject is the person, place, thing or idea that the sentence is about. Or, in the case of a sentence with more than one clause, it is the person, place, thing or idea that the clause is about. Typically, a subject is followed by a … [Read more...]

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Nouns: Direct Object

August 23, 2013 by TheTongueUntied 15 Comments

The direct object is the noun that receives the action of the transitive verb. Typically, a direct object follows the verb and can be found by asking who or what received the action of the verb. [In the following examples, the direct object is … [Read more...]

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Nouns: Indirect Object

August 22, 2013 by TheTongueUntied 15 Comments

The indirect object is the noun or pronoun that receives the direct object. Typically, an indirect object precedes the direct object and can be found by asking who or what received the direct object. [In the following examples, the indirect … [Read more...]

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Nouns: Predicate Nominative

August 21, 2013 by TheTongueUntied 30 Comments

The predicate nominative is the noun following a linking verb that restates or stands for the subject. Typically, a predicate nominative has the same value or grammatical weight as the subject. [In the following examples, the predicate … [Read more...]

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Nouns: Object of the Verbal

August 21, 2013 by TheTongueUntied Leave a Comment

Verbals are forms of verbs used as other parts of speech such as nouns, adjectives or adverbs. In some cases a noun will follow the verbal and "receive" it.  That noun is called the object of the verbal. As with other objects, it can be identified … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gerunds, Infinitives, Nouns, Obj. of the Verbal, Objects, Participles, Parts of Speech

Nouns: Object of the Preposition

August 21, 2013 by TheTongueUntied 8 Comments

Prepositions are small words that create a relationship between other words in a sentence by linking phrases to the rest of the sentence. The nouns that follow them are objects of the preposition. [In the following examples, the preposition is … [Read more...]

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Noun Practice Exercise

August 20, 2013 by TheTongueUntied Leave a Comment

Identify the underlined part of speech. After completing the entire exercise, click on the “Are You Prepared?” button at the bottom of this page to see the answers. 1. Would you donate a month's salary to our cause? a. direct object      b. … [Read more...]

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Noun Practice Exercise Answers

August 19, 2013 by TheTongueUntied 1 Comment

Identify the underlined part of speech 1. Would you donate a month's salary to our cause? a. direct object      b. predicate nominative      c. indirect object      d. object of the preposition 2. Kathy buried her money in the yard. a. … [Read more...]

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