ok... i was just thinking about this randomly today... if you say something like
I will take a jog around the park
does that mean that jog is a verb or a noun??
and if it is a noun, would that or park be the subject of the sentence??
please only answer if your are 100% sure
2006-09-03 17:12:56 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Take is the verb. Jog is the noun. If you can say "a" before it then it is a noun (a thing). I is the subject. Will indicates future tense.
2006-09-03 17:15:14 · answer #1 · answered by Melanie L 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
SENTENCE: I will take a job around the park:
1) I: Subject/Antecedent
2) WILL: Helping Verb - You can remove "will" and "take" still functions without it. If you remove take, "will" can't stand alone
3) TAKE: Verb/Predicate
4) A: Indirect Adjective describing "jog"
5) JOG: Direct Object (Noun)
6) AROUND: Preposition
7) THE: Direct Adjective describing Park
8) PARK: Indirect Object
Depending on what Grade you're in, English classes will have you learn Sentence Diagramming.
It can be a fun game if you know what you're doing. It teaches you how to deconstruct sentences. When you know what each of the words do, you can reconstruct a sentence as well as determine if it's Proper Grammar.
You can also determine if words in the sentence are necessary or not.
My mom was a Remedial English Teacher in High School for 28 years and used to drill me on this stuff while I was growing up.
A really good book that is only 80 pages that describes this stuff is "Elements of Style" by William Strunk and E. B. White. It's the size of a pocketbook and very thin.
2006-09-04 00:25:50 · answer #2 · answered by "IRonIC" by Alanis 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To jog is a verb.
A jog is a noun.
The subject is the person or thing who is doing the action.
The park is not taking the jog.
The jog is not taking the jog.
That means 'I' is the subject of the sentence, the jog is the object of the sentence and around the park is a modifier.
2006-09-04 00:16:35 · answer #3 · answered by old lady 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Since this is a grammar question I'll have to get picky. Yes, "jog" is a noun in this sentence however, you can't "take" a jog anywhere. The correct way of saying what you mean would be, "I'll jog around the park." This happens to be one of those cases where we say what feels comfortable instead of what is correct. I know it's picky, but I'm 100% sure...
2006-09-04 00:28:58 · answer #4 · answered by pisces7497 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word "jog" is a noun in this case. However, I is the subject of the sentence.
2006-09-04 00:15:34 · answer #5 · answered by Keiron 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In your sentence "a Jog" is a noun and the subject is I. Who will take a jog? I will. Around the park is a prepositional phrase.
Hope this helps.
2006-09-04 00:15:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Jog is the direct object of "will take" which means it is a noun. Park is the object of the preposition "around". "I" is the subject of the sentence. Hope this helps.
2006-09-04 00:14:27 · answer #7 · answered by crazydavythe1st 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
jog is a noun in this sentence.
take is the verb.
"around the park" is a prepositional phrase.
"park" is still a noun but it is the prepositional object
2006-09-04 00:17:01 · answer #8 · answered by ♪ ♫ ☮ NYbron ☮ ♪ ♫ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word 'jog' is always a verb, as it describes an action. Remember the rule: A noun is always a person, place, or thing. Park, in your sentence, is the noun and you are describing what you will do at the park by saying you will take a jog.
Very good question; kudos
2006-09-04 00:16:08 · answer #9 · answered by Lonnie P 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋
It would be the noun and the subject. "around the park" would be a prepositional phrase and the park would be the subject of the prepositional phrase. The verb "take" denotes the subject at the verb "take" in referring to the jog.
2006-09-04 00:16:07 · answer #10 · answered by sondra j 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋