1-"what i loved most about her was her laugh"
in that sentence,what laugh is,adverb,adjective,verb or noun?
2-"we both thought that this novel was one of the finest books we had ever read?
in this sentence,what books is,subject,verb,direct object?
subject,verb,direct object?
2006-09-13 04:52:41 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
1. noun
A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea. In this case, we are talking about her laugh, a thing, so it's a noun.
2. object of a preposition
A preposition shows the relationship between a word or phrase in a sentence and the object of that preposition. In this case, "of" is a preposition. One of what? One of the finest books. Books functions as the object of the preposition.
2006-09-13 05:00:58 · answer #1 · answered by bunstihl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I think it breaks down like this.
Normally, an action word like laugh would be a verb, but in this case it is the object of the verb loved, so it must be a noun. You can check this by substituting anouther noun and see if it makes sense. For instance, "what I liked most about her was her hair".
In the second instance, finest is an adjective that modifies the noun, so books must be a noun. It can also be the object of a preposition "of".
An adjective is a part of speech which modifies a noun, usually describing it or making its meaning more specific.
Perhaps the following would be of some help. You can find it on the link below also.
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.
Each part of speech explains not what the word is, but how the word is used. In fact, the same word can be a noun in one sentence and a verb or adjective in the next. The next few examples show how a word's part of speech can change from one sentence to the next, and following them is a series of sections on the individual parts of speech, followed by an exercise.
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."
We walk down the street.
In this sentence, "walk" is a verb, and its subject is the pronoun "we".
The mail carrier stood on the walk.
In this example, "walk" is a noun, which is part of a prepositional phrase describing where the mail carrier stood.
The town decided to build a new jail.
Here "jail" is a noun, which is the object of the infinitive phrase "to build."
The sheriff told us that if we did not leave town immediately he would jail us.
Here "jail" is part of the compound verb "would jail."
They heard high pitched cries in the middle of the night.
In this sentence, "cries" is a noun acting as the direct object of the verb "heard."
The baby cries all night long and all day long.
But here "cries" is a verb that describes the actions of the subject of the sentence, the baby.
The next few sections explain each of the parts of speech in detail. When you have finished, you might want to test yourself by trying the exercise.
the details
What Is A Verb?
What Is A Noun?
What Is A Pronoun?
What Is An Adjective?
What is an Adverb?
What is a Preposition?
What is a Conjunction?
What is an Interjection?
Review: Parts of Speech
2006-09-13 12:07:28 · answer #2 · answered by The Answer Man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
laugh is a noun, books is direct object
2006-09-13 12:02:25 · answer #3 · answered by nursesr4evr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-09-13 12:01:35 · answer #4 · answered by Cristiano R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
laugh = noun
books = direct object
2006-09-13 11:57:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pay attention in class! These type of questions are done a lot. Also, the spelling is grammar.
2006-09-13 12:01:53 · answer #6 · answered by ohderek 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you listen in class and study instead of trying to get people on Yahoo Answers to do your homework for you. You will learn more.
2006-09-13 11:56:57 · answer #7 · answered by grudgrime 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
1 - Noun (It is a "thing," as in "person, place or thing.")
2 - Noun (same as above -- it is a thing.)
2006-09-13 12:00:52 · answer #8 · answered by svcbench 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 noun
2 predicate nominative
2006-09-13 11:57:05 · answer #9 · answered by maî 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋