The term interrogative is used to refer to words that help form questions (e.g., โwho,โ โwhat,โ โwhenโ). It is also used to describe sentences that ask questions, whether they use an interrogative word (e.g., โWho is that?โ) or not (e.g., โAre you tired?โ).
Which dog are you going to adopt?
What is the best way to go home?
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An object of a preposition (or prepositional object) is the noun or pronoun that follows a preposition (e.g., โon the tableโ). Every prepositional phrase must include an object in order to be complete.
Are you coming with me?
After school, I went swimming.
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A determiner is a word that precedes a noun and gives information about possession (e.g., โmy bikeโ), quantity (e.g., โtwo thievesโ), or specificity (e.g., โthat bookโ). Determiners, therefore, indicate details about the noun.
Vittoria lost her phone.
I found a stray kitten.
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A compound predicate is made up of two or more verbs that share the same subject and are joined by a conjunction (e.g., โWe walked and talkedโ).
Compound predicates include any of the verbsโ objects and modifiers. The verbs or verb phrases are joined using the coordinating conjunctions โand,โ โor,โ โnor,โ โbut,โ or โyetโ or a correlative conjunction (e.g., “either … or“).
We can go to the movies or watch the football game at home.
Jayden cooked dinner, washed the dishes, and swept the floor.
We neither ate nor drank for twelve hours.
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