Grammatical Names and Functions

GRAMMATICAL name is the name giving to a word or group of words in a sentence. The grammatical name of a word or group of words in a sentence could be NOUN PHRASE, VERB PHRASE, ADJECTIVAL PHRASE, ABVERBIAL PHRASE, ETC.

 The grammatical functions differ DEPENDING on its name.:

1) NOUN PHRASE:

A noun is the name of anything. A phrase is a word or a group of words performing a specific function in a sentence. A noun phrase is a word or group of words functioning as OBJECT or SUBJECT of a verb in a sentence.

SUBJECT OF A SENTENCE

The subject of a sentence is the person or thing that a sentence is about:

English language is an interesting subject

It has been raining all day

In the above sentence, “English language” and “raining” are the Subjects of the sentences. But over and above this rule, the Subject of a sentence is the PERFORMER of the action of the verb in a sentence:

Tunde slapped Kemi

In our sentence above, “TUNDE” is the performer of the action ‘slapped’, therefore it is the subject of the sentence. 

OBJECT OF A SENTENCE

The object of a sentence is the receiver of the action of the verb in a sentence:

Referring to the above sentence, “Kemi” receives the action of the verb “slapped”; therefore, it is the object of the sentence.

MORE EXAMPLES

The man stole the car<        subject: the man   object: the car

Everybody knows him<      subject: everybody; object him

I polished the shoe<         subject: I ; object: the shoe

Pastor divorced his wife<  subject: pastor:  object: his wife

QUESTION

Identify the NOUN PHRASES in the passage below and state their functions each

 Loving is the best expression of Godness. Love is the cement that binds people together. Anyone who loves exudes God. In, fact, it could rightly be said that God lives in the heart of all who loves. Love is not bound by religion, tribes, race, etc.  Love is simply boundless.

NOUN PHRASES: loving, Godness, love, the cement, people, anyone, God, the heart, all who, religion, tribes, race, …

FUNCTION: SUBJECT or OBJECT of their various verbs…….

How to Link Your Nin with your UBA Account

It's no more a news that the federal government of Nigeria has made it mandatory for all bank account users to link their Nin with their bank account.

To link your Nin with your UBA Account click here

If you a WhatsApp user after clicking Get Started, click on the WhatsApp icon. Once you are directed to WhatsApp, send Hi to Leo. Leo would send you options. Select Nin and follow the prompts. If you are not a WhatsApp user, you can select any other options. Thanks 

How to Link Your Nin with your First bank Account

The federal government of Nigeria has just made it compulsory for every bank account to be linked with the owners' Nin.

The first bank of Nigeria is making efforts, as well as other banks, to make the Process seamless for their customers. You can now link your Nin to your first bank account at the comfort of your home.

To link your Nin to your first bank account, Click Here

Should a pastor play BABAIJEBU?

I know to so many, the emphatic answer would be a resounding No. Before you decide you answer listen to this true life story.

A pastor friend was going through the heat of poverty. One of the days, he got into fasting. His decision was 'i will not see the sun for three days until God change my situation.' After three days of rigorous praying, he came and broke his fast. About few hours later, a young man who stayed in the neighborhood was passing by, and jokingly told him "bro two sure dey o." He smiled at the young man, and he left. My pastor friend has never played babaijebu before, and till date he did not intend to play. But the surprise there was that by the next day, that same young man won over N10m. 

My friend told me this story when, one day, I was so critical of those who play this game. His question and mine today is 'what really happened? Was that incidence a coincidence?' Your guess is as good as mine. Your contribution to this discussion would be highly appreciated 

How to predict BABAIJEBU two sure with python

Babaijebu is a game of chance. Yet you can rightly predict the winning numbers if you are familiar with the rules

Python random module is one of those module that generates random integers. We have, in this short video, show how to predict babaijebu two sure with python random module watch it here

Overseas jobs made easy

I was stunned when jvzoo revealed a very amazing secret of how to get jobs overseas daily with your phones and laptops, and earn foreign currencies. The secret is so simple but I never knew it has been there. Little wonder it's said that knowledge is power. Ever since, I have taken full advantage of this secret jvzoo called a $1000 information. But I will not charge you that much. In fact I have provided the information for free. The summarized version is available here

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