Question
Define parts of Speech for Jabberwocky
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Beware(v) the(article) Jabberwock(Noun)
my (adj) son (noun)
The (article) jaws (n) that (pronoun) bite (verb), the(article) claws (noun) that(pronoun) catch (verb)
Beware(verb) the(article) Jubjub(adj) bird (noun) and (conjunction) shun(verb) the( article) frumious(adj) Bandersnatch(n0
I'm on stanza 2
Please check:
Beware(v) the(article) Jabberwock(Noun)
my (adj) son (noun)
The (article) jaws (n) that (pronoun) bite (verb), the(article) claws (noun) that(pronoun) catch (verb)
Beware(verb) the(article) Jubjub(adj) bird (noun) and (conjunction) shun(verb) the( article) frumious(adj) Bandersnatch(n0
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Ms. Sue
Great job!
The only correction is "that" in these lines is a conjunction, not a pronoun.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/that
The only correction is "that" in these lines is a conjunction, not a pronoun.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/that
Sweet Pea
So, jaws that bite
is noun conjunction verb
That's weird. I looked at the dictionary link. I didn't know that could be conjunction
Thank you
is noun conjunction verb
That's weird. I looked at the dictionary link. I didn't know that could be conjunction
Thank you
Ms. Sue
Many words function as more than one part of speech.
You're welcome.
You're welcome.
DrK
It seems to me, unless it functions as an expletive, "that" is much closer to being a pronoun than a conjunction. Notice that you can replace the word "that" with the pronoun "which" and the meaning is essentially the same. Conjunctions join parallel words or phrases; here we have nouns and verbs --jaws bite, and claws catch.