Noun phrase

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Rabu, 02 Februari 2011



Noun phrase

Either a single noun / pronoun / any group of words containing a noun / a pronoun that function together as a noun / pronoun , as the subject / object of a verb .

For example , ‘ they ’ , ‘ books ’ , & ‘ the books ’ are noun phrases ,  but ‘ book ’ is just a noun , as you can see in these sentences ( in which the noun phrases are all in bold )

Example 1 :

Shaggy : Do you like books ?
Bean : Yes , I like them .
Shaggy : Do you like books over there ?
Bean : Yes , they are nice .
Shaggy : Do you like the book I brought yesterday ?
Bean : Yes , I like it . ( Note : ‘ It ’ refers to ‘ the book ’ , not ‘ book ’ )

Example 2 :

Nicko was late .
( ‘ Nicko ’ is the noun phrase functioning as the subject of the verb . )
Some noun phrases are short : The students
Some are long : The very tall education consultant
Structures of noun phrases :
A beautiful old painting on the wall

The structure of this noun phrase contains 3 sections :


Pre – modifier

Head noun
Post – modifier

A beautiful old
Painting
on the wall

A beautiful old

Painting
-

-

Painting
on the wall

This is the table of the adjectives that are combined with the nouns :


Determiner

Opinion adjectives

Descriptive adjectives





Nouns



General
Specific
Size
Shape
Age
Colour
Nationality
Material


A

Lovely
Comfortable
Big
-
-
-
-
Wooden
Chair

The

Cheap
-
-
-
New
Black
German
-
Car





Large
Round
-
-
-
Metal
Table

When you use a noun in front of another noun , you never put adjectives between them . You put adjectives in front of the first noun .
Example : We just spoke with a young American boy .

Noun phrase can be in form of gerund ( Vbase + ing ) / gerund &  other nouns compounding .
Example : passing the exam watching TV

preparing the equipment sliding down a rope
going to school diving board 
 

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