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Well, in this occasion, I will give explanation about Noun Phrases.
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What is a noun phrase?
A noun phrase is a phrase which includes:
- a noun (also called head)
- and optionally modifiers.
Examples:
- Love is a beautiful feeling. (Love is a noun phrase without modifiers. However, a beautiful feeling is a noun phrase that includes a noun, feeling, and the determiner a and the adjective beautiful)
- My house is over there. (My house is a noun phrase which consists of the noun house and a modifier – the possessive adjective my)
Possible noun modifiers
A noun phrase may optionally contain noun modifiers. If these modifiers are placed before the noun they are called pre-modifiers. However, if they are placed after the noun, they are called post-modifiers. Possible noun modifiers include the following:
- Determiners:
- articles(the, a),
- demonstratives(this, that)
- numerals (two, five, etc.)
- possessives(my, their, etc.)
- quantifiers(some, many, etc.).
In English, determiners are usually placed before the noun;
- adjectives(the deliciousfood)
- complements, in the form of a prepositional phrase (such as: the student of physics), or a That-clause (the idea that the world is a small village )
Determiner and adjective is premodifier, complement is post modifier
So, Noun phrases normally consist of a head noun, which is optionally modified (“premodified” if the modifier appears before the noun; “postmodified” if the modifier follows the noun).
Functions of a noun phrase
Noun phrases can function as subjects, objects:
- That sophisticated woman is beautiful. (That sophisticated woman is a noun phrase that functions as a subject.)
- I like the book that you bought. (the book that you bought is a noun phrase that functions as an object.)
Pre-modifiers dan Post-modifiers
Pre-modifiers
- Determiners:
- articles (the, a),
- demonstratives (this, that)
- numerals (two, five, etc.)
- possessives(my, their, etc.)
- quantifiers (some, many, etc.).
In English, determiners are usually placed before the noun;
- adjectives (the deliciousfood)
Post-modifiers
Post-modifiers commonly answer the traditional news reporting questions of who, what, where, when, how, or why. Noun post-modifiers commonly take the following forms:
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Reference
https://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-lesson-noun-phrases.php
http://www.criticalreading.com/noun_phrase.htm