A noun
phrase or nominal phrase
(abbreviated NP) is a phrase which
has a noun
(or indefinite pronoun) as its head word, or which performs the same
grammatical function as such a phrase. Noun phrases are very common cross-linguistically, and they may be the most
frequently occurring phrase type.
Noun phrases often function as verb subjects and objects, as predicative expressions, and as the
complements of prepositions or postpositions. Noun phrases can
be embedded inside each other; for instance, the noun phrase some of his
constituents contains the shorter noun phrase his constituents.
In some modern theories of grammar, noun phrases
with determiners are analyzed as having the
determiner rather than the noun as their head; they are then referred to as determiner
phrases.
A noun phrase is a group of words that does the work of a noun. A
noun phrase is either a pronoun or any group of words that can be replaced by a
pronoun.
e.g 'they', 'bicycles', and 'the bicycles' are noun phrases, but 'bicycle' is just a noun, as you can see in these sentences (in which the noun phrases are all in italics)
Q: Do you like bicycles?
A: Yes, I like them.
Q: Do you like the bicycles over there?
A: Yes, they are nice.
Q: Do you like the bicycle I bought last week?
A: Yes, I like it. (Note: 'It' refers to 'the bicycle', not 'bicycle')
Structures of Noun phrases
Noun Premodifiers - Modifiers before the noun are called premodifiers. (modify means to limit, restrict, characterize, or otherwise focus meaning). All of the premodifiers that are present and the noun together form a noun phrase.
Noun Post-Modifiers - Modifiers coming after a noun are called post-modifiers.
1). NOUN PHRASE: premodifiers + noun
e.g.
a). White house
e.g 'they', 'bicycles', and 'the bicycles' are noun phrases, but 'bicycle' is just a noun, as you can see in these sentences (in which the noun phrases are all in italics)
Q: Do you like bicycles?
A: Yes, I like them.
Q: Do you like the bicycles over there?
A: Yes, they are nice.
Q: Do you like the bicycle I bought last week?
A: Yes, I like it. (Note: 'It' refers to 'the bicycle', not 'bicycle')
Structures of Noun phrases
Noun Premodifiers - Modifiers before the noun are called premodifiers. (modify means to limit, restrict, characterize, or otherwise focus meaning). All of the premodifiers that are present and the noun together form a noun phrase.
Noun Post-Modifiers - Modifiers coming after a noun are called post-modifiers.
1). NOUN PHRASE: premodifiers + noun
e.g.
a). White house
white
is a premodifier and house is a noun.
b). The three old Democratic legislators
the three old Democratic is premodifier and legislators is a noun.
2). NOUN PHRASE -- noun + post-modifiers. (The most common post-modifier is prepositional phrases).
e.g.
a). The glass on the table
on the table is the post-modifier
b). The boy in the store
in the store is the post-modifier.
3). NOUN PHRASE -- pre-modifier + noun + post-modifier.
The noun together with all pre and post-modifiers constitutes a single unit, a noun phrase that indicates the complete reference.
e.g.
The boys on top of the house.
The is the premodifier, boys is the noun, on top of the house is the post-modifier.
b). The three old Democratic legislators
the three old Democratic is premodifier and legislators is a noun.
2). NOUN PHRASE -- noun + post-modifiers. (The most common post-modifier is prepositional phrases).
e.g.
a). The glass on the table
on the table is the post-modifier
b). The boy in the store
in the store is the post-modifier.
3). NOUN PHRASE -- pre-modifier + noun + post-modifier.
The noun together with all pre and post-modifiers constitutes a single unit, a noun phrase that indicates the complete reference.
e.g.
The boys on top of the house.
The is the premodifier, boys is the noun, on top of the house is the post-modifier.
0 komentar:
Posting Komentar