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	** an arbitrary number of adjectives before the N		** an arbitrary number of adjectives before the N
	** an arbitrary number of preposition phrases (PP) after the N		** an arbitrary number of preposition phrases (PP) after the N
	** one or more sentences at the end of the NP		** one or more sentences at the end of the NP.



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	*As the subject, i.e. at the beginning of a sentence before a verb as in: <span style="color: blue>[<sub>NP</sub>The student] ~~worked~~.</span>		*As the subject, i.e. at the beginning of a sentence before a verb as in: <span style="color: blue>[<sub>NP</sub>The student] is working hard.</span>
	*As the direct object, i.e. after a transitive verb as in: <span style="color: blue>Chris met [<sub>NP</sub>the student] yesterday.</span>		*As the direct object, i.e. after a transitive verb as in: <span style="color: blue>Chris met [<sub>NP</sub>the student] yesterday.</span>
	*Following a preposition, as in: <span style="color: blue>Pat talked about [<sub>NP</sub>the student] again .</span>		*Following a preposition, as in: <span style="color: blue>Pat talked about [<sub>NP</sub>the student] again .</span>

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	*As the subject, i.e. at the beginning of a sentence before a verb as in: <span style="color: blue>__ worked.</span>		*As the subject, i.e. at the beginning of a sentence before a verb as in: <span style="color: blue>[<sub>NP</sub>The student] worked.</span>
	*As the direct object, i.e. after a transitive verb as in: <span style="color: blue>Chris met/~~experienced __~~ yesterday.</span>		*As the direct object, i.e. after a transitive verb as in: <span style="color: blue>Chris met [<sub>NP</sub>the student] yesterday.</span>
	*Following a preposition, as in: <span style="color: blue>Pat talked about __ .</span>		*Following a preposition, as in: <span style="color: blue>Pat talked about [<sub>NP</sub>the student] again .</span>
	*In front of the possessive 's, i.e. <span style="color: blue>~~in: __~~'s car broke.</span>		*In front of the possessive 's, i.e. in: <span style="color: blue> [<sub>NP</sub>the student] 's car broke.</span>

	An NP can be substituted by a personal pronoun (<span style="color: blue>I, she, him, it, ...</span>)		An NP can be substituted by a personal pronoun (<span style="color: blue>I, she, him, it, ...</span>)

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	*As the subject, i.e. at the beginning of a sentence before a verb as in: __ worked.		*As the subject, i.e. at the beginning of a sentence before a verb as in: <span style="color: blue>__ worked.</span>
	*As the direct object, i.e. after a transitive verb as in: Chris met/experienced __ yesterday.		*As the direct object, i.e. after a transitive verb as in: <span style="color: blue>Chris met/experienced __ yesterday.</span>
	*Following a preposition, as in: Pat talked about __ .		*Following a preposition, as in: <span style="color: blue>Pat talked about __ .</span>
	*In front of the possessive 's, i.e. in: __'s car broke.		*In front of the possessive 's, i.e. <span style="color: blue>in: __'s car broke.</span>

	An NP can be substituted by a personal pronoun (I, she, him, it, ...)		An NP can be substituted by a personal pronoun (<span style="color: blue>I, she, him, it, ...</span>)

	=== The internal structure of a noun phrase ===		=== The internal structure of a noun phrase ===
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	* An NP must contain a noun		* An NP must contain a noun
	* An NP can contain:		* An NP can contain:

	** exactly one determiner at the beginning of the NP		** exactly one determiner at the beginning of the NP
	** an arbitrary number of adjectives before the N		** an arbitrary number of adjectives before the N

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	An NP can be substituted by a personal pronoun (I, she, him, it, ...)		An NP can be substituted by a personal pronoun (I, she, him, it, ...)

	The internal structure of a noun phrase		=== The internal structure of a noun phrase ===

	* An NP must contain a noun		* An NP must contain a noun
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	** one or more sentences at the end of the NP		** one or more sentences at the end of the NP

	This is summarized in the following phrase structure rule: NP -> (Det) A* N PP* S*

	~~Example 1: A complex NP~~
	~~______NP___________~~
	~~/ / \| \~~
	~~/ / \| _____S______~~
	~~/ / \| / \~~
	~~Det A N / \~~
	~~\| \| \| /____________________\~~
	~~the famous actor who played in ''High Noon''.~~

	~~Example 2: An NP consisting exclusively of a proper name~~
	NP
	\|
	N
	\|
	~~Pat~~

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	== The Noun Phrase (NP) ==		== The Noun Phrase (NP) ==

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	An NP can be substituted by a personal pronoun (I, she, him, it, ...)		An NP can be substituted by a personal pronoun (I, she, him, it, ...)

	The internal structure of a noun phrase		The internal structure of a noun phrase
	An NP must contain a noun
	An NP can contain:		* An NP must contain a noun
	exactly one determiner at the beginning of the NP		* An NP can contain:
	an arbitrary number of adjectives before the N
	an arbitrary number of preposition phrases (PP) after the N		** exactly one determiner at the beginning of the NP
	one or more sentences at the end of the NP		** an arbitrary number of adjectives before the N
			** an arbitrary number of preposition phrases (PP) after the N
			** one or more sentences at the end of the NP

	This is summarized in the following phrase structure rule: NP -> (Det) A* N PP* S*		This is summarized in the following phrase structure rule: NP -> (Det) A* N PP* S*

	Example 1: A complex NP		Example 1: A complex NP
	______NP___________		______NP___________
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	the famous actor who played in ''High Noon''.		the famous actor who played in ''High Noon''.

	Example 2: An NP consisting exclusively of a proper name		Example 2: An NP consisting exclusively of a proper name
	NP		NP

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	The Noun Phrase (NP)		== The Noun Phrase (NP) ==
	The distribution of the noun phrase
			=== The distribution of the noun phrase ===

	An NP can occur		An NP can occur
	As the subject, i.e. at the beginning of a sentence before a verb as in: __ worked.
	As the direct object, i.e. after a transitive verb as in: Chris met/experienced __ yesterday.		*As the subject, i.e. at the beginning of a sentence before a verb as in: __ worked.
	Following a preposition, as in: Pat talked about __ .		*As the direct object, i.e. after a transitive verb as in: Chris met/experienced __ yesterday.
	In front of the possessive 's, i.e. in: __'s car broke.		*Following a preposition, as in: Pat talked about __ .
			*In front of the possessive 's, i.e. in: __'s car broke.

	An NP can be substituted by a personal pronoun (I, she, him, it, ...)		An NP can be substituted by a personal pronoun (I, she, him, it, ...)
	The internal structure of a noun phrase		The internal structure of a noun phrase

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The Noun Phrase (NP)
The distribution of the noun phrase
An NP can occur
As the subject, i.e. at the beginning of a sentence before a verb as in: __ worked.
As the direct object, i.e. after a transitive verb as in: Chris met/experienced __ yesterday.
Following a preposition, as in: Pat talked about __ .
In front of the possessive 's, i.e. in: __'s car broke.
An NP can be substituted by a personal pronoun (I, she, him, it, ...)
The internal structure of a noun phrase
An NP must contain a noun
An NP can contain:
exactly one determiner at the beginning of the NP
an arbitrary number of adjectives before the N
an arbitrary number of preposition phrases (PP) after the N
one or more sentences at the end of the NP
This is summarized in the following phrase structure rule: NP -> (Det) A* N PP* S*
Example 1: A complex NP
______NP___________
/ / | \
/ / | _____S______
/ / | / \
Det A N / \
| | | /____________________\
the famous actor who played in ''High Noon''.
Example 2: An NP consisting exclusively of a proper name
NP
|
N
|
Pat