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Phrases consist of one or more words that behave like a unit syntactically. Phrases typically have a unique '''head''', i.e. a most important word after which the phrase is named. Thus, the head of a noun phrase is a noun, etc.
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The major phrases of English are the following:


[[Noun_Phrases]]
Phrases consist of one or more words that behave like a unit syntactically. Phrases typically have a unique '''head''', i.e. a most important word after which the phrase is named. Thus, the head of a noun phrase is a noun, the head of a verb phrase is a verb, etc. The other elements in the phrase are dependents of the head, i.e. complements and specifiers selected by the head, and adjuncts.


[[Verb_Phrases]]
[[File:glasses.png|20px|left]]The major phrases of English are the following:


[[Adjective_Phrases]]
1. [[Noun_Phrases | Noun Phrases (NP)]]<br>
2. [[Verb_Phrases | Verb phrases (VP)]]<br>
3. [[Adjective_Phrases | Adjective phrases (AP)]]<br>
4. [[Prepositional_Phrases | Prepositional phrases (PP)]]<br>
5. [[Clauses | Clauses (S)]]


[[Prepositional_Phrases]]
[[File:glasses.png|20px|left]][[Grammatical_Functions | Grammatical Functions]]


1. Noun phrases (NP)<br>
# [[Predicate  | The predicate]]<br>
2. Verb phrases (VP)<br>
# [[Subject  | The subject]]<br>
3. Adjective phrases (AP)<br>
# [[Complements  | The complements]]<br>
4. Prepositional phrases (PP)<br>
## [[Direct_Object  | The direct object]]<br>
5. Adverbial phrases (AdvP)
## [[Indirect_Object  | The indirect object]]<br>
## [[Predicate_Complement  | The predicative complement]]<br>
## [[Oblique_Complement  | The oblique complement]]<br>
# [[Modifiers_(Adjuncts)  | Modifiers (Adjuncts)]]<br>


[[Grammatical_Functions]]
[[File:cogs.png|50px|left]][[Grammatical_Functions_exercises | Exercises on Grammatical Functions]]


The predicate
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The subject
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The complements:
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The direct object
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The indirect object
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The predicative complement
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The oblique complement
The modifiers

Latest revision as of 15:35, 17 June 2020


Phrases consist of one or more words that behave like a unit syntactically. Phrases typically have a unique head, i.e. a most important word after which the phrase is named. Thus, the head of a noun phrase is a noun, the head of a verb phrase is a verb, etc. The other elements in the phrase are dependents of the head, i.e. complements and specifiers selected by the head, and adjuncts.

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The major phrases of English are the following:

1. Noun Phrases (NP)
2. Verb phrases (VP)
3. Adjective phrases (AP)
4. Prepositional phrases (PP)
5. Clauses (S)

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Grammatical Functions

  1. The predicate
  2. The subject
  3. The complements
    1. The direct object
    2. The indirect object
    3. The predicative complement
    4. The oblique complement
  4. Modifiers (Adjuncts)
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Exercises on Grammatical Functions



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