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== The Noun Phrase (NP) == | |||
=== 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: | |||
As the direct object, i.e. after a transitive verb as in: Chris met/ | *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> | ||
Following a preposition, as in: Pat talked about | *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> | ||
In front of the possessive 's, i.e. in: | *Following a preposition, as in: <span style="color: blue>Pat talked about [<sub>NP</sub>the student] again .</span> | ||
An NP can be substituted by a personal pronoun (I, she, him, it, ...) | *In front of the possessive 's, i.e. in: <span style="color: blue> [<sub>NP</sub>the student] 's car broke.</span> | ||
The internal structure of a noun phrase | |||
An NP must contain a noun | An NP can be substituted by a personal pronoun (<span style="color: blue>I, she, him, it, ...</span>) | ||
An NP can contain: | |||
exactly one determiner at the beginning of the NP | === The internal structure of a noun phrase === | ||
an arbitrary number of adjectives before the N | |||
an arbitrary number of preposition phrases (PP) after the N | * An NP must contain a noun | ||
one or more sentences at the end of the NP | * 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. | |||
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Latest revision as of 09:37, 26 April 2017
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: [NPThe student] is working hard.
- As the direct object, i.e. after a transitive verb as in: Chris met [NPthe student] yesterday.
- Following a preposition, as in: Pat talked about [NPthe student] again .
- In front of the possessive 's, i.e. in: [NPthe student] '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.