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# [[Predicate | The | # [[Predicate | The subject]]<br> | ||
# The subject<br> | # [[Subject | The subject]]<br> | ||
# The complements<br> | # [[Complements | The complements]]<br> | ||
## The direct object<br> | ## [[Direct_Object | The direct object]]<br> | ||
## The indirect object<br> | ## [[Indirect_Object | The indirect object]]<br> | ||
## The predicative complement<br> | ## [[Predicate_Complement | The predicative complement]]<br> | ||
## The oblique complement<br> | ## [[Oblique_Complement | The oblique complement]]<br> | ||
# | ## [[Modifiers_(Adjuncts) | Modifiers (Adjuncts)]]<br> | ||
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Revision as of 09:57, 4 May 2017
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.
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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