Noun Phrases: Difference between revisions

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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, ...)

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

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 An NP can occur
-*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 ===
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 * 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