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Noun phrases
A noun phrase is a group of words that has the same purpose as a noun. A noun phrase can be the subject or object of a verb. It can also be the object of a preposition.
A noun phrase:
- expresses or names a person, animal, place, thing, substance, event, quality, action, or concept. A noun phrase includes determiners and modifiers that specifically add information about the noun.
- functions as the subject or object of a clause or as the object of a prepositional phrase.
- takes form as a noun (the head) and may include dependents—a determiner (the, a, this, his, some) and modifiers such as adjectives or prepositional phrases or clauses.
Prepositional phrases
A prepositional phrase add modifying information to a word or clause.
A prepositional phrase:
- expresses—timing (after, before, when, while, locatio (on the corner), manner (in a quick manner) possession or source (of yours), person affected by an action (to me, for you) or an expression (in a flash), express: reason (because, since, as), concession (though, despite), purpose(in order, so that), until), condition (if, unless), purpose, intent (so that).
Functions as:
- a determiner in a noun phrase [After sunrise] is the time that we walk.
- a modifier to a noun (noun complement — an element that specifies which noun) Our walk [in the morning] wakes us up.
- a complement to the verb (predicate complement — an element required to complete the meaning of the subject and predicate.) We begin in the morning. Our walk is in the morning.
- an adjunt phrase to the main clause (A phrase that adds information to the clause but is not required to complete the meaning of the subject and predicate.) We talk. / We talk before we begin studying.
Takes form as:
- a preposition (the head of the phrase) and its complement (the dependent of the preposition), which is often a noun phrase but may also be—at home (N), in the house (NP), out of the house (PP), in stead of later (NP+PP), after leaving (Ger), because we left (Cls). A prepositional phrase may include a clause.