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Definition: A phrase is a small group of words that adds meaning to a word. 1
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Definition: A phrase is a small group of words

that adds meaning to a word.

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Definition: A noun phrase is a group of words that does the work of noun.

A noun phrase is either a pronoun or any group of words that can be replaced by a pronoun.

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they, bicycles, student, teachers, and the bicycles are noun phrase, but bicylce is just a noun, as you can see in these sentences ( in which the noun phrases are all in italics).

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Q: Do you like bicycles? A: Yes, I like them. Q: Do you like the bicyles over there? A: Yes, they are nice. Q: Do you like the bicycles I bought last

week? A: Yes, I like it.( it refers to the bicyle).

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Noun pre-modifiers: Modifiers before the noun are called pre-

modifier. (modify means to limit, restrict, characterise, or otherwise focus meaning).

All of the pre-modifier that are present and the noun together form a noun phrase.

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Noun post-modifier: Modifiers coming after a noun are called post-modifiers.

1) NOUN PHRASE: Premodifier+ noun. EXAMPLE: White house: here white is a

premodifier and a house is a noun. The three old democratic legislator: here

the three old democratic is premodifier and legislator is a noun.

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2) NOUN PHRASE: Noun + post-modifier ( the most common post-modifier is prepositional phrases)

Example: The glass on the table: here on the table

is post-modifier. The boy in the store: here in the store is

post-modifier.

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3) NOUN PHRASE: Premodifier + noun+ post-modifier. Example: The boys on top of the house are……….. Here the is premodifier, boys is the

noun, on top of the house is post-modifier.

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Noun Pronoun Personal person( name) Determiner + noun Determiner + adjective + noun Determiner + adj+present part+ noun. Determiner + noun + prepositional

phrase. Determiner + adj + noun+ pre.phrase. Determiner + adj+ present part+n

+pre.p.

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Noun or Noun phrase: It is a hundred and fifty pound job….. -Ing participle the coming weeks -ed participle wasted natural resources

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- Genitive noun phrase the old soldier’s way - Numeral six essays -Adverb the then managing editor -Prepositional phrase -Clause

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1) Subject My old laptop is not working now. 2) Directive object ……sign your name there. 3) Indirect object I always tell people I am not a teacher.

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4) Subjective predicate Uh faith has been a gift for me. 5) Objective predicate I called this little talk a survey of global

economic crisis. 6) Complement of preposition Uhm but why isn’t it in French.

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7) Premodifier of a noun or noun phrase

Simon’s on this revision course…….. 8) Vocative You are a snob, Dad. 9) Adverbial The flag goes up far side.

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10) Premodifier of adjective The plane was 4 hourrs late.

11) Premodifier of preposition He revealed Washington had informed the

Kremlin an hour before the start of the assault.

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12) Premodifier of adverb Now Mercedes have always been good at

insulting their car but they are gone a stage further with this.

13) Post-modifier of noun Women may suffer from lack of acceptable

because too many of the men their age are dead.

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14) Post-modifier of adjective

We are short fifteen dollars.

END ! End !

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