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Anonymous  +  879650 Sun, 30 Aug 09 10:55 AM
I seem to have read different views on identifying noun phrases.  Is it correct that a sentence may have more than one noun head?  eg in the sentence "My family lived in Jakarta, in Indonesia.'' there are two noun phrases "My family" and "ïn Jakarta, in Indonesia". Or is the second part of the verb phrase?
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Best answer by Ben777  +  879699 Sun, 30 Aug 09 11:46 AM
I believe the second "in" isn't necessary. "My family lived in Jakart, Indonesia." Just with the comma, the idea that Jakart is located in Indonesia is inherent, saying "In Indonesia" is redundant because you don't need the second "in" to accomplish that.
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