Anonymous  +  836484 Tue, 28 Jul 09 12:40 AM In the sentence, "In the old days the theme was often man against beast." I am in need of pulling out each noun phrase and giving the form and function for each. So far this is was I have, as noun phrases, "the old days," "the theme," "man," and "beast." Would you be able to help with the form and function of each noun phrase. Thanks Anonymous Nouns, Noun Phrases, Sentences, Phrases

	Mister Micawber  +  836830 Tue, 28 Jul 09 06:34 AM Functions: 1-- the old days = object of preposition 2-- the theme = sentence subject 3-- man against beast = subject complement I don't know what you mean by 'form', but I admit that the 3rd noun phrase would be hard to classify, as it has a preposition in the middle. Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,760 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.' Prepositions, Nouns, Noun Phrases, Sentences, Phrases