Search results for 'tag:Noun phrases' matching tag 'Noun phrases'

Re: Sentence analysis

gleb_chebrikoff — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:43:23 GMT

Greetings, Tina, Mister Micawber's answers are completely relevant, but let me make some additional remarks: 1. A time of prosperity and peace - is a noun phrase you analysed absolutely correctly. In general, noun phrases may have the following constituent parts: a) the head , around which the other constituents cluster. In your case, it is time ; b) the determinative , which includes - predeterminers , all items which precede any central determiner in a noun phrase, eg all, both, half (there are no predeterminers in your case); - central determiners , such as articles, this/that, some, etc. In your example, a is a central determiner; - postdeterminers , follow central determiners but precede premodifiers...

Re: Difference in fom and meaning

gleb_chebrikoff — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:08:57 GMT

Dear friend, the brown floor is a single noun phrase, you rightly assume so. It is the direct object of the sentence They painted the brown floor. However, when it comes to the second sentence, the analysis differs, the floor brown is not a single noun phrase, but two phrases - the floor + brown . They painted the floor brown. = They painted the floor . It became brown . As you can see, this sentence expresses two thoughts, and, by combining them, we get a noun phrase ( the floor), which is still the direct object of the sentence, and another noun phrase ( brown ), which characterizes the direct object and is known as an object complement . Respectfully, Gleb Chebrikoff

Difference in fom and meaning

needgrammarhelp — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:06:13 GMT

I would like some help with these two sentences, what is the difference in form? I understand the difference in meaning: "They painted the brown door" and "They painted the door brown" As far as I can see "the brown door" and "the door brown" are both noun phrases, and the difference lies in the funtions within these noun phrases? Am I correct? And I also believe that the verbs has different relevance.. But what exactly is the difference? I am just stucked, maybe I have looked at it to long, but please give me some help.

Re: Can a transitive verb function as gerund?

dimsumexpress — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:12:14 GMT

Here is my take: Recognizing the immediate danger, he ordered everyone to evacuate the building. - participle phrase usge. Recognize is a transitive verb, but I've used it without an object and as a gerund. Is that acceptable? Or, must I say 'recognizing X is tough' and provide an object? Put simply, must I mention an object even while using the transitive verb as a gerund? Recognizing our own shortcomings is something most of us unable to do. Noun phrase usage. Without supporting contexts, the two phrases below are just plain phrases which can't be determined . Whether it's a noun or participle phrase, to me, really depends on the how the main clause is constructed. ...

Re: Urgent help required

mister micawber — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:22:43 GMT

It is the object of the verb. Verb objects are nouns, noun phrases or noun clauses. Ergo, it is a gerund (an '-ing' verb form acting as a noun.) (This conversation started HERE .)

Re: Adjectives

billj — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:58:33 GMT

I think the original post was referring to possessives in general, not just 'him'. Trad grams called my, your, his/her/its, our, your, their possessive adjectives . However, in many modern grammars they came to be called possessive pronouns, which strictly speaking is incorrect because they do not function as pronouns at all (they don't replace nouns or noun phrases and cannot occur independently), though he is a special case because it can act as both: his bike (poss adj), this bike is his (poss. pronoun). More recently, they've been reclassified as determiners in the noun phrase, which perhaps makes most sense of all. Personally, I like the term 'possessive determiner' , which sets them...

Re: Depending on

califjim — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:15:45 GMT

No. Sorry. I think you've got the wrong end of the stick as far as noun phrases are concerned. In your example, the depending phrase is adverbial. The noun phrase version has to be a subject or object of some kind. Noun phrases underlined. Depending on the location to be acceptable without actually looking at the property would be foolish. Their biggest mistake was depending on location alone to bring in profits . CJ

Re: There

califjim — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:43:13 GMT

Which is the compound noun? There are no compound nouns. The compound noun phrases are underlined below. There is a cat and a dog in the kitchen. There are a cat and a dog in the kitchen. There is a cat and some dogs in the kitchen. There are a cat and some dogs in the kitchen. CJ

Re: Depending on

avangi — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:27:44 GMT

Well, now I'm embarrassed again. Also depending/ dependent upon the weather would be the farmers and the construction workers. In the matter of the subject of the sentence, I suppose all kinds of phrases can be "noun phrases" and serve as subject - infinitive, participial, etc., but at some point this idea seems to break down, and I want to turn it around.

Re: Appositive phrase?

avangi — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:48:28 GMT

We had a poster (eddie) who spent a lot of time delving into appositives, pretty much on his own. I recall that the term "noun phrase" seemed ambiguous at times. We name phrases sometimes for the type of word that "fronts" them (heads them), and sometimes for the way the phrase functions as a whole. So if an infinitive phrase functions as subject of the clause/sentence , you can call it a noun phrase. To kill a dragon has always been my idea of a real adventure. My dream, to kill a dragon, has finally been realized. And of course "gerunds" always function as nouns. - A.

Re: Appositive phrase?

vcolts — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:16:37 GMT

I think I've read that the appositive must be a noun or a noun phrase. I think that's what my dictionary says, in fact. An appositive is a re-naming or amplification of a word that immediately precedes it. (An ap positive, then is the opposite of an op positive.) Frequently another kind of phrase will serve in apposition. The best exercise, walking briskly , is also the least expensive. Tashonda's goal in life, to become an occupational therapist , is within her grasp this year, at last. From: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/phrases.htm According to the above info, an appositive doesn't have to be a noun phrase. But accorinding to

Re: 'the', 'a' or zero article with certain nouns?

ivanhr — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:33:21 GMT

Hi, I'll give you my opinion. 1. a (0), b(0) 2. a (0), b(the) 3. a(0) 4. a(0) 1. Communication, learning and teaching can all be seen as abstract nouns which take no article if used in a general sense. Sometimes when you're referring to a particular instance of an abstract noun phrase you can use 'a'. (Simplex communication is a one way communication ...). 2. Modifying phrases don't often influence the choice of articles. In your examples the words being modified are 'teaching and learning' so no article is needed. 3. The structure (the + noun phrase + of + (a, 0) noun phrase) is often used in this way The English language teaching divis ions of 0 large...

Re: Article for 'Business class'

ivanhr — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:02:23 GMT

Hi, here's my explanation which is not necessarily correct 'Business class' as used here is an uncountable noun phrase (the noun class is normally countable) and is also used in the most general sense (shuns bussines class = avoid buiseness class in favor of economy class) Uncountable noun phrases used generally take no article

Re: Which of these is correct?

ivanhr — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:42:53 GMT

Hi, I agree with you. I tried to search the Internet and both noun phrases are common. But the second sentence can be rewritten as He's making an instructional dvd on massage. And I certainly don't know what "instructional mssage" is. best regards Ivan

Re: Difference between THERE and IT

anonymous — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:06:38 GMT

Hi! According to my book you use "there" before nouns or noun phrases and "it" before adjectives and noun clauses. What I don't understand is that right after this explanation they stated the following example: - There are sure to be casualties. Shouldn't it be "it" instead of "there" since "sure" is an adjective? The same book also claims that you use "it" with report verbs. The example wasn't helpfull though: - There is not thought to be any any serious risk involved in the operation. Shouldn't it be "it" instead of "there" since "thought to be ..." is a report verb in passive? Please help!

Re: Article question - guidance

musicgold — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:46:33 GMT

MM, Thanks a lot. Your Q1 does not match what is in the sentence. Note that there was no article before the phrase '2009 production guidance' in the original sentence. Also there was no article before the phrase ' linen production guidance' My question was why the author did not use any article before these phrases. If she treats them as noun phrases then she doesn't need to use any article before them. Can she do that? Thanks, MG.

Re: Adverbial objectives

anonymous — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 20:42:59 GMT

I am an English grammar instructor. Your explanation is excellent as is your reference to the history of the form. However, you have a few errors technically in your examples. Although my Japanese is not strong, I had the pleasure of studying with a Japanese friend who teaches Japanese to American businessmen. We therefore explored both languages from the grammar of each. I hope my corrections can be of benefit for you and perhaps you can share with me the structure in Japanese which accomplishes the same point. I thank you for your lovely explanation as it has helped me to clarify my instruction to my students. In English we rarely refer to noun phrases. We break them down further and therefore the example She is thirty years old...

Re: Phrases

mister micawber — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:03:05 GMT

You will have to discover what word(s) they modify or describe in the sentence. Adjective phrases modify nouns; adverb phrases modify verbs, adjectives, or the whole sentence; and noun phrases act as subjects of sentences or objects of verbs or prepositions.

Phrases

anonymous — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:21:58 GMT

How can I tell the difference between an adjective phrase, an adverb phrase, and a noun phrase?

Noun phrases

anonymous — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 09:55:26 GMT

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?

Re: Help please! Subordinate or main clause

anonymous — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:00:49 GMT

"what I can tell you" is the subject of your second independent clause joined by "but", and is considered a noun clause . The verb of your noun clause is "is". "that it was one day before your birthday" is a noun clause acting as a complementizer (see links below). Your sentence doesn't call for any other punctuations. "one day" is acting as a noun phrase within your complementizer, and "your birthday" is the object of the preposition "before". Objects of preposition are always nouns, or noun phrases. Hope this helped. Kim http://homepages.uwp.edu/canary/grammar_text/81-thatcl.html ...

Noun Phrases

anonymous — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:20:18 GMT

I need help with the sentence, "People thronged to watch Christians thrown to the lions." My question is, "to watch Christians" the noun phrase or is it just "Christians"? I also need to know the function of the clause. Would it be direct object? Not sure and need some help. Thanks so much!!

Re: Noun Phrases

anonymous — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:14:35 GMT

Thank you so much for your help!! It is just what I needed!

Re: Noun Phrases

mister micawber — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:34:16 GMT

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.

Noun Phrases

anonymous — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:40:29 GMT

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

Re: Men's cars or Mens' cars

mister micawber — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:33:02 GMT

Neither is a sentence; both are noun phrases. Only men's cars is correct.

Re: Later or after?

clive — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:40:45 GMT

Hi, Around the age of sixteen, you must make one of the biggest decision of your life. "Do I stay on at school and hopefully go on to university __? The answer is "later" However, I see people also say "three days after" or "soon after" without a noun / noun phrase after the word "after". Yes, I hear such phrases too, in colloquial English. But I less often hear 'after' by itself in a context like yours, and it doesn't sound good to my ear. Clive

Re: Was vs were

califjim — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:02:11 GMT

Noun phrases with every take a singular verb, strange as that may seem to you. CJ

Re: Usage of article

mister micawber — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:34:25 GMT

These should cover 99% of the uses: a & an : before noun phrases containing an unspecified or newly-mentioned noun; use a before a word beginning with a consonant sound and use an before a word beginning with a vowel sound. the : before noun phrases containing a specific or previously-mentioned noun.

Sentence Diagram

anonymous — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:06:30 GMT

How do I diagram a list that follows a colon? It is not a clause, as it has no predicate. It is simply two noun phrases joined by "and". Here is the sentence: Only two knots are requires for most fly-fishing situations: a knot for tying on the fly and a knot for joining monofiliment. I have the sentence diagrammed up until the colon, then I am lost.

Re: Developing Tree Diagrams

mister micawber — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:45:16 GMT

1-- 'The documents' is a noun phrase and the object of the preposition 'for'. The PP (prepositional phrase), 'for the documents' is an adverb modifying the rest of the predicate. 2-- 'The front yard' and 'our house' are both noun phrases as objects of prepositions. 'Of our house' is an adjective modifying 'front yard' and 'In the front yard of our house' is an adjective modifying 'tree'.

Re: Verb forms vs Verb tenses

ferbe — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:15:06 GMT

Ok. I understand the difference in theory, but it is still a little confusing for me... So in 'In spite of being cold, Sally wouldn't war a coat', the being is a gerund. You said it functions as an object. Objects are nouns, noun phrases or pronouns that are affected by the action of a verb, right? Well, the problem is that I don't understand why this being is functioning as an object here. That because I've always though of objects as nouns etc. that are affected by the action of a verb. And now you said that it is the object of the preposition 'of'. So it also receives the goal of a preposition? I just can't see that. Could you explain this? Thanks everyone.

Re: Prepositional phrases

grammar geek — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:39:52 GMT

Whether you call it an estalishment of eating, or an eating establishment, the entire thing is a noun phrase. If for some reason a noun phrase doesn't end in a noun (although "eating" is a gerund, a verb that acts like a noun), it's still a noun phrase, and can still act as the object of a preposition. He was . The part in is a noun phrase, even though it ends with "knew" and not a noun. You can use this entire noun phrase as the object of a preposition, creating a prepositional phrase, even though the very last word isn't a noun.

Re: Indefinite article before a quoted content?

alpheccastars — Sun, 17 May 2009 04:48:38 GMT

Ephesians and the pastoral Epistles would be particularly resistant to a reading through the lens of liberation This is an entirely different grammatical construct. The phrases are (a reading) (through the lens) where reading is a gerund, and "through the lens" is a prepositional phrase. There is not a noun phrase "a reading-through" in this sentence.

Re: Noun question

clive — Tue, 12 May 2009 14:54:26 GMT

Hi, I have a bucket of water. But isn't the noun phrase the modifiers with the noun. Yes. So if the sentence was " I had 3 buckets of water", 3 bucket s of water would be the noun phrase. Yes. That's why I said 'a bucket of water' was a noun phrase. a bucket of water one bucket of water three buckets of water These are all noun phrases. I thought maybe 'buckets of water' could be considered a countable noun or something like that. The countable noun here is 'buckets'. Clive

Re: The near absence of the term "spoken grammar"?

kooyeen — Sat, 09 May 2009 14:11:13 GMT

That article at that link you posted mentions three ways of dealing with "spoken grammar". The second one is actually the approach I was taking: one single grammar. This is what is said in that article, and what I have been saying (emphasis added): The second answer ('the same as the grammar of writing') is one which is encountered quite often with linguists of a more theoretical turn of mind, and indeed anyone who finds it reaso Inable to talk about 'the grammar of English' rather than 'the grammar of written English' or 'the grammar of spoken English' - in fact, most of us. Conversation makes use of entities such as prepositions, modals, noun phrases and relative clauses,...

Re: Are these two adjective appositives? Thanks.

avangi — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:37:29 GMT

My Am. Htg. dictionary definition of "appositive" gives me the impression that both the appositive and the word or phrase it represents must be nouns or noun phrases. If this is true, the appositive can have only an adjectival function. I walked home with my friends, slowly and quietly. I have no problem with this usage. I think they're just bloody adverbs. How does an electron come to be a free electron? How far away must a modifier be to be considered unbound? When I first joined this site I was astounded to hear about words "modiying the whole sentence." Now I simply accept that there are many ways of looking at things. I agree that your blue example is a narrative style. But I've seen things...

Re: Adverb phrase

mister micawber — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:19:32 GMT

. It seems to me clearly to describe the moon, hence an adjective. There is no reason to consider it a reduced clause; the noun phrase can be rearranged: the beautiful, luminescent, always so close, full moon Irecently read a site that states that adjective phrases and adverb phrases are simply reduced adjective clauses and adverb clauses. Would you agree? (I feel this is the case most of the time, but not all the time).-- I agree that it is sometimes the case . There are plenty of phrases that are not. .

Re: Ing

goodman — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 05:34:03 GMT

<<<Here again, " to have a lot of nerve " is a fixed expression, and if we take the whole thing as a compound verb (impossible??!) then clearly "telling me what to do" modifies it, and is adverbial. You agreed, right! I just don't know if that's legal. If I had to choose between saying the P. phrase modifies the verb "to have" and it's object "a lot of nerve" I'd opt for the latter. But I'd much prefer not to choose. Can you enlighten me at all on how it's adverbial? >>>>> You got me so confused! Did you agree on its adverbial property, or you didn't? In any case, I still hold my adverbial position on my sample sentences. Some...

Re: Ing

goodman — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:42:44 GMT

Telling – in this usage is a present participle. Though one may argue from a different angle. The following sentences are the same in structure. The bracket portion are adverbial / participle phrases, not noun phrases. You have a lot of verve John spends much of his time Bobby usually gets out on a sunny day like this .

Re: A parenthesis

avangi — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:43:32 GMT

In this metaphor, or analogy, life is compared to a sentence in a script. Parenthetical remarks ( phrases included in parentheses like these ) interrupt the flow of the sentence. You find yourself in what seems at first to be a temporary change in condition, and you expect that things will eventually return to normal. (The parenthesis is expected to be only a temporary interruption in the flow of the sentence.) However, you soon discover that the old familiar life is gone forever. The "only to" is a little special here without the "true" subject (you) being expressed. We would normally say, "You think that A is B, only to discover that it is C." You think this is a temporary interruption, only to discover...

Re: Subject of How many ...

alpheccastars — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:01:40 GMT

How is an adverb, modifying the adjective "many." "Cats" is the (bare) subject. The phrase "how many cats" is a noun phrase, so if you divide the sentence into 3 parts - subject / verb / object - then that whole noun phrase is considered to be the subject part of the sentence. Noun phrases can be very long with adverbs, adjectives, phrases, etc. Running swiftly on soft paws, the exquisitely beautiful and dainty long-haired calico cats chased the mice. In "B", "mice" is the subject, and "cats" is the object. EDIT : Here is the dictionary definition of "subject": Grammar. (in English and many other languages) a syntactic unit that functions as one of the two main...

Re: Clauses-noun/adverbial

eddie88 — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:58:33 GMT

there are two noun phrases right? I do not believe so. The subject is a noun phrase, but the predicate is a noun clause: (child is the subject, does know is the finite verb). I may re-post the question and ask for an analysis of the sentence. This may make it easier to answer my conundrum.

Re: Clauses-noun/adverbial

jossx — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:26:34 GMT

Yeah. Well if I can help you think about this there are two noun phrases right? The first one on the left is a noun phrase that performs as the subject within the whole sentence, after IS the noun phrase is part of the predicate. :) I forgot to say: Clauses = they have subject+ verb+ object (just in case) Phrases= it lacks verb (noun, adjective, adverb and prepositional phrases)

Re: Appositive Phrase

avangi — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:51:10 GMT

I remember thinking a couple of times that your views on appositives were a bit skewed. I wanted to help, but hadn't thought about the subject for so long I was a little lost. I happened across that stray unanswered post and couldn't resist. It's an interesting sentence. I think the basic form is " to define is useful ." With the crazy inversion, I suppose you could say the appositive may be applied to either the subject or the predicate. Well, on second thought, no, because useful is an adjective, and appositives (and their antecedents) must be nouns or noun phrases - right?? BTW, what the heck is a fused relative pronoun? One that's about to explode?

Re: Noun phrases containing relative clauses

anonymous — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:07:51 GMT

one thing I'd really miss is a noun phrase. It is made up of a noun (one thing) and a relative clause (i'd really miss). The noun phrase can go before or after be. Here it is before the verb be. It is the subject.

Re: Adverb clause in this sentence

avangi — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:51:10 GMT

I know that a noun phrase with a relative clause inside it is called a complex noun phrase But noun phrases seem to march to a different drummer. How can you assume that an adjectival phrase with a relative clause inside it is called a complex adjectival phrase?

Re: Is it gerund?

avangi — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:11:18 GMT

I'm a poor one to be answering this question. The phrases are participial phrases, "closing the door," and "changing your clothes," but both of these phrases function as object of the preposition. before the flood after the flood "Flood" is a noun, functioning as object of the preposition. When a phrase functions as object of the preposition, we call it a noun phrase . If you used the single words as object of the preposition, you'd have no problem calling them gerunds : Be sure to finish your drink before closing. Put your dirty clothes in the hamper after changing . As I said, when a phrase functions as an object, or some other sort of noun, we call it a noun phrase . If the phrase...

Re: prepositional phrases

eddie88 — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:42:04 GMT

My favourite part of the day (at school) races by me (so quickly). My favourite part of the day=noun phrase/subject at school=prep. phrase modifying day races=main verb by me so quickly=prep phrase/adverbial Personally, I see it as a complete sentence. Additionally, I see the prep. phrase (at school) modifying whatever the writer wants it to modify... What do you think of this?

Re: Identifying a part of this sentence

avangi — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 08:48:22 GMT

dragging along the rest of the phrases as well What do you mean by this? Just the two phrases involved, not all of them. Sometimes a word is in apposition to a word, and sometimes a phrase is in apposition to a phrase. I suppose it's also possible for a phrase to be in apposition to a word. (Appositives may be nouns or noun phrases.) I was thinking in this case we were considering two phrases, but referring to them by mentioning only the two key words.