By Pronouns, Noun phrases

We didn't refer to this words alone. It were noun phrases buit therewith that we called definite or indefinite. And since nouns can be (in)definte, that's all right.

The dialog starts with a greeting formula. Hi, Mark! starts a conversation with a known acquaintance, a friend. How often do you approach a friend and say 'hello' and then ask your friend how long he has lived there? Does that sound like the first question you would ask a friend...

1. M: For the best quality printing I always use the the copy shop on West 7th Avenue, W: That's the truth. There really is no one like them. question: Is the last sentence grammatically correct? can 'no one' substitue for the noun phrase' the copy shop' ?? and what does...

Velimir wrote:Hello everybody, I have two questions about the word "where" . 1.I've been told that "where" in the following sentence is a pronoun by its form : Where did you get to? And the explanation is that in possible answer like: I got to page 4. it stands for the noun phrase "page 4". If...

Hello Kooyeen, First,thank you very much for your answer . In the meantime I've got the answer on part 1 of my post .It is a question of a preposition at the end of a question.I understand that if ,for example, I ask : Where are you going to? - "where" is a pronoun since it can be replaced with...

Hello everybody, I have two questions about the word "where" . 1.I've been told that "where" in the following sentence is a pronoun by its form : Where did you get to? And the explanation is that in possible answer like: I got to page 4. it stands for the noun phrase "page 4". If it is...

Anonymous wrote:1. The news that he won surprised us all. (Noun clause?)2. The news which we received last month was unbelievable.3. It is a fact that the earth is round.4. The fact that the earth is round is weel well-known. Hi Sothy Sin, #1 and #2 relative pronoun clauses are of adjectival...

Anonymous wrote:Hi, TEO, What is NP? I googled it for grammar and thousands of refrences come up. They all assume, as you do, that we know what it is! Thanks for your reply. Hi Anon, NP = noun phrase. What Teo answers to his own question is that spend time on + noun phrase is an...

The subject is the pronoun 'this'. 'Her book' is a noun phrase acting as subject complement.

Buddhaheart wrote:1. We really appreciate your giving us your opinion regarding this issue. OK 2. We really appreciate you giving us your opinion regarding this issue. Not OK What comes after the main verb ‘appreciate’ is a noun phrase ‘your giving …’. ‘Giving’ is a gerund acting as a noun....