Share Language and Culture I The Noun Phrase
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What is a noun phrase?
A group of two or more words that functions like a noun when put together
Identify the components: A dog and a cat
a noun, a conjunction and a noun
Identify the components: this book
determiner, noun
What is a conjunction?
A short word that is used to combine two or more words, phrases or clauses
What is a gerund?
It is a word formed by the addition of an ING to the root word.
What is a determiner?
It describes a noun and includes demonstrative adjectives such as this, that, these and those
What is the noun phrase and what is its function? He still misses his old colleagues.
his old colleagues ; object.
Identfiy the noun phrase and its function: You will hear two friends talking about their homes
about their homes object
Identify the noun phrase and its function: Most people live in houses or flats
Most people ; subject
Identify the noun phrase and its function: Emilia's work consists of studying large sea creatures
Emilia's work ; subject
In the motor industry, the eighties saved their biggest surprise. What is "motor"?
A noun modifier
The public was disappointed with the product. What is "public"?
A collective noun.
When we moved to Montevideo, we had to cook for ourselves. What is "ourselves"?
A reflexive pronoun
That is the car which I told you about. What is "which"?
Relative pronoun
Identify the components: A delicious box of chocolates
Article, adjective, noun preposition, noun
Is this sentence correct? The bunch of keys were under the table
Wrong, because we are referring to the bunch which is singular
