Rabu, 25 April 2012

NOUN PHRASES

HI GUYS,…
Today we are learning about NOUN PHRASES
WELL, LET’S SEE …

What is Noun?
noun is a word that names a person, animal, place, thing, idea, or concept, or anything considered as noun
see the Noun examples
       Persons: girl, boy, instructor, student, Mr. Smith, Peter, president
       Animals: dog, cat, shark, hamster, fish, bear, flea
        Places: gym, store, school, Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota, village, Europe
       Things: computer, pen, notebook, mailbox, bush, tree, cornflakes
       Ideas: liberty, panic, attention, knowledge, compassion, worship
The Functions of Nouns in Sentences
                1.Subject of the sentence
                2.Predicate Noun (also Predicate Nominative or Subjective Complement)
3. Appositive (noun in apposition)
                4. Direct object of a verb
5. Indirect object of a verb
                6. Object of the preposition
                7. Object Complement (Objective Complement)

What is PHRASES?
A phrase is a group of related words that lacks both a subject and a predicate. Because it lacks a subject and a predicate it cannot act as a sentence.

So, definition of Noun Phrase is....
Either a single noun or pronoun or a group of word containing a noun or pronoun that function together as a noun or pronoun, as the subject or object of a verb.

Noun phrase can be inform of gerund (base+ing) or gerund and other nouns compounding.
Example :
Seeing the exam watching nature.

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