Karteikarten
The Noun Phrase (Pre- and Posthead dependents)
Karten in diesem Stapel (5)
- 1Pre-head dependentsDETERMINERS
PREFHEAD MODIFIERS
both more specifically in other flashcard set - 2Posthead dependentsCOMPLEMENTS
POSTFHEAD MODIFIERS
PERIPHERAL DEPENDENTS - 3COMPLEMENTS→ ‘controlled’ by the noun functioning as head in the NP -> strong connection
→ May belong to a number of classes e.g. noun clause, prepositional phrase, etc.
→ A new sense |of confidence| = Prepositional phrase
→ His decision |to surrender| = Infinitival clause - 4POSTFHEAD MODIFIERS→ Do not rely upon the presence of a particular type of noun
→ Less closely tied to the noun = OPTIONAL
→ May be long to a number of classes too e.g. PPs, relative clauses, AdjP, etc.
→ A warning |for the present era.| = PP
→ A society |that’s increasingly reaching back to paganism| = Relative clause - 5PERIPHERAL DEPENDENTS= non-defining relative clause
→ Have a passing character, because set off from the rest of the NP by a comma
→ The car, which Sue used to drive = Peripheral dependent; relative clause
→ My sister, who has just returned from Paris, is feeling ill
→ APPOSITION = NP directly followed by another NP e.g. Dr Mike Grey, dentist
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- Grammar in Use Karteikarten am The Noun Phrase (Pre- and Posthead dependents), erstellt von Lisza Neumeier am 18/01/2017.
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