Noun Phrase
1a. Introduction to Noun and Noun Phrase
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What is a noun?
==> A Noun
is a word used to name of anything.
Examples:
A.
Name of a concreteness:
- Name of a Place: Phnom
Penh, Cambodia,
Khan Daun Penh, etc
- Name of a Person: Vary, Kanha, Piseth, Mr. Henry, etc
- Name of a thing: pen, table, book, motor, car, gold, etc
- Name of an animal: cow, pig, horse, dog, cat, bird, etc
B.
Name of an abstractness:
- Name of action: theft, arrival, revenge, murder, help,
reading, etc
- Name of quality: beauty, wisdom, intelligent, ability,
skill, patience, etc
- Name of status: boredom, poverty, youth, freedom,
loyalty, etc
* What is a Noun Phrase?
==> A
Noun Phrase is any phrase that performs the function of a single noun
or pronoun is a larger phrase or in a sentence.
Examples:
- She gave him a great big kiss.
- They are both excellent teachers.
- There’s a
tall, good-looking man outside who wants to talk to you.
- He had been watching her all evening.
- He’s such
a kind man.
1b. The structure of
Noun Phrase
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below will show you the structure and some examples of Noun phrase.
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A noun phrase generally has a noun (or pronoun) as its main word.
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Noun Phrase
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FUNCTION
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Determiner(s)
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modifier(s)
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Head-word
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modifier(s)
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(a)
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lions
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E
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(b)
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the
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young
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X
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(c)
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the
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information
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age
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A
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(d)
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each
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of the children
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M
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(e)
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some
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badly needed
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time
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with the family
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P
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(f)
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this
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conclusion
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to the story
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L
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(g)
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all my
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children
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E
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(h)
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several
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new mystery
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books
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which we recently enjoyed
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S
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(i)
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such a
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marvelous
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data bank
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filled with information
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(j)
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a
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better
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person
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than I
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FORMS
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Pronoun
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Participle
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Noun
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Prepositional Phrase
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Article
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Noun
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Adjective
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Relative Clause
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Quantifier
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Adjective Phrase
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Pronoun
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Nonfinite Clause
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Complementation
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==> Notices:
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Determiner: word
such as article or a possessive adjective or other adjective that typically
comes at the beginning of noun phrase.
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Modifier:
word or phrase that modifies and limits the meaning of another word.
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Head-word or the head of a phrase is the word in the phrase that defines
what sort of phrase. The head word of noun phrase is the noun or pronoun being
described or referred to in the phrase.
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In the
diagram below will show you more about the structure of noun phrase
1c. Functions of Noun Phrase
Like Noun, Noun Phrase can function
as following:
1. Subject
of a verb
Examples:
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The cat
chased the mouse.
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Many people
come to Cambodia.
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Three students
are reading books.
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My sister
has been to Paris.
2. Subject
complement
Examples:
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Vary is a pretty girl.
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They are my good friends.
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He looked
like a tall man.
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Kanha
will become a good teacher.
3. Object
of verb (Direct object)
Examples:
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The waiter brought two
glasses of beer.
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Her boy friend has read a lot of book.
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The old lady was wearing a thick woolen coat.
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I don’t much like
modern pop music.
4. Object
of verb (Indirect object)
Examples:
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I’ve lent your
brother my car.
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They will buy me
a beautiful car.
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I gave the old beggar money for a cup of tea.
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Lyty took his
wife some flowers.
==> In four sentences above:
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Direct object usually refer to thing (75%)
+ Indirect object
usually refers to person.
5. Object
complement
Examples:
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My teacher elected Miss.
Phaktra the class monitor.
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He made her his personal assistant.
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He named her a little girl.
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We consider Henry a very good teacher.
6. Object
of Preposition
Examples:
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They live in a
beautiful house.
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She goes to my
homeland.
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I am sitting on the
table.
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Mr. Ravy is reading near a black man.
7. Adverbial
Equivalent:
Examples:
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I’ll see you
tomorrow night.
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Nest year we’ll
do things differently.
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She is feeling a
good deal better today, thank you.
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I’m not the
least bit worried about where she is.
8. Appositive
to the subject
Examples:
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Mr. Henry, a
teacher of English, wins $1,000.
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My neighbor, Mrs.
Lee, is flying to the USA
nest week.
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John Milton, the
famous poet, was born in this house.
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He, the cause of
all my problems, got off scot-free while I, the victim, was fined $ 500.
9. Appositive
to the object.
Examples:
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I saw Mr. Henry, their
class monitor, went to Kandal province yesterday.
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I want to meet your director, Mr. Phin Hen.
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Miss. Sarorn asked him, her boyfriend, to kiss her.
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She wants them, her
parents, buy her a car.
==> We use them to add more information into our sentences
and give more information about someone or something that we have already
named.
(for more detail see Appositive phrase)
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