Compound noun phrase
"This is on top of a huge hit of tens of billions of pounds in lower growth since the referendum and higher prices in the shops because of the plunge in the value of the pound." (The Guardian.)
Is on top of a huge hit of tens of billions of pounds in lower growth since the referendum and higher prices in the shops because of the plunge in the value of the pound a complement in which top of a huge hit of tens of billions of pounds in lower growth since the referendum and higher prices in the shops because of the plunge in the value of the pound is a compound noun phrase?
Top answer
" You are right, essentially. The underlined expression is a preposition phrase functioning as predicative complement of “is”. It refers to the antecedent of “this”.
- " You are right, essentially.
- The underlined expression is a preposition phrase functioning as predicative complement of “is”.
- It refers to the antecedent of “this”.
- The PP contains a coordination of two NPs, as indicated by brackets.
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"This is on top of [a huge hit of tens of billions of pounds in lower growth since the referendum] and [higher prices in the shops because of the plunge in the value of the pound]."
You are right, essentially. The underlined expression is a preposition phrase functioning as predicative complement of “is”. It refers to the antecedent of “this”. T
0anonymousa complement in which top of a huge hit of tens of billions of pounds in lower growth since the referendum and higher prices in the shops because of the plunge in the value of the pound is a compound noun phrase?
Remove 'top of' in bold, and you've got it.
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