Kerala rain fury
| Kerala rain fury claims 23 lives, over 22,000 moved to relief camps I read the above in the Times of India How do I parse the noun phrase "Kerala rain fury" which is the subject of the sentence ? My guess: Kerala a proper noun acting adjectivly rain- a noun acting attributevly fury- a head noun Are there any rules to form noun phrases using nouns and adjectives? |
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It is a headline. Headlines do not conform to the usual rules of grammar. They leave out words that are not essential for the meaning.
- It is a headline.
- Headlines do not conform to the usual rules of grammar.
- They leave out words that are not essential for the meaning.
- They use very short words to save space.
- They use emotion-laden words (anthropomorphism) to a maximum effect.
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It is a headline. Headlines do not conform to the usual rules of grammar. They leave out words that are not essential for the meaning. They use very short words to save space. They use emotion-laden words (anthropomorphism) to a maximum effect. It grabs the readers' attention.
The reader has to mentally fill in the missing words and phrases.
Kerala rain fury claims 23 lives
0JigneshbharatiKerala rain fury
In terms of modern grammar I'd be inclined to analyze this as follows:
It's a noun phrase (NP) consisting of three nouns. 'fury' is the head of the NP.
'rain' is a complement of 'fury', and 'Kerala" is an adjunct.
[the fury of the rain in Kerala]
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