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Ohayo Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Need help with noun phrases!!!
Hi
1) a red hat that doesn't suit me
- Is "that doesn't suit me" a postmodifier of "hat"? "hat" is the head noun am I right?
2) three pounds of sausages at a go
- Is "of sausages at a go" or "of sausages" the postmodifier of "pounds"?
3) We shall have friends to dinner & read the papers
- "dinner" is a verb or noun?
4) so that people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
- Is this whole sentence consider a noun phrase?
5) The connectivity offered by the digital age
- Is "offered by the digital age" a postmodifier of "connectivity"?
6) our public housing policy that encourages a diverse mix of races
- Is "housing" a noun or adjective?
- Is "that encourages a diverse mix of races" the postmodifier of "policy"?
7) this single belief in making our diversity our strength
- Is "in making our diversity our strength" the postmodifier of "belief"?
Sorry for asking so many questions. I really appreciate the help. Thank you!
1) a red hat that doesn't suit me
- Is "that doesn't suit me" a postmodifier of "hat"? "hat" is the head noun am I right?
2) three pounds of sausages at a go
- Is "of sausages at a go" or "of sausages" the postmodifier of "pounds"?
3) We shall have friends to dinner & read the papers
- "dinner" is a verb or noun?
4) so that people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
- Is this whole sentence consider a noun phrase?
5) The connectivity offered by the digital age
- Is "offered by the digital age" a postmodifier of "connectivity"?
6) our public housing policy that encourages a diverse mix of races
- Is "housing" a noun or adjective?
- Is "that encourages a diverse mix of races" the postmodifier of "policy"?
7) this single belief in making our diversity our strength
- Is "in making our diversity our strength" the postmodifier of "belief"?
Sorry for asking so many questions. I really appreciate the help. Thank you!
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Ohayo. 1) a red hat that doesn't suit me -- The clause postmodifies hat , which is the head noun. 2) three pounds of sausages at a go -- Of sausages postmodifies pounds ; at a go is a sentence adverb.
- Ohayo.
- 1) a red hat that doesn't suit me -- The clause postmodifies hat , which is the head noun.
- 2) three pounds of sausages at a go -- Of sausages postmodifies pounds ; at a go is a sentence adverb.
- 3) We shall have friends to dinner & read the papers -- Dinner is a noun.
- 4) so that people who know me are not too shocked and surprised -- This is not a complete sentence, it is a dependent clause; it cannot be a phrase, because it has a subject and verb (plus an embedded clause); I cannot tell its function without the rest of the sentence, but I surmise is it an adverbial.
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Ohayo.
1) a red hat that doesn't suit me -- The clause postmodifies hat, which is the head noun.
2) three pounds of sausages at a go -- Of sausages postmodifies pounds; at a go is a sentence adverb.
3) We shall have friends to dinner & read the papers -- Dinner is a noun.
4) so that people
1) a red hat that doesn't suit me -- The clause postmodifies hat, which is the head noun.
2) three pounds of sausages at a go -- Of sausages postmodifies pounds; at a go is a sentence adverb.
3) We shall have friends to dinner & read the papers -- Dinner is a noun.
4) so that people
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Mister Micawber3) We shall have friends to dinner & read the papers -- Dinner is a noun.
Since "dinner" is a noun, does "to dinner" modifies "friends"?
The full sentence is this - So that people who know me are not too shocked and surprised when suddenly I am old and start to wear purple.
Thus is "who know me are not too shock
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OhayoMister Micawber3) We shall have friends to dinner & read the papers -- Dinner is a noun.
Since "dinner" is a noun, does "to dinner" modifies "friends"?
The full sentence is this - So that people who know me are not too shocked and surprised when suddenly I am old and start to wear purple.
Thus is
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InchoateknowledgeWe shall have friends to dinner(,) and (we shall) read the paper.
"Since 'dinner' is a noun??, does 'to dinner' modifies 'friends'?" No.
'to dinner' is a prep phrase, and modifies the verb phrase: 'shall have'.
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OhayoInchoateknowledge
We shall have friends to dinner(,) and (we shall) read the paper.
"Since 'dinner' is a noun??, does 'to dinner' modifies 'friends'?" No.
'to dinner' is a prep phrase, and modifies the verb phrase
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We shall have friends (to dinner = at dinner time)
to dinner is a prep phrase in adverb function, and it modifies the whole sentence (not the verb -- sorry).
to dinner is a prep phrase in adverb function, and it modifies the whole sentence (not the verb -- sorry).
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Yes, as IK said, to dinner is a prepositional phrase acting as a sentence adverbial.
So that people who know me are not too shocked and surprised when suddenly I am old and start to wear purple-- this is still not a complete sentence. So that is a subordinating conjunction; the whole thing is a dependent clause.
However, a clause within the clause, '
So that people who know me are not too shocked and surprised when suddenly I am old and start to wear purple-- this is still not a complete sentence. So that is a subordinating conjunction; the whole thing is a dependent clause.
However, a clause within the clause, '
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