Noun groups

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Hey everyone I am really struggling with determining the noun groups in the following sentences, could someone correct my attemts.

1. In the clause 'I’ll wrap it for you', what is the subject noun phrase (or noun group)?

I think it is 'You'

In the clause 'as he called out', what is the whole of the subject noun phrase (or noun group)?

I think it is 'as he'

In the clause 'Anyway, it wasn’t wasted', what is the subject noun phrase (or noun group)?

I think it is 'it wasn't'

In the clause 'as if challenging me', what is the whole of the direct object noun phrase (or noun group)?

I think it is 'me'

In the clause 'a certain welfare organization gave a New Year’s breakfast party', what is the whole of the direct object noun phrase (or noun group)?

I think it's 'New Years breakfast'

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

1. Here the subject noun "phrase" is just one word "I". This is what's called a "bare" noun phrase, that is, it's just a single noun, with no articles, adjectival modifiers, etc.

2. Here, again, the subject noun "phrase" is just the single noun, "he." The word "as" is a conjunction, and it is not associated with the subject noun.

3. Again, the subject noun "phrase" is the single noun "it." "Was" is a verb. The word "Anyway" is an adverb, and is not associated with the subject noun.

4. Here the verbal form "challenging" retains characteristics of a verb, like being able to take a direct object. Here its direct object is "me," which, again, is a single word direct object noun "phrase."

5. Here we actually have a noun "phrase," which is the group of words, "a New Year's breakfast party." The direct object is "party," and it has modifiers "a New Year's breakfast," the entire group of words making up the noun phrase.

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