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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Noun Groups!?
Hey everyone I am really struggling with determining the noun groups in the following sentences, could someone correct my attemts.
1. In the clause 'when again a waitress came', what is the whole of the direct object noun phrase (or noun group)?
I believe that it is 'waitress'
2. In the clause 'It's not a decoration', what is the whole of the complement noun phrase (or noun group)?
I believe that it is 'decoration'
1. In the clause 'when again a waitress came', what is the whole of the direct object noun phrase (or noun group)?
I believe that it is 'waitress'
2. In the clause 'It's not a decoration', what is the whole of the complement noun phrase (or noun group)?
I believe that it is 'decoration'
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Anonymous 1. In the clause ' when again a waitress came ', what is the whole of the direct object noun phrase (or noun group)? A waitress is a noun phrase, but there is no direct object in the example (which isn't very natural, by the way).
- Anonymous 1.
- In the clause ' when again a waitress came ', what is the whole of the direct object noun phrase (or noun group)?
- A waitress is a noun phrase, but there is no direct object in the example (which isn't very natural, by the way).
- Anonymous In the clause 'It's not a decoration', what is the whole of the complement noun phrase (or noun group)?
- A decoration complements the subject ( it ).
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Anonymous1. In the clause 'when again a waitress came', what is the whole of the direct object noun phrase (or noun group)?A waitress is a noun phrase, but there is no direct object in the example (which isn't very natural, by the way).
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