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Noun phrase
I'm stuck with a noun phrase that seems to have to heads, but that's not possible, is it?
The phrase is:
both NHS clinics and centres
I know the "both" is a predeterminer and the "and" a conjunction, but I don't know what to do with the NHS clincis and centres.
Which is the head? Clinics AND centres?
Thank in advance!
The phrase is:
both NHS clinics and centres
I know the "both" is a predeterminer and the "and" a conjunction, but I don't know what to do with the NHS clincis and centres.
Which is the head? Clinics AND centres?
Thank in advance!
Top answer
Yes, it is possible for a noun phrase to have two heads, or more. If "NHS" mrefers to both the clinics and the centres (not just to the clinics) then the head is, as you said, "clinics and centres". I don't know in which way you are asked to go about syntactic analysis.
- Yes, it is possible for a noun phrase to have two heads, or more.
- If "NHS" mrefers to both the clinics and the centres (not just to the clinics) then the head is, as you said, "clinics and centres".
- I don't know in which way you are asked to go about syntactic analysis.
- What I would do, however is underline the phrase "clinics and centres" and label it "head".
- Inside that, I'd write "head 1" and "head 2" under the nouns, and "coordinating conjunction" under "and".
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Yes, it is possible for a noun phrase to have two heads, or more.
If "NHS" mrefers to both the clinics and the centres (not just to the clinics) then the head is, as you said, "clinics and centres". I don't know in which way you are asked to go about syntactic analysis. What I would do, however is underline the phrase "clinics and centres" and label it "head". Inside that, I'd write "he
If "NHS" mrefers to both the clinics and the centres (not just to the clinics) then the head is, as you said, "clinics and centres". I don't know in which way you are asked to go about syntactic analysis. What I would do, however is underline the phrase "clinics and centres" and label it "head". Inside that, I'd write "he
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