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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
noun phrase
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According to that, a prepositional phrase is(=) a noun phrase depending on its role. <On the beach is dangerous today> Is it a right explanation?
According to that, a prepositional phrase is(=) a noun phrase depending on its role. <On the beach is dangerous today> Is it a right explanation?
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I don't trust YouTube lessons in general, and that sentence is certainly suspect. The beach is dangerous today . I cannot imagine a prepositional phrase being the subject of a sentence unless it is being considered qua prepositional phrase.
- I don't trust YouTube lessons in general, and that sentence is certainly suspect.
- The beach is dangerous today .
- I cannot imagine a prepositional phrase being the subject of a sentence unless it is being considered qua prepositional phrase.
- In 'on the beach' only 'the beach' is a noun phrase.
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I don't trust YouTube lessons in general, and that sentence is certainly suspect.
The beach is dangerous today.
I cannot imagine a prepositional phrase being the subject of a sentence unless it is being considered qua prepositional phrase. In 'on the beach' only 'the beach' is a noun phrase.
The beach is dangerous today.
I cannot imagine a prepositional phrase being the subject of a sentence unless it is being considered qua prepositional phrase. In 'on the beach' only 'the beach' is a noun phrase.
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