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"Germany faces a heated election campaign next year, largely due to the pressure Merkel is under over her liberal refugee policy, along with the rise of rightwing populists Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), which is on track to enter the Bundestag for the first time." (The Guardian.)
Is "the pressure Merkel is under" a noun phrase in the above?

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

AnonymousIs "the pressure Merkel is under" a noun phrase in the above?

The whole noun phrase goes all the way to the comma.

the pressure Merkel is under over her liberal refugee policy

CJ

Lma1 · Answer

I believe "pressure Merkel is under” is a noun clause as it has a subject and a predicate which contains the verb “is.”
For example, in “I am confused because of the pressure I am under,” the pressure I am under” is a noun clause, not a phrase. The sentence is a simple one and “because of the pressure I am under” is an adverb phrase and this phrase contains the noun clause ” the pressure I am under.”

CalifJim · Answer

lma1I believe "pressure Merkel is under” is a noun clause as it has a subject and a predicate which contains the verb “is.” For example, in “I am confused because of the pressure I am under,” the pressure I am under” is a noun clause, not a phrase. The sentence is a simple one and “because of the pressure I am under” is an adverb phrase and this phrase contains the noun clause ” the pressure I am under.”

the pressure (that) Merkel is under consists of a noun (pressure) modified by a relative clause (that Merkel is under). The whole structure forms a noun phrase. The clause part is just the modifying relative clause.

CJ

Anonymous · Answer

lma1I believe "pressure Merkel is under” is a noun clause

I'm with CJ on that, it's a noun phrase. In other words, the noun phrase "pressure under which Merkel is" has "pressure" as its head modified by the relative clause "under which Merkel is".

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