Noun Phrase
Hi Everyone,
I would like to confirm, or not, that the highlighted phrase in the following sentence is a noun phrase:
'The waiter told Bill and Shelley that their meals are coming.
I know that 'the waiter' is a noun phrase, but I'm not 100% sure of the red phrase. I think it is a noun phrase. Am I correct?
Thanks,
CC. 
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Cup cake I would like to confirm, or not, that the highlighted phrase in the following sentence is a noun phrase:'The waiter told Bill and Shelley that their meals are coming . It is not. Cup cake I know that 'the waiter' is a noun phrase Yes, and so is 'their meals'.
- Cup cake I would like to confirm, or not, that the highlighted phrase in the following sentence is a noun phrase:'The waiter told Bill and Shelley that their meals are coming .
- It is not.
- Cup cake I know that 'the waiter' is a noun phrase Yes, and so is 'their meals'.
- that their meals are coming' is a dependent clause complement of 'told'.
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Cup cakeI would like to confirm, or not, that the highlighted phrase in the following sentence is a noun phrase:'The waiter told Bill and Shelley that their meals are coming.
It is not.
Cup cakeI know that 'the waiter' is a noun phrase
Yes, and so is 'their meals'.
'...that
0Cup cake'The waiter told Bill and Shelley that their meals are coming.
The waiter told Bill and Shelley something. (Something is the object of "told." )
When the "something" is a clause (that their meals were coming.), it is termed a "complement of the verb." It is a required constituent of the sentence. It "complete
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