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Pa18 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

noun phrases

David, with a red t-shirt, is a good table-tennis player.

Is 'with a red t-shirt' a noun phrase?
  

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Hi, Welcome to the Forum. David, with a red t-shirt , is a good table-tennis player. Is 'with a red t-shirt' a noun phrase?

  • Hi, Welcome to the Forum.
  • David, with a red t-shirt , is a good table-tennis player.
  • Is 'with a red t-shirt' a noun phrase?
  • No, it's adjectival because it describes David.
  • However, the words 'a red t-shirt' form a noun phrase So do the words 'a good table-tennis player'.
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Hi,

Welcome to the Forum.

David, with a red t-shirt, is a good table-tennis player.

Is 'with a red t-shirt' a noun phrase? No, it's adjectival because it describes David.

However, the words 'a red t-shirt' form a noun phrase So do the words 'a good table-tennis player'.

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