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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Pre and post modifiers

"the young man in the corner of the room is a ghanaian". discuss the pre and post modifiers in the sentence.
  

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the pre and post modifiers in the sentence.Any ideas?
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Yes, we do-- but we'd like to hear your ideas first.
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the - pre modifier
young man - base form
in the corner of the room is a ghanaian - post modifier
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The young man in the corner of the room is a Ghanaian.

the, young - pre-modifiers
young man - base form-- Base form is not the right term at all. 'Man' is the core noun.
in the corner of the room-- post-modifier
a ghanaian - post-modifier

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