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Persian Learner Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

The first

Hi.

The first colonists wore their own hair but later accepted the wig-wearing fashion.

What's the form and function of the underlined part?
  

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That one seeems straightforward to me (not an expert in this area). You try first.

  • That one seeems straightforward to me (not an expert in this area).
  • You try first.
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That one seeems straightforward to me (not an expert in this area). You try first.
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fivejedjonYou try first.
I think its form is noun phrase and its function is determiner.
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The first colonists is the noun phrase. it functions as the subject of the sentence, First is an adjective modifying the headword of the NP. The is a determiner modifying first colonists.

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