Sabtu, 06 Juni 2009

NOUN PHRASE

Phrase is a group of related words that do not have subject and predicate. Therefore,it can not function as a sentences.

The way to form noun phrase :

a).adjective + noun : beautiful girl

b). noun + noun : book store

c). gerund + noun : swimming pool, sleeping child

d). determiner + noun : the world, a uniform

e). pronoun + noun : her hair, his ruller, his face, her school

f). verb + noun : rest room

Function :

1.as subject of sentence

e.g : the class is very clean

2.as object of sentence

e.g : mother is making a delicious cake

3.sentence complement

e.g : Puja is a smart student

4.object of preposition

e.g : she is in the class room