HANDOUT: NOUNS AND NOUN PHRASES The NP The structure of the Noun Phrase can be illustrated as follows (Premodification) H (Postmodification) determiners adjectives nouns the the old the very old those very old noun pronoun prepositional phrases relative clauses in the parking lot cars (that) the company bought for the employees Other pre- and postmodifiers may include determiner phrases‚ adjective phrases and even adverb phrases. A noun may also be complemented
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"The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd" was written by Sir Walter Raleigh in response to Christopher Marlowe’s "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love". It could be considered a criticism‚ or at least a negative reaction to the original poem‚ as the nymph is in fact rejecting the shepherd in question quite harshly‚ and includes many lines that are directly connected to propositions made in Marlowe’s poem. Others read the poem as a critique of the entire pastoral convention‚ suggesting through its use of
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Persuasive Words and Phrases I am writing to... I am speaking to you today because... I have heard a rumor that... This needs to be dealt with We can do without this... It will ruin our quality of life. How unfair! No-one but a complete idiot will believe that... Now... Surely... Obviously... Of course... We can solve this by... Try to use some of these words and phrases in your writing. Local people feel that... I believe that... This will mean that... This will cause..
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4. SYNTAX OF THE PHRASE. (ПОНЯТИЕ СЛОВОСОЧЕТАНИЯ) Словосочетание как полиноминативная языковая единица. Соотношение словосочетания и слова‚ словосочетания и предложения. Синтаксис словосочетания как "малый синтаксис" в соотношении с синтаксисом предложения как "большим синтаксисом". Проблема определения словосочетания. Знаменательные‚ формативные и служебные словосочетания. Свободные и устойчивые словосочетания.Эквипотентные и доминационные (подчинительные) связи слов. Последовательная (непосредственно-сочинительная)
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walking behind a young horse: a ________________ kick could actually cause a serious injury. c. Replace the verb idioms in italics with a phrase. 1. I wish you would stop butting in on the conversation! It’s really annoying! 2. I’m sorry‚ no matter how many times you explain it to me‚ it just doesn’t add up. 3. Have I completely missed the point or do you really mean you’re happy to do it? 4. There seem to be one or two things here that need clearing up before we go any
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“The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” By Sir Walter Raleigh Summary: “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” is Sir Walter Raleigh’s response to a poem written by Christopher Marlowe‚ “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love.” In the Marlowe poem‚ the shepherd proposes to his beloved by portraying their ideal future together: a life filled with earthly pleasures in a world of eternal spring. Raleigh’s reply‚ however‚ debunks the shepherd’s fanciful vision. While Marlowe’s speaker promises nature’s beauty and
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Foreign Words and Phrases. Irina Vardanyan Foreign words and phrases shouldn’t become a bête noire‚ but‚ ceteris paribus‚ English sentences should be in English… (Jack Lynch 2008) Throughout its history‚ English has been shaped and enriched by words and phrases of French‚ Scandinavian‚ Italian‚ Latin‚ Greek and German origin. When cultures come into contact with one other‚ borrowing takes place primarily in the realm of lexical terms (Anderson 1973)
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Name [pic] Algebraic Expressions 1-3 Homework Wednesday‚ August 15‚ 2012 Write an algebraic expression that models each word phrase. 1. the sum of 11 and the product of 2 and a number r Write an algebraic expression that models each situation. 2. Arin has $520 and is earning $75 each week babysitting. Evaluate each expression for the given values of the variables. 3. 2(3e ( 5f) + 3(e2 + 4f); e = 3 and f = (5 Surface Area The expression 6s2 represents the surface area of a cube
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Running head: NOUN PHRASES IN ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE A CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS OF NOUN PHRASES IN ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE Le Thi Hong Phuong University of Education English – Vietnamese Comparative Linguistics 2011 Instructor: Nguyen Ngoc Vu Class: 4A08 December 30‚ 2011 Abstract: Language is a complicated category. Only human beings can use language to express their ideas‚ concepts and feelings. The use of this tool is for the communication between the addresser and the addressee. There
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sentences into constituents by putting slant lines (/) between the constituents. Try to replace constituents by a shorter phrase‚ or just one word. 1. Her eldest son/ hates/ mock turtle soup. he hates it 2. The examples/ given here/ show that /constituents/ can be/ very long. it given here show that it can be very long 3. That young hooligan (he)/ should have offered/ the old lady in the grey coat (her)/ his seat (it). 4. In England‚/ French food (it)/ is regarded as sophisticated and
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