المحاضره الثانيه :
Phrase
two or more words that function
together as a group.
Noun phrase
( often abbreviated to
NP)
convenient term for any of the following: noun –
nominal group
Modifiers
: aadd to, change or limit the meanin
of the head in a phrase.
Pronoun
: type of pro-form, instead of using the
nominal group " the old man" we can use the
pronoun "he"
pro-form
: forms used instead of other forms
head
is the word that determines the type of the phrase
Proper noun
: the name of someone or
something that is usually imagined to be
unique.
Common noun
: a name given either to an
example of a class or to the class as a whole.
Animate nouns
: refer to a person or animal.
Inanimate nouns
: refer to a place, thing or an
idea
Count noun
: can be preceded by "one"
and may have a plural form. Such as "friends" and "men"
Mass nouns
: cannot be preceded by "one" and
do not have a plural form. Such as "bread" and
"milk
Collective noun
: is a singular word used to refer
to a group. "family" "team" "public"
Pro-modifiers
: are modifiers that come before
the head
Post-modifiers
: are modifiers that come after
the head