The structure of noun phrases Kuiper and Allan Chapter 7.1.3

Noun phrase Examples a. the dog b. a moderately short programme c. some very old cars d. six bags of wholemeal flour e. very dirty marks on the walls

Representing the structure of noun phrases dog

a moderately short programme noun phrase adjective phrase noun adverb adjective a moderately short programme

Constituents of noun phrases determiners articles the (definite article) a (indefinite article) demonstratives: this, that, these, those numerals Cardinal, e.g. 1, 2, 3 Ordinal, e.g first, second, third quantifiers e.g. all, some, many, most, few

More constituents of noun phrases adjective phrases e.g. the very red bicycle possessives Data the bishop's residences a singer's vocal cords the new committee's duties noun phrases in determiner position Note: the apostrophe

Representing the structure of possessives Noun phrase 's/'

More constituents of noun phrases prepositional phrases e.g. the man in the moon

Pronouns have noun phrases as antecedents. e.g. The snake slid though the grass as it tried to escape. Pronouns agree with their antecedents in number and gender. e.g. grandmother ... she uncle Jim ... he the lawnmower ... it the team ... they Pronouns take the case of their place in the syntax of the sentence. e.g. He saw her bike near them.