Noun Phrases & Suffixes
Nouns Part of the form class Have markers and identifiers to show that it is a noun Can be made either plural or possessive Markers Plural: -s Singular Possessive: -‘s Plural Possessive: -s’
Noun Phrase A phrase is a word or group of words that functions as a unit within the sentence A Noun Phrase is a phrase that functions as a noun A phrase will have a headword This is a noun in a noun phrase Will also have a determiner
Determiners Articles “a” and “the” Possessive pronouns Demonstrative Pronouns This That These Those
A noun is a word that can be made plural and/or possessive; it occupies the headword position in the noun phrase; it is usually signaled by a determiner Noun
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