BBB3013 Noun (N) / Noun Phrase (NP)

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[(Noun (N) / Noun Phrase (NP)]

by Wan Nurhafeza Wan Salam

​ELC/PPAL/UMT

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Then what is a Head Noun (HN)?

Next, pre & post modifiers:

Draw

Circle the main or Head Noun (HN).

​"Teacher" is the HN

​Pre-modifiers

Pre-modifiers are the modifiers which modify the words that follow them in the sentence.

​Conventionally the adjectives are usually placed before the nouns. So, most of the adjectives are pre-modifiers.

Adjectives include Articles, determiners, demonstratives, proper adjectives, descriptive adjectives, compound adjectives, participles, etc.

Adverbs are often placed before the words they modify.

Conjunctive adverbs, sentence adverbs, and some other adverbs can work being placed before the verbs/adjectives/other adverbs.

​Post-modifiers

Post-modifiers are the modifiers which come AFTER the words they modify.

Customarily, the adverbs come after the verbs and modify them. However, some adjectives also come after the nouns and modify them.

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Most of the adverbs of time, adverbs of manner, adverbs of place/direction usually come after the verbs they modify.

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Appositives, prepositional phrases (adjectives/adverbs), infinitives (adverbs/adjectives), dependent clause, etc. usually come after the nouns they modify. (you will learn more of these in the Lesson on Phrases)

Multiple Choice

Modifiers placed after the head noun are called________

• Pre-modifiers

• Post-modifiers

Multiple Choice

Modifiers placed before the head noun are called________

• Pre-modifiers

• Post-modifiers

​Pre-modifier + Noun + Post-modifier

Multiple Choice

Identify the Head Noun:

The haunted house in the woods.

• haunted

• house

• the

• woods

​Remember, HEAD NOUN is the main noun.

​Modifiers include determiners (DET),

phrases (example: prepositional phrase (PP))

Multiple Choice

Identify the Pre-modifier of the Head Noun, house:

The haunted house in the woods.

• haunted

  (Adj)

• in the woods

  [P+(DET+N)]

  [P+NP]

• The haunted house

  (DET+Adj+N)

• the woods

  (DET+N)

PRE = BEFORE​

Multiple Choice

Identify the Post-modifier of the Head Noun, house:

The haunted house in the woods.

• The haunted

  (DET + Adj)

• in the woods

  [P+(DET+N)]

  [P+NP]

• The haunted house

  (DET+Adj+N)

• the woods

  (DET+N)

POST = AFTER

Multiple Choice

Identify the Head Noun:

A secret garden with enchanted flowers.

• secret

• garden

• enchanted

• flowers

Multiple Choice

Identify the Pre-modifier of the Head Noun, garden:

A secret garden with enchanted flowers.

• A secret

  (DET + Adj)

• with enchanted flowers

  [P+(Adj+N)]

  [P+NP]

• A secret garden

  (DET+Adj+N)

• enchanted flowers

  (Adj+N)

Multiple Choice

Identify the Post-modifier of the Head Noun, garden:

A secret garden with enchanted flowers.

• A secret

  (DET + Adj)

• with enchanted flowers

  [P+(Adj+N)]

  [P+NP]

• A secret garden

  (DET+Adj+N)

• enchanted flowers

  (Adj+N)

Open Ended

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Open Ended

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