Some time a noun phrase, a noun or proper noun is added with a comma after a noun phrase , to identify the person or thing or place you mean more exactly :
* the home of ballet , Russia
* Zubaida ' native tongue , Malay
* the bird of peace , the dove
* the latest fashion , navel jewellery
NOTICE : Expressions such as that is , that is to say , namely can be used to emphasize the identification:
* Zubaida ' tongue , that is Malay
* Shakespeare 's Scottish play , namely, Macbeth
* the bird of peace , that is to say , the dove
Sometime you add a comma + noun phrase as an explanation after a name or other noun ;
* Mr Lal, our lab assistant
* Penang , a holiday island off the cost of Malaysia
* pepper ,a substance handy for self defence
The nouns and noun phrases that are in apposition do not necessarily come side by side - they may be separated :
* Ben arrived yesterday , a volunteer worker from Australia
* My aunt always carries her own form of self defence in her pocket , namely a small pepperpot.
NOUN PHRASES IN THE GRAMMAR OF A SENTENCE
*Noun phrases as subject :
A strange looking balloon was circling overhead .
All the traffic on the motorway slowed down .
The man repairing the road stopped work .
* NOTE: When two noun phrases are linked by AND , and the combination is the subject of the verb , the verb is plural :
* Please note that flash photography and video recording are forbidden .
When the linking conjunction is or , the verb is strictly singular but , in practice , sometimes plural:
* I think I ' ll invite my cousins John and Jack to my party .
NOUN PHRASES AS DIRECT OBJECT:
* I bought four plastic hooks in the DIY shop.
*Libby sold me her painting of lighthouse .
NOUN PHRASE AS OBJECT OF A PREPOSITION:
* Please keep us some front -row seats for the show .
* We had to shift an enormous tree lying across the road .
NOUN PHRASES AS INDIRECT OBJECT :
* Mum used to make my sisters the most wonderful clothes .
*They found the evicted family some temporary accommodation .
NOUN PHRASES AS SUBJECT COMPLIMENT AFTER A LINKING VERB :
*Diana seems right person for this job .
*Geoff has become a terrible bore .
NOUN PHRASES AS OBJECT COMPLEMENT AFTER A COMLEX TRANSITIVE VERB :
*I call it a major disgrace .
*I painted the door a kind of greenish- brown .
NOUN PHRASES AS ADVERBIALS :
*We will discuss it next week .
*The noise continued all night .
NOUN PHRASES AS CONJUNCTIONS:
* Phone me the minute you hear any news.
* Every time I arrange to meet her , she cancels .
* the home of ballet , Russia
* Zubaida ' native tongue , Malay
* the bird of peace , the dove
* the latest fashion , navel jewellery
NOTICE : Expressions such as that is , that is to say , namely can be used to emphasize the identification:
* Zubaida ' tongue , that is Malay
* Shakespeare 's Scottish play , namely, Macbeth
* the bird of peace , that is to say , the dove
Sometime you add a comma + noun phrase as an explanation after a name or other noun ;
* Mr Lal, our lab assistant
* Penang , a holiday island off the cost of Malaysia
* pepper ,a substance handy for self defence
The nouns and noun phrases that are in apposition do not necessarily come side by side - they may be separated :
* Ben arrived yesterday , a volunteer worker from Australia
* My aunt always carries her own form of self defence in her pocket , namely a small pepperpot.
NOUN PHRASES IN THE GRAMMAR OF A SENTENCE
*Noun phrases as subject :
A strange looking balloon was circling overhead .
All the traffic on the motorway slowed down .
The man repairing the road stopped work .
* NOTE: When two noun phrases are linked by AND , and the combination is the subject of the verb , the verb is plural :
* Please note that flash photography and video recording are forbidden .
When the linking conjunction is or , the verb is strictly singular but , in practice , sometimes plural:
* I think I ' ll invite my cousins John and Jack to my party .
NOUN PHRASES AS DIRECT OBJECT:
* I bought four plastic hooks in the DIY shop.
*Libby sold me her painting of lighthouse .
NOUN PHRASE AS OBJECT OF A PREPOSITION:
* Please keep us some front -row seats for the show .
* We had to shift an enormous tree lying across the road .
NOUN PHRASES AS INDIRECT OBJECT :
* Mum used to make my sisters the most wonderful clothes .
*They found the evicted family some temporary accommodation .
NOUN PHRASES AS SUBJECT COMPLIMENT AFTER A LINKING VERB :
*Diana seems right person for this job .
*Geoff has become a terrible bore .
NOUN PHRASES AS OBJECT COMPLEMENT AFTER A COMLEX TRANSITIVE VERB :
*I call it a major disgrace .
*I painted the door a kind of greenish- brown .
NOUN PHRASES AS ADVERBIALS :
*We will discuss it next week .
*The noise continued all night .
NOUN PHRASES AS CONJUNCTIONS:
* Phone me the minute you hear any news.
* Every time I arrange to meet her , she cancels .
No comments:
Post a Comment