Chapter 6

Question 1

head of a noun phrase

Answer 1

Central element

Question 2

determiners

Answer 2

Come before the head of a noun phrase, tells ‘where’ the thing/person can be found; may be articles a(n) or dependent pronouns and numerals

Question 3

premodifiers

Answer 3

See determiners, always realized as adjective phrases

Question 4

postmodifiers

Answer 4

Come after the head of a noun phrase

Question 5

specifying genitive

Answer 5

Expresses to whom something or someone belongs, could be substituted with a possesive pronoun and functions as a determiner

Question 6

classifying genitive

Answer 6

Expresses what kind of things something is, functions more like a premodifier and should be regarded as an adjective phrase

Question 7

restrictive/specifying modifier

Answer 7

Specifies or restricts the reference of the noun phrase

Question 8

non-restrictive modifier

Answer 8

Gives extra information, not needed to understand what the head of the noun phrase refers to

Question 9

relative pronouns

Answer 9

Who, whom, whose, which, that (only used with comma’s), subordinators introducing a dependent clause and function as clause constituent

Question 10

ellipsis

Answer 10

Leave out (ellipt) parts that are clearly understood in context, often a subject followed by a form of the be verb, but only in dependent clauses

Question 11

adjective phrase

Answer 11

Adjective that may be preceded and/or followed by other words. The premodifier is always an adjective phrase, the postmodifier can be an adverb phrase, prepostional phrase or clause

Question 12

disconnecting modifier

Answer 12

Modifier that is partly in front and partly behind the head

Question 13

adverb phrase

Answer 13

Adverb that may be preceded and/or followed by other words. Premodifier is alwasy an adverb phrase

Question 14

prepositional phrase

Answer 14

Head: preposition, complement: noun phrase