WEEK 9

Question 1

NP

Answer 1

• can be replaced by pronouns
• have a noun or pronoun as the head of the phrase
• determiners can occur before the noun phrase.
• adjectives can pre modify the head of a NP
• descriptors can pre modify the head of a NP

Question 2

AdjP

Answer 2

• have a adjective as the head of the phrase
• can only have one adjective
• adverbs can pre modify the head of a AdjP
• the subclass of adverbs called intensifiers eg. very

Question 3

AdvP

Answer 3

• have an adverb as the head of the phrase

Question 4

PP

Answer 4

• (in the cupboard)
• (over the next week)
• pp as a postmodifier in a NP
  (those children with their poppet toys) are being very quite.
  -PP as post modifier in a AdjP
  she was (rather fond of a good chicken parma)
  -PP as a post modifier in a AdvP
  she worked (independently of the other students)

Question 5

VP

Answer 5

• have a lexical verb as the head of the phrase
  eg. move, go, speak