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each phrase contains at least one word without which the phrase would not
exist (compare the relationship between stem and root):
o this word is called the head of the phrase
the child
2. Phrase labels
the child:
child head of the phrase, noun
the child a noun phrase, NP
VERB PHRASE VP
each V is the head of a VP
Types of PrepPs
Note:
of the five types of phrases considered here, only the PrepP
cannot consist of a head Prep alone
the head Prep is always followed by an object NP