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This tutorial will show you how to identify or state the grammatical functions of a
noun phrase.
Let's however begin with a few examples of a noun phrase. In the sentences below,
the words in bold constitute a noun phrase.
So what would you say if you were asked to state the grammatical function of each of
the above noun phrases as they are used in their context?
In other words how would you know exactly what to write anytime you need to state
the grammatical function of a group of words you have identified as a noun phrase?
Let me quickly show you how without beating about the bush.
Use these guidelines to state the function of any group of words whose grammatical
name you have identified as a noun phrase.
Usually, such a noun phrase will also come just before the main verb or verb
phrase in the sentence.
Example:
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Example:
Peki Training College, the place I trained as a teacher, is now a university college.