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PHRASE STRUCTURE RULES

2nd GROUP
Maudy Yuniarti P (41032122191039)
Rifka Faidah (41032122191052)
Nurul Fadhilah R (41032122191041)
PHRASE STRUCTURE RULES

 rules stating that the structure of a phrase of a specific type consists of one or more
constituents in a particular order
 As the name suggests, these rules state that the structure of a phrase of a specific type will
consist of one or more constituents in a particular order.
Example of phrase

 Red book (NP)


 A Cute cat (NP)
 Handsome guy (NP)
 The dark web (NP)
 Sing a song (VP)
 Eat chicken (VP)
 Read a magazine (VP)
 S = I read book
 N = book
 V = read
 Art / Det = The
 Art = The, a , an
 Det = the, a, an, my your
 NP = blue chair
 VP = Study hard
 Adj = beautiful
 Pro = Me. I
 Adv = increasingly
 Prep = at
 PP = without bright
 PN = London ,
RULES

 S ➡️ NP + VP
 NP ➡️ (Art (Adj) N, Pro, PN)
 VP ➡️ V + NP (PP) (Adv)
 PP ➡️Prep + NP

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