PDF-Producing Pronouns and Denite Noun Phrases Do Speakers

G van Gompel School of Psychological Sciences and Health University of Strathclyde School of Psychology University of Dundee Received 25 December 2010 received in revised form 7 December 2011 accepted 10 January 2012 Abstract We report two experiment. ESHS ENGLISH. What is a phrase?. A phrase is a group of words that do not contain a subject or a predicate.. Noun phrase.. These are phrases that have a . noun. , a person, place or thing.. They might have . Unpicking the issues. Moving from talk to writing – . Aims:. To . understand . some of the issues that students encounter as they move from speech to writing. To participate in an activity designed to unpick the structure . Phrases. A group of words that act as a part of speech i.e. adverb, noun, adjective. With the groom. Singing. Walking down the aisle. To snow. Phrases do NOT have a subject and a verb.. There are three types of phrases: prepositional, verbal, and appositive.. Terminology. Copy these terms into your notes and make sure I cover them all. . . . noun. phrase. noun phrase. headword. determiner. article. Definitions of . Noun. Based on meaning: . person, place, thing, animal, idea. The words replaced are called ANTECEDENTS. Communication without Pronouns. Anthony and Mary Ellen had to find Anthony and Mary Ellen’s books and Anthony and Mary Ellen’s backpacks before Anthony and Mary Ellen could go in Anthony and Mary Ellen’s car to Anthony and Mary Ellen’s grandmother’s house.. Mrs. Malaspino. Phrase: . a group of related words without a subject and its predicate. used as a single part of speech in a sentence. 6 types: . Verb phrase (Main verb helping verb/s). See “Verb Tenses” notes for additional information. Subject & Object. Possessive. Reflexive. Interrogative. Pronouns. A pronoun is a word that takes the place of one or more nouns.. . pro- means for (standing FOR a noun). Personal Pronouns. Pronouns that are used to refer to people or things are called . for. Visual Learners. Fortner. James owns an ax, but James needs an log splitter.. Takes the place of one or more nouns.. Keeps us from having to repeat the same noun.. Pronoun. James owns an ax, but he needs a log splitter.. A group of words, which makes sense, but not complete sense, is called a Phrase. It is a group of related words without a subject and a finite verb. . A finite verb must have a tense and agree with its subject in number and person.. Chapter 2 Nouns, Pronouns, and Adjectives A noun is a word or word group that is used to name a person, place, thing, or an idea. Person—George Washington, teacher, chef Place—Grand Canyon, city, kitchen phrase. is a group of words that does not include a subject and verb and cannot stand alone as a sentence.. Kinds of Phrases. Prepositional phrases. Appositive phrases. Participial phrases. Gerund phrases. Identifying Appositive Phrases. It went away slowly. .. The . land that lay stretched hour before him became of vast significance. .. However, I looked with a mixture of admiration and awe at Peter. .. They can be groups of words or single words behaving as a unit. As such they can be substituted, moved, extended or reduced, without modifying the meaning of the sentence.. . PHRASES. 3. . Jane loves reading. She loves ‘Pride and Prejudice’.. A noun phrase includes a . noun. —a person, place, or thing—and the . modifiers.  which distinguish it. .. You can find the noun . dog.  in a sentence, for example, but you don't know which canine the writer means until you consider the entire noun phrase: .