Today, in The Guide 2000, we continue with the theme of the phrases. Knowing how to distinguish the phrases that make up a sentence is a very important issue for the analysis of syntactic functions to be successful. For this reason, we suggest you carry out the following exercises. Remember that you have to solve the exercises without looking at the solutions and, later, consult them to correct any possible mistakes you may have made. Go for them!
1. Point out the existing phrases in the following sentences:
a) The school bulletin board is in that hallway over there.
b) My favorite carnival ride is the Ferris wheel.
c) I really like the color of this outfit.
2. You point out the syntactic functions performed by the phrases you have found in the sentences of the previous exercise
Solutions:
1. Point out the existing phrases in the following sentences:
a) The school bulletin board is in that hallway over there
– The school bulletin board: noun phrase.
The: determiner.
Board: core.
– Of school announcements: prepositional phrase headed by the preposition of + the noun phrase announcements of the school, where announcements is the nucleus and of the school another prepositional phrase formed by the preposition of + the and the phrasenominal college (core).
– It's in that hallway over there: verb phrase.
Is: core.
– In that corridor over there: prepositional phrase headed by the preposition in + the noun phrase that corridor over there composed of the determiner that + the core corridor + a prepositional phrase formed by the preposition of + the adverbial phrase there (core).
b) My favorite carnival ride is the Ferris wheel
– My favorite carnival ride: noun phrase.
Mi: determiner.
Attraction: core.
– From fair: prepositional phrase composed of the preposition of + the noun phrase fair (nucleus).
– Preferred: adjectival phrase (head).
– It's the Ferris wheel: verb phrase.
Is: core.
– The Ferris wheel: noun phrase.
A: determiner.
Ferris wheel: core.
c) I really like the color of this outfit
The color of this suit: noun phrase.
The: determiner.
Color: core.
– Of this suit: prepositional phrase composed of the preposition of + the noun phrase is te suit formed by the determiner this + the nucleus suit.
– I like it very much: verb phrase.
Like: core.
– Me: noun phrase (head).
– A lot: adverbial phrase (head).
2. You point out the syntactic functions performed by the phrases you have found in the sentences of the previous exercise
a) The school bulletin board is in that hallway over there
–The school bulletin board: subject.
– From school announcements: complement of the name board.
– From school: ad name complement.
– It's in that hallway over there: predicate.
– In that corridor over there: circumstantial complement of place.
– Hence: complement of the corridor name.
b) My favorite carnival ride is the Ferris wheel
– Ferris wheel: subject.
– My favorite carnival ride is: predicate.
– My favorite carnival ride: attribute.
– Fair: complement of the attraction name.
– Preferred: complement of the fair name.
c) I really like the color of this outfit
– The color of this suit: subject:
– Of this suit: color name complement.
– I like it very much: predicate.
– Me: indirect object.
– A lot: circumstantial complement of quantity.
