I'm not really familiar with noun phrase so please I need you help.
1 A glass of water will restore my strength
2 I want a glass of water
3 They elected him the personal manager
4 The youths are leaders of tomorrow
5 you can have part of the money.
please I need your help for the noun phrases, functions and explanations of each.
4 answers
I understand the definition but there were no function
Noun phrases are just that — a noun and/or a noun and all its modifiers.
They can do whatever nouns do in sentences. They can be subjects, direct objects, indirect objects, objects of prepositions …
A glass of water will restore my strength.
A glass — subject
water — obj of preposition "of"
my strength — direct object
Now you try the rest, and I'll check your work.
They can do whatever nouns do in sentences. They can be subjects, direct objects, indirect objects, objects of prepositions …
A glass of water will restore my strength.
A glass — subject
water — obj of preposition "of"
my strength — direct object
Now you try the rest, and I'll check your work.
.I want a glass of water-
I- subject
water-obj of preposition "of"
a glass- direct object
.They elected him the personal manager
they- subject
elected-verb
him- direct object
personal manager-
.The youths are leaders of tomorrow
youths- subject
leaders- direct object
of tomorrow-obj of preposition "of"
.you can have part of the money.
you- subject
have- verb
part-obj of preposition "of"
money-direct object
I- subject
water-obj of preposition "of"
a glass- direct object
.They elected him the personal manager
they- subject
elected-verb
him- direct object
personal manager-
.The youths are leaders of tomorrow
youths- subject
leaders- direct object
of tomorrow-obj of preposition "of"
.you can have part of the money.
you- subject
have- verb
part-obj of preposition "of"
money-direct object
i'm not sure of it though