The Noun Group National University of Singapore新加坡国立大学的名群.pptVIP

* I’ve indented the lines after the first line. * What do you think about adding web links so that we need not provide the full references? * By Yang Ying Janet Chan What do we mean by a noun group? What can noun groups do in a sentence? What are the various forms of noun groups? Nouns Noun phrases Pronouns David smiled. David is a friendly boy. David loves his computer. David bought himself a gift. Nobody could make David angry. The old man died last year. Bananas are cheap here. Kate likes fruits. He is not in town. He became Chairman in 2009. A noun/pronoun on its own Ming is a monkey. The boys were restless. Take an apple, please. Article + Noun (a, an, the) We have a peaceful neighborhood here. I don’t like living in a big city. We must learn word combinations, not just single words. She is good at baking chocolate cakes. Jane’s hand was trembling. The ship’s radio is not working. My dog is very quiet. Noun phrase The girl in a blue dress is my niece. You need to think of a way to stop him. I don’t want to talk to the man who insulted me. The handle of the door suddenly came off. I hated the idea of leaving the child alone at home. The cover of the book was torn. Noun with adjectival, adverbial or prepositional phrases She pointed at the man sitting in the corner. The lady holding a book in her hand is my aunt. Noun with -ing form I had to pay a thousand dollars for the damage. Three tall and strong men rushed into the house. Number + Noun Someone is asking to see you. Everyone is busy at the moment. Each of the members is responsible for writing one chapter of the book. Some students are very interested in the course. Some of the books are missing. Some of the rice is gone. Pronoun: Someone; Everyone Some (of) + Noun Identify the noun groups and their forms: I have a fond memory of my grandmother. An increase in salary is always good news to the workers. I disliked the man who wanted to mar