Post modifier is a word or a group of words which come after the head word of a noun phrase. The types of post modifier are as follows:
- Single words
e.g. the boy here, the man outside, the girl there, etc.
det. H post.m det. H post.m. det. H post.m
- Prepositional phrase (PP)
Prepositional phrases are groups of words which begins with a preposition.
Prepositional phrase can be a preposition + noun or Preposition + noun phrase.
- the common formula of prepositional phrase is as follows:
P.P. = Prep. + N/NP.
PP = Prepositional phrase
Prep. = Preposition
N = Noun
NP = Noun Phrase
The following are prepositions:
in, on, at, for, from, to, under, above, by, with, without, near, after, before. beside, of, besides, etc.
The following are prepositional phrases:
at home, in the house, to school, with my friends, beside my house, etc.
The examples of prepositional phrases as modifiers are as follows:
The students in this class, The books on the table, The windows of my house
det. H Post.m (pp) det. H post.m (PP) det. H post.m (PP)
- Adjective clause (adj.CL)
A clause is a group of words which has a subject and a finite verb.
An adjective clause is a clause which functions as an adjective or a clause which modifies the noun in front of it.
e.g. The man who teaches English, The book which you bought
det. H post.m (adj.Cl) det. H post.m (adj. Cl)
- Present participial Phrase/Ving (pres.p)
e.g. The man standing there, the student sleeping in my room.
Det. H Post.m. (pres.p) det H Post.m. (pres.p)
- Past participial Phrase/V.3 (past.P)
e.g. The play written by Shakespeare , The car made in Japan
det. H post.m (past.p) det H post. M (past.p)
- To Infinitive Phrase
e.g. the opportunity to get a job
det. H post. M (to inf.phr)
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
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