LING222 Types & Structures of Phrases

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Auxiliary verbs
help other verbs to form complete predicates- they never occur on their own e.g. be/do/have
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Two types of auxiliaries are:
1. modal: express possibility, probability, certainty, permission, necessity and ability e.g. can/could/would/etc. 2. primary: have/be used to form the perfect or passive or progressive, dummy aux. do for forming questions
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How to spot noun phrases
headed by a noun, so spotting nouns is the first step
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Complements vs. modifiers
complements are never more than one, modifiers on the other hand may be stacked
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Passive Forms & Functions
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Two types of auxiliaries are:

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1. modal: express possibility, probability, certainty, permission, necessity and ability e.g. can/could/would/etc. 2. primary: have/be used to form the perfect or passive or progressive, dummy aux. do for forming questions

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How to spot noun phrases

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Complements vs. modifiers

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Passive Forms & Functions

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