Noun Phrases
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Nominalisation
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Compound Nouns
Compound Adjectives
Participle Clauses
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London
Hotel
New
5-star
Luxury
On the banks of the Thames
Opinion
Nationality Head noun prepositional phrase
A new, luxury, 5-star, London
hotel on the banks of the Thames
The Japanese government has a responsibility
Nominalise;
The responsibility of the Japanese government
the Japanese government’s responsibility
Anything living/anything with legs = ‘s
A Compound Noun
A post office
A child who is three years old
A three-year-old child
A Swiss army knife
A meal with three courses
Wonderful
Inexpensive
A well-dressed waiter served us
The meal included a lot of seafood
Head noun a relative clause/a participle
clause
We were served a wonderful, inexpensive, three-course meal, including lots of seafood, by a
well-dressed waiter.
Present participle = active clauses
A useful knife used for cutting fruit
Past participle = passive clauses
The useful knife, which had been used for cutting fruit, was thrown away
The useful knife, having been used for cutting fruit, was thrown away
Present perfect/past perfect = having
A beautiful, sunny day