Group Structure: The Noun Group

Abstract

In the previous chapter we looked at the make-up of sentences, which can be broken down into their constituent elements of subject, predicator, object, complement and adjunct. Each of these elements can be represented by a group of words, such as a noun group, adjective group, verb group, adverb group or prepositional group. Of these the noun group is perhaps the most important in English sentences because of its make-up and role; and this chapter will be devoted to a consideration of the noun group to which the adjective group is very closely allied. We may begin by considering its formation.