PHRASE STRUCTURE

• The grammatical arrangement of words in

sentences

• Phrase Structure Rule is a way to describe a

given language’s syntax
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• A sentence can be divided into 2 categories:
1. PHRASAL CATEGORY
2. LEXICAL CATEGORY

Phrasal categories
(Noun phrase, verb phrase, prepositional phrase)

Lexical categories
(Part of speech)
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• Noun phrase
• Verb phrase
• Prepositional phrase
• Adverbial phrase
• Adjective phrase
 NOUN PHRASE

• A noun phrase (NP) is a phrase whose

head in a NOUN or a PRONOUN,
optionally accompanied by a modifier set.

• Noun phrase could stand with only one

word (single noun). Also, could consist of
determiner, adjective and noun.
 examples

• RAFIQ read the book. (SINGLE NOUN)

• THE BOY read the book. (DET,NOUN)

• THE NERD BOY read the book. (DET,ADJ,NOUN)

 VERB PHRASE
• A verb phrase provides information about the
subject of the sentence.

• In linguistics, a (VP) is a syntactic structure

composed of the predicative elements of a
sentence and its function is to provide
information about the subject of the sentence.
• Verb phrase started with a VERB.
PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE

• At the minimum, a prepositional phrase will

begin with a preposition and end with
a noun,pronoun, gerund, or clause, the
"object" of the preposition.
 example

- She is running from home

Prep
 ADVERBIAL PHRASE

• An adverbial phrase (AdvP) is a linguistic term for a

group of two or more words operating adverbially.
• Example – very carefully (AdvP)

Adv Adv
Adverbial phrase consist of adverb intensifying another
 ADJECTIVE PHRASE

• An adjectival phrase or adjective phrase is a

group of words in a sentence that functions in
the same way a lone adjective would.
- the (very delicate) orchid (NP)

Adv Adj (Adjective Phrase)

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TREE
The young man picked the best
bloom very carefully from the
very delicate orchid.