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share the similarity that the noun phrases follow directly from a linking verbs such as
be
or other forms of it. All of the predicative complements in the example belong to predicative nominal type because all of the data taken refer to noun phrase which
has the characteristic of a noun.
4. Noun Phrase as Subject in a Clause
Basically, subject in a clause is like the performer of the action that the verb indicates. Most of the time, in a clause construction subject is typically noun
phrases but in some cases subordinate clauses also take a part in the construction. From the data collected in this analysis, there are 119 noun phrases with the
percentage of 17.2 found in the utterances. Followings are the examples of noun phrases as subjects in a clause.
67
The meek
may inherit the earth. page 57 Clause 67 shows that the noun phrase
the meek
is the subject of the clause. The structure of the phrase is determiner followed by the head of the phrase.
The determiner of the phrase is indicated by the definite article
the
in the initial position of the phrase. The noun word
meek
is the head of the phrase. According to the data, there are 64 noun phrases found having this kind of structure and
functioning as the subject of the clause. 68
Different Marks
do different things. page 30 From the clause 68, it can be seen that the phrase
different Marks
is a noun phrase which function is as a subject of the clause. It has the structure of pre-
modifier and head of the phrase. The adjective word different is the pre-modifier of the proper noun
Marks
. There are 15 noun phrase found in the data collection share PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
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the same structure of pre-modifier and head which function is the subject of the clause.
69
A tired bird
was meant to be easier to tame. page 130 The noun phrase
a tired bird
in clause 69 is the subject of the clause. It is constructed by determiner, pre-modifier, and head of the noun phrase. There are
14 noun phrases found from the data collection functioning as the subject of the clause with this kind of structure. In the clause 69, the indefinite article
a
as the determiner and the past participle
tired
as pre-modifier are the ones modifying the noun phrase head
bird
. 70
Declarations of love
amuse me. page 29 The noun phrase
declarations of love
is the subject in the clause 70. The noun phrase is constructed by head and post-modifier of the phrase. There are 11
noun phrases with this kind of structure which function as the subject of the clause. The plural noun head
declarations
is the head of the phrase. It is followed by the prepositional phrase
of love
as the post-modifier. 71
All the paintings in your apartment
were torn out of the frames. page 201 The subject of the clause 71 is the noun phrase
all the paintings in your apartment
. It has the structure of determiner followed by the head of the phrase and the post-modifier. According to the data collected, there are only 9 noun phrases
having this structure with the function as the subject of the clause. In clause 71, the word
all
and the definite article
the
are the determiners of the noun phrase. It can be seen also that the prepositional phrase
in your apartment
is the post-modifier of the plural noun head
paintings
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72
A personal escort to the Bone City
is nothing to turn your nose up at. page 109
Clause 72 shows that the subject of the clause is the noun phrase
a personal escort to the Bone City
. The phrase has the structure of determiner, pre- modifier, head, and post-modifier. There are only 4 noun phrases found in the data
collection share this same structure and function. In clause 72, the indefinite article
a
along with the adjective pre-modifier
personal
and prepositional phrase
to the Bone City
as the post-modifier modify the singular noun head
escort
. 73
Only people with no purpose
are unhappy. page 111 The phrase
only people with no purpose
in clause 73 is the noun phrase functioning as the subject of the clause. It has the structure of pre-modifier followed
by the head of the phrase and the post-modifier. In clause 73, the adjective word
only
is the pre-modifier of the noun phrase head
people
. The prepositional phrase
with no purpose
is the post-modifier of the phrase. According to the data collected, there only 4 noun phrases with this kind of structure which function as subject of
the clause. In summary, the feature that distinguishes a subject from other parts of
speech is that the characteristic of a subject is that it obviously occurs before the verb. The examples above, from clause 67 to 73, it can be seen that all of the
noun phrases are positioned before the verb. It indicates that the noun phrases function as a subject in the clause. In some cases, the subject of a clause is not
positioned before the verb but after the verb which is an auxiliary in a clause like in the interrogative forms.
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5. Noun Phrases as Adverbial Adjunct in a Clause
