Determiner + Noun Adjective + Noun Noun + Noun V- ing -ed + Noun

Table 4.3 The Percentage and the amount of Pre-Modifier + Head Book 1 Book 2 Book 3 Noun Phrase Construction Amount Percentage Amount Percentage Amount Percentage 1. Determiner 2. Adjective 3. Noun 4. V-ing 5. V-ed 83 21 15 3 - 68 17 12 3 - 46 29 4 2 1 56 35 5 3 1 45 17 16 - - 58 22 20 - - 4.1.1.1 Determiner + Noun the use of determiner + Noun has percentage 68 in book 1, 56 in book 2, and 58 in book 3. So determiner here is the most dominant Pre- Modifier. Some examples the use of Determiner + Noun: Table 4.4 Some examples of Determiner + Noun Book Determiner Noun 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 the many a this his one most these its the 70,000 parks places consequence problem house computer telephone claws balance body homes 3 3 3 3 some your other its species brain species surface 4.1.1.2 Adjective + Noun The use of Adjective + Noun has percentage 17 in book 1, 35 in book 2, and 22 in book 3. Adjective as a determiner consists of nationality, substance, color, age, shape, size, and quality. Adjective denoting quality is the most dominant adjective as Pre- Modifier. Some examples of Adjective + Noun presented bellow: Table 4.5 Some examples of Adjective + Noun Book Adjective Noun 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 aggressive local bad big large powerful orange European modern dry additional amazing loggers potters smell pressure computers bodies pulp explorers semicondutors land roots nerve activity 4.1.1.3 Noun + Noun Noun in English Noun Phrase construction not only has function as a head, but also as a pre-modifier. The use of Noun + Noun has percentage 12 in book 1, 5 in book 2, and 20 in book 3.There are two kinds of thestructure of this sort. Those are the possive construction, and Noun- Adjuncdt construction. Some examples of Noun + Noun are presented bellow: Table 4.6 Some examples of Noun + Noun Book Noun Noun 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 orangutan days air rubbish pollution voice telephone solar nuclear water brain habitat ride pollution container problem messages network energy energy sources cells 4.1.1.4 V- ing -ed + Noun The use of V-ing -ed + Noun has percentage 3 in book 1, 3 in book 2, and 0 in book 3. Whereas the use of V-ed has percentage 0 in book 1, 1 in book 2, and 0 in book 3. Some examples of V- ing -ed + Noun are presented bellow: Table 4.7 Some examples of V-ing + Noun Book V-ing Noun 1 2 purchasing running agent shoes 4.1.2 Head + Post- Modifier