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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
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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. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
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5. Noun Phrases as Adverbial Adjunct in a Clause
