Slide 2 Heads of NPs and Nouns Modern English Grammar 1 Session
2 Slide 3 MEG-1 FAM2 categorised word classes identified Phrases in
sentences But first: what we did last week determiners, nouns,
pronouns, prepositions, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, etc. noun
phrases, prepositional phrases, verb phrases, adjective phrases,
adverb phrases Slide 4 MEG-1 FAM3 determined their Heads examined
the construction of phrases considered the Functional Categories in
a sentence What we saw last week (ctd.) really difficult for Jenny
Specifier HEAD Extension X post-Xpre-X XP Subject, Verb(ial),
Object, Complement, Adverbial Slide 5 The Noun Phrase Structures,
Elements, Relations Slide 6 MEG-1 FAM5 2.1 The Structure of the NP
Determiner (d) NP pre-modifier (m) post-modifier (m) HEAD (H) dmHm
dmH dH H Specifier Extension Slide 7 MEG-1 FAM6 Do Activity 1 on
page 15 Slide 8 MEG-1 FAM7 2.1 The Structure of the NP Determiner
(d) NP pre-modifier (m) post-modifier (m) HEAD (H) in
Marchafternoonwarmone dmHm wheel barrowredthe dmH cara dH Peter H
Specifier Extension Slide 9 MEG-1 FAM8 With the Home Study findings
from Exploration 1 fill in the table for Activity 2, page 17 Slide
10 MEG-1 FAM9 2.2 Types of N a) (red) one(s) (some any) I Australia
Bern Jim Leeds United company countryside courage cruelty death /
Death future government information joy kindness love pity sleep
stardom air aircraft bath beef bread cattle cow crossroads darts
draughts fight flour flower goose gymnastics herd homework ice
insignia Abstract NounsConcrete Nouns Place- holders Pro- nouns
Proper Nouns Common Nouns Slide 11 MEG-1 FAM10 2.2 Types of Nouns
b) Heads of NP (N) focus on Entities Entities are ppeople tthings
aanimals pplaces Entities are also aabstract notions aactions
eemotions iinstitutions pphenomena qqualities ttimes/periods eetc.
They can occurs as NNouns PPronouns PPlaceholders Slide 12 MEG-1
FAM11 From Home Study, lets check Exploration 2 on page 16 Slide 13
MEG-1 FAM12 Nouns and how they behave a) xx measles x committee xx
mathematics x coal xx luggage x cards x luck x bread x love x
beauty x Leeds United x bath x life xx baggage x knowledge x
audience x kindness x athletics xx information x army x ice x anger
x honesty xx air xx homework xx advice 654321Noun654321 Slide 14
MEG-1 FAM13 Nouns and how they behave c) x run x enemy x rest x end
x relief x drink x pride x draughts x press x death police x data
xx physics x darts x past x cruelty news x crew xx mumps x courage
x move x countryside x money x country x media x company
654321Noun654321 Slide 15 MEG-1 FAM14 Nouns and how they behave c)
x world x hate x wind x gymnastics x water x group x wash x
government x travel x go x team xx future x sun xx furniture x
sugar X fun x start X freedom x staff x food x snooze x flock x
sleep x fight x sky x family 654321Noun654321 Slide 16 MEG-1 FAM15
Do Activity 3 on page 17 Slide 17 MEG-1 FAM16 2.2.1 Countable vs.
uncountable nouns do not take a concrete quantifier (e.g. a number
adjective). always singular, do not take a take singular markers
(verb forms, pronouns) abstract terms beauty, death, freedom, fun,
life, luck, knowledge activities sleep, travel, emotions anger,
love, relief, character features courage, cruelty, hate, honesty,
kindness, pride substances bread, coal, food, ice, sugar, water
Slide 18 MEG-1 FAM17 2.2.1 Countable vs. uncountable nouns look
like plurals, but are singulars. illnesses measles, mumps subjects
mathematics, physics games cards, darts, draughts sports athletics,
gymnastics, darts Slide 19 MEG-1 FAM18 2.2.1 Countable vs.
uncountable nouns form of a singular, used with singular or plural
pronouns / verb forms focus on individual members or group as a
whole army, audience, committee, company, crew, data, enemy,
family, flock, government, group, Leeds United, media, press,
staff, team, Slide 20 MEG-1 FAM19 2.2.1 Countable vs. uncountable
nouns These never take the plural in English: advice, baggage,
furniture, homework, information, luggage, money Slide 21 MEG-1
FAM20 Do Activity 4 on page 19 Slide 22 MEG-1 FAM21 2.2.2 Nouns
with the vs. a nouns normally occurring with the Police/police news
potential repetition bath, drink, fight, go, move, rest, run,
snooze, start, wash uniqueness or globality air, country, country-
side, end, future, past, sky, sun, wind, world, nouns normally
occurring with a/an always with singular markers always with plural
markers Slide 23 MEG-1 FAM22 Do Exploration 3 on page 18 Slide 24
MEG-1 FAM23 2.2.3 Plurals (Exploration 3) b sheep sheep men women
man/ woman eyes eye chassis chassis series series leaves leaf
dwarves dwarf busses bus scissors scissors larvae larva deer deer
bridges bridge salmon salmon ladies lady days day bourgeois
bourgeois pyjamas pyjamas kisses kiss cries cry binoculars
binoculars prcis prcis jeans jeans crossroads cross- roads aircraft
aircraft N pl N sing N pl N sing N pl N sing N pl N sing Slide 25
MEG-1 FAM24 2.2.3 Plurals (Exploration 3) b wives wife phenomena
phenomenon indices indexes index criteria criterion trousers
trousers oxen ox houses house corpora corpus trees tree nuclei
nucleus hats hat clashes clash teeth tooth mice mouse geese goose
churches church species species memoranda memorandum glasses
glasses children child N pl N sing N pl N sing N pl N sing N pl N
sing Slide 26 MEG-1 FAM25 Home Study Activity 5 on page 19
Exploration 1 on page 24 Slide 27 MEG-1 FAM26 And thats all for
today Tune in again next week for another captivating episode
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