AG2 - NOUN INSTANCES - FUNCTIONS

NOUNS AS...	FORMULAE
	SUBJECT	VERB	COMPLEMENT
SUBJECTS	THAT GIRL	+ BE
SUBJECT COMPLEMENTS		BE +	THAT GIRL
DIRECT OBJECTS		VERB +	THAT GIRL
INDIRECT OBJECTS		VERB +	Direct Object + THAT GIRL
OBJ OF PREPOSITIONS			PREP + THAT GIRL
	EXAMPLES...
	SUBJECT	VERB	COMPLEMENT
SUBJECTS	THAT GIRL	WAS	MY FRIEND
SUBJECT COMPLEMENTS	MY FRIEND	IS	THAT GIRL
DIRECT OBJECTS	I	LIKE	THAT GIRL
INDIRECT OBJECTS	I	WROTE	LETTERS TO  THAT GIRL YESTERDAY.
OBJ OF PREPOSITIONS	RICK	HAS BEEN INTERESTED	IN THAT GIRL FOR YEARS.

	MODIFICATION OF NOUNS + USING ADJECTIVES
		THAT  PRETTY GIRL
SUBJECTS	THAT   PRETTY GIRL	WAS	MY FRIEND.
SUBJECT COMPLEMENTS	MY FRIEND	IS	THAT   PRETTY GIRL
DIRECT OBJECTS	I	LIKE	THAT   PRETTY GIRL
INDIRECT OBJECTS	I	WROTE	LETTERS TO THAT PRETTY GIRL   YESTERDAY.
OBJ OF PREPOSITIONS	RICK	HAS BEEN INTERESTED	IN THAT PRETTY GIRL   FOR YEARS.

1. The cat was chasing the mouse. (fast/big)
2. I am good at that game. (difficult)
3. The soldier called the agent. (secret)
4. The computer is only 1 kilo. (lightweight new)
5. She wrote a letter to the company. (brief/important)
6. My cell has a chip. (small modern)
7. That restaurant serves food. (Peruvian delicious)
8. He has composed musicals. (great)
9. The clerk took a taxi in that street. (fast/busy/hardworking)
10. He was surprised by his coworkers. (nice)

	MODIFICATION OF NOUNS + USING CLAUSES (S+V+C)
	C L A U S E SUBJECT VERB COMPLEMENT THAT GIRL WHO   LIVES NEXT DOOR
SUBJECTS	THAT GIRL WHO LIVES NEXT DOOR	WAS	MY FRIEND.
SUBJECT COMPLEMENTS	MY FRIEND	IS	THAT GIRL WHO LIVES NEXT DOOR
DIRECT OBJECTS	I	LIKE	THAT GIRL WHO LIVES NEXT DOOR
INDIRECT OBJECTS	I	WROTE	LETTERS TO THAT GIRL WHO LIVES NEXT DOOR YESTERDAY.
OBJ OF PREPOSITIONS	RICK	HAS BEEN INTERESTED	IN THAT GIRL WHO LIVES NEXT DOOR FOR YEARS.

	MODIFICATION OF NOUNS + USING ADJECTIVES + USING CLAUSES (S+V+C)
	DET ADJECTIVE HEAD NOUN C L A U S E SUBJECT VERB COMPLEMENT THAT PRETTY GIRL WHO   LIVES NEXT DOOR
SUBJECTS	THAT PRETTY GIRL WHO LIVES NEXT DOOR	WAS	MY FRIEND.
SUBJECT COMPLEMENTS	MY FRIEND	IS	THAT PRETTY GIRL WHO LIVES NEXT DOOR
DIRECT OBJECTS	I	LIKE	THAT PRETTY GIRL WHO LIVES NEXT DOOR
INDIRECT OBJECTS	I	WROTE	LETTERS TO THAT PRETTY GIRL WHO LIVES NEXT DOOR YESTERDAY.
OBJ OF PREPOSITIONS	RICK	HAS BEEN INTERESTED	IN THAT PRETTY GIRL WHO LIVES NEXT DOOR FOR YEARS.

	NOUN PHRASE
	A	PRETTY	30-YEAR-OLD	COW	GIRL	IN THE RODEO WHO WORKS IN THE RODEO
	DETERMINERS
	ADJECTIVES
	COMPOUND MODIFIERS
	COMPOUND NOUNS
	HEAD NOUN
	ADJECTIVE PHRASE OR ADJECTIVE CLAUSE
DETERMINERS		ORDER OF ADJECTIVES			NOUN MODIFIERS
ARTICLES		OPINIONS			NUMBER + NOUN
THE,AN,A		UGLY, BEAUTIFUL, DULL, INTERESTING			10-STORY BUILDING
DEMONSTRATIVES		SIZE			NOUN + PRESENT PARTICIPLE
THIS,THAT, THESE,THOSE		BIG , TALL, LONG, SHORT			PRIZE-WINNING FILM
QUANTIFIERS		AGE OR TEMPERATURE			NOUN + PAST PARTICIPLE
ALL,FEW, MANY		OLD, YOUNG, HOT, COLD, 30-YEAR-OLD			CRIME-RELATED PROBLEM
POSSESSIVES		SHAPES			ADJECTIVE + PAST PARTICIPLE
HIS, HER, THEIRS		SQUARE , ROUND, OVAL, DIAMOND			LONG-HAIRED PIRATE
		COLORS
		RED, BLUE, PINK, PURPLE
		ORIGINS, NATIONALITIES, OR SOCIAL CLASSES
		COMPUTER-GENERATED, BRAZILIAN, CHINESE, MIDDLE-CLASS
		MATERIALS
		WOOD, COTTON, DENIM, SILK, GLASS

THAT

PRETTY BLACK AMERICAN

35-YEAR-OLD

COW

GIRL

             WHO LIVES NEXT DOOR  =  she

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