NOUN_PHRASE_as_SUB_OBJ

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NOUN PHRASE Construction

A. NOUN NOUN NOUN

B. NOUN PREP NOUN

C. NOUN CONJ NOUN

D. ADJ ADJ NOUN

E. ADV ADV ADJ ADJ NOUN

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01. NOUN NOUN

     Cambridge University.

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02. DETERMINER NOUN SUB COMP

     The city.

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03. NOUN NOUN DO

     I teach English.

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04. SUB VB IO DO

     I (teach) (these students) (English).

     I (teach=V) (these students=IO) (English=DO).

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      I will give them a test.

      I (will give) (them) (a test).

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05. SUB VB DO OBJ COMP

      SUB VB DO PREPPO

     I teach English to these students.

     I teach (English) (to) (these students).

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     I will give a test to them.

     I (will give) (a test) (to) (them).

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     will give = VB == compound verb

     a test = DO == Direct Object

     to you = prepositional Phrase == Object Complement

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06. SUB VB NP ADJ

      I will leave the door open.

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07. SUB VB PREPPO

      I agree with you.

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08. SUB VB INF

      You need to stop.

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09. SUB VB NP INF

      I want you to stop.

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10. SUB VB GER

      You must stop writing.

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11. SUB VB NP Pr. PARTICIPLE

      I saw him cheating.

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12. SUB VB NP BARE INF

      I saw him (to) cheat.   →       I saw him cheat.

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13. SUB VB NP Pa. PARTICIPLE

      I want the homework done.

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14. SUB VB NP to beCOMP

      I think it (to be) unimportant.

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      I think it unimportant.

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      I think (that) it (is) unimportant.

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15. SUB VB that_clause

      I know (that) you can do it.

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      I know (that) you can do it.

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      I know you can do it.

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16. SUB VB NP that_clause

      I told you (that) you could do it.

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      I told you (that) you could do it.

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      I told you could do it.

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17. SUB VB wh_clause

      I know how you can do it.

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18. SUB VB OBJ wh_clause

      I told you how you could do it.

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19. SUB VB wh_INF

      I know how to do it.

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20. SUB VB OBJ wh_INF

      I told you how to do it.

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