Transcript Unit 1 Noun Cluster

Noun Cluster
DEFINITION (fragment from Definition M1
in LSEG)
"Noun" is
the sentence element representing
people, animals, things, abstract
notions, and groups of each. In a
sentence, nouns execute and suffer the
actions/states expressed by the verbs,
and they may...
Nouns are principal sentence elements.
The meaning starts with the noun, therefore it
makes sense to present the noun first, then
the sentence elements in the "noun
cluster", then the verb, the adverb, and the
remaining independent sentence elements.
That represents "a logic structure".
Since the verb is the most difficult sentence
element, it requires all knowledge about
grammatical categories of "person",
"case", "number", and "gender"--which are
best defined for nouns and pronouns.
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RULE
We do not change the meaning to
accommodate grammatical form;
we use the appropriate
grammatical form which explains
the meaning best.
A. Noun Cluster
1. Modifier (number, determiner) +
Headword
ex: many problems, five programs
2. Modifier (article, adjective, noun) +
Headword
ex: word processing, these desktops,
fuzzy logic
Indonesia: A B C D (headword: A)
English:
D C B A (headword: A)
B. Preposition Group (P-Group)
is used as modifier for the headword that
preceding it.
 Headword + P-Group (prep+ noun cluster)
Ex:
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1. The construction of the bi building
2. The relationship of symbols and
sounds
Recognizing NC
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Noun clusters usually begin with "a," "an,"
or "the" followed by a noun and its
cluster of modifying words.
They appear, usually, just before or just
after a noun, which they are renaming.
They are closely related to relative clauses,
but they do not have relative pronouns
like "who" or "which" at the beginning,
and they do not have verbs.
Find noun cluster,, underline the
headword
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Mathematics is an important subject for
an engineer
Everything about computer is based
upon the binary process
A scanner converts text or picture into
electronic codes
The results of the experiments prove the
law
Printing is the final stage in creating a
document