1、Premodification,1. Defination,2. Classification,Pre- modification including modifiers that stand before the head off complex NP.,1. Defination,Pre- modification including modifiers that stand before the head off complex NP.,modifiers is a word (adj, adv) that describes an other word or group of word

2、s or restrict its, meaning in some way. IT is the unit of forming a structure element.,modification is the act or process of changing something in order to improve it or make it more acceptable. It is the structure element,Overview,Premodification,Predeterminer,Determiner,Determiner,Sentence,Adverbi

3、al,Adjectives,Noun modifier,Post-determiner,Multiple premodifi-cation,participle,Premodification,determiner,Adverbial,Sentence,Noun modifier,Determiner,participle,Multiple premodifi-cation,Predeterminer,Determiner,Post-determiner,Overview,Premodification,Adjectives,Adverbial,Sentence,Noun modifier,D

4、eterminer,size,opinion,material,origion,color,shape,age,purpose,participle,Multiple premodifi-cation,Premodification,opinion,Size,shape,Color,origin,material,purpose,age,Beautiful, good,Adjectives,Adverbial,Sentence,Noun modifier,Determiner,participle,Multiple premodifi-cation,Premodification,size,o

5、pinion,shape,Color,origin,material,purpose,age,Big, small,Adjectives,Adverbial,Sentence,Noun modifier,Determiner,participle,Multiple premodifi-cation,Premodification,age,opinion,shape,Color,origin,material,purpose,size,Big, small,Adjectives,Adverbial,Sentence,Noun modifier,Determiner,participle,Mult

6、iple premodifi-cation,Premodification,age,opinion,shape,Color,origin,material,purpose,size,Old, young,Adjectives,Adverbial,Sentence,Noun modifier,Determiner,participle,Multiple premodifi-cation,Premodification,shape,opinion,age,Color,origin,material,purpose,size,Square, round,Adjectives,Adverbial,Se

7、ntence,Noun modifier,Determiner,participle,Multiple premodifi-cation,Premodification,Color,opinion,age,Shape,origin,material,purpose,size,Blue, red,Adjectives,Adverbial,Sentence,Noun modifier,Determiner,participle,Multiple premodifi-cation,Premodification,origin,opinion,age,Shape,Color,material,purp

8、ose,size,English, chinese,Adjectives,Adverbial,Sentence,Noun modifier,Determiner,participle,Multiple premodifi-cation,Premodification,material,opinion,age,Shape,Color,orifin,purpose,size,metal.,Adjectives,Adverbial,Sentence,Noun modifier,Determiner,participle,Multiple premodifi-cation,Premodificatio

9、n,material,opinion,age,Shape,Color,orifin,material,size,metal.,Adjectives,Adverbial,Sentence,Noun modifier,Determiner,participle,Multiple premodifi-cation,The adjective order,a,silly,old,English,man,1.,2.,a,huge,round,metal,bowl,3.,a,small,red,sleeping,bag,Premodifying adjective,intensifying,reverse

10、,Gennerally attribute only,a real hero, a definite loss, a complete fool, a close friend,Restrictive adjectives,restrict the reference of the noun exclusively, particularly or chiefly,a certain person the exact answer the only occasion the very man.,attributive only,adjectives which cannot pre-modif

11、y the head, but can be predicative,faint, ill, well, able, afraid,etc.,Premodification,participle,Adverbial,Sentence,Noun modifier,Determiner,adjective,Multiple premodifi-cation,-ed,-ing,Premodification by participle,-ing participle: temporary: the approaching train (=the train which is approaching)

12、 Permanent: an interesting book (=a book that interests readers).,Premodification by participle,-ed participle: passive: the broken vase (=the vase that was broken) Non-passive: a retired teacher (=a teacher who has retired),Premodification,adverbial,participle,Sentence,Noun modifier,Determiner,adje

13、ctive,Multiple premodifi-cation,Premodification by adverbs,Adverbial modifiers,Standing before noun to modify it. The chidren are playing nearly house My house have to go to far-away school. Eg: I visited his far-away hometown.,Premodification,Noun modifier,participle,Sentence,adverbial,Determiner,a

14、djective,Multiple premodifi-cation,Overview,Noun modifiers,“a children book” “a children book” means a book for children the city council, the love story Or I bought a new computer game In these cases the noun pre-modifier is closely connected to the head noun that the two can almost be considered o

15、ne word. This illustrates that when nouns pre-modify other nouns they always come next to the head noun ; nothing else can come between them,Premodification,sentence,participle,Noun modifier,adverbial,Determiner,adjective,Multiple premodifi-cation,Overview,I gave him “I dont know” answer. I got angr

16、y with his I-dont-care attitude.,Sentence modifiers,Premodification,Multiple premodifi-cation,participle,Noun modifier,adverbial,Determiner,adjective,Sentence,Overview,Premodifiers head noun Deter adj participle denonial Predet det postdet gen age col shape -ing/-ed adj noun This beautiful new white Japanese cat. The old pentagonal crumbling church tow