| Functions:
The first grammatical function of nouns and noun phrases is the subject of clauses.
The thief escaped.
The second grammatical function that nouns and noun phrases can perform is the subject complement. These complements follow a copular or linking verb such as be and become and refer back to the subject.
She is a student
Noun may function as direct and indirect object.
John gives {me} {a bar of candy.}
Direct - Indirect
Nouns may also function as objects of prepositions.
He worked as a waiter during his summer holiday.
Nouns may be Object complements which modifier the direct objects
We elected John president
Nouns may be modifiers which describe another noun or noun phrase
My friend’s dog is sick.
This comic book is interesting.
The next function I want to mention is appositive.
My Tam, a famous singer, flied to Korea yesterday
Finally, the grammatical function that noun phrases can perform is adverbial.
They have gone home.
In summary, the grammatical functions of noun phrase “namely as subjects, direct, indirect and prepositional objects, subject and object complement, modifiers and appositives. Such nominal clause can also be conjoined with others nominal clauses to form coordinated nominal clauses”. (krzeszowski, 1990). Furthermore, noun phrases can perform as adverbials.
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