Complex Noun Phrases

​A complex noun phrase often contains the obligatory HEAD (a word that could stand alone as a simple noun phrase) as well as a:

• determiner (det)
• pre-modification  (pre-mod)  Premodifiers occur before the head. Premodifiers are often adjectives; however, other nouns can also modify the head, and when this occurs, the premodifying noun may be accompanied by a premodifying adjective.
• post- modifier (post-mod) Postmodifiers can consist of relative clauses, non-finite clauses, prepositional phrases, adverbs, adjectives and noun phrases in apposition.​

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