phrase types

googl · Post by **googl** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 1:10 pm

There are 5 types of phrases: NP, VP, AP, AdvP, PP

Alan wrote:... we would describe possessive noun phrase the postman's in the postman's cat as a PHRASAL DETERMINER, in contrast with simple determiner Peter's in Peter's cat.

Dear Alan,

is the phrasal determiner a kind of phrase too? (if yes, then we've got 6 types of phrases, do we?)

Alan · Post by **Alan** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 3:29 am

Not really: these are the five standard phrase-types. A phrasal determiner is, first and foremost, a kind of determiner rather than a kind of phrase.