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English Syntax

Constituents
Structure
By
Ali Wardhana
Astri Dian Ramadhani
Kezia Paramita
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Definition
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Method of
Analyzing
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Sentence &
NP & VP
Diagram
 Definition

A constituent is a linguistic part of a larger

sentence, phrase, or clause. For instance, all the
words and phrases that make up a sentence are
said to be constituents of that sentence.
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A Noun Phrase (abbreviated NP)

is made up of a noun and its A Verb Phrase (VP) is made up of a
modifiers. verb and its dependents (objects,
complements, and modifiers).
 Immediate
Constituent
Analysis

One method of analyzing sentences, commonly known as immediate constituent

analysis (or IC analysis), was introduced by the American linguist Leonard Bloomfield.
As Bloomfield identified it, IC analysis involves breaking a sentence down into its parts
and illustrating it with brackets or a tree diagram. Though originally associated with
structural linguistics, IC analysis continues to be used (in various forms) by many
contemporary grammarians.
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in the sentence: "My dog Aristotle bit the postal

carrier on the ankle," the constituent parts are the
subject, made up of a Noun Phrase ("my dog NEXT
Aristotle"), and the predicate, a Verb Phrase ("bit
the postal carrier on the ankle").
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The sentence "The boy will sing," contains four word forms:
an article (the), a noun (boy), a modal verb (will), and a verb
(sing). Constituent analysis recognizes only two parts: the
subject or noun phrase (the boy) and the predicate or verb
phrase "will sing."
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