what is the head noun in the following sentence? [on hold]
He spoke of the present, of the sacrifices ordinary men in blue had made to vindicate the proposition.
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He spoke of the present, of the sacrifices ordinary men in blue had made to vindicate the proposition.
nouns
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put on hold as unclear what you're asking by Jim, Colin Fine, Hellion, Robusto, J. Taylor Dec 17 at 16:36
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The sentence reduces to “He spoke.”
– Jim
Dec 17 at 11:03
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There's more than one noun phrase, so there's more than one head noun.
– BillJ
Dec 17 at 11:45
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Before your question can be answered, you need to explain what it is about the sentence that puzzles you. What have you done to find out for yourself?
– Tuffy
Dec 17 at 13:03
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He spoke of the present, of the sacrifices ordinary men in blue had made to vindicate the proposition.
nouns
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He spoke of the present, of the sacrifices ordinary men in blue had made to vindicate the proposition.
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The sentence reduces to “He spoke.”
– Jim
Dec 17 at 11:03
1
There's more than one noun phrase, so there's more than one head noun.
– BillJ
Dec 17 at 11:45
1
Before your question can be answered, you need to explain what it is about the sentence that puzzles you. What have you done to find out for yourself?
– Tuffy
Dec 17 at 13:03
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The sentence reduces to “He spoke.”
– Jim
Dec 17 at 11:03
1
There's more than one noun phrase, so there's more than one head noun.
– BillJ
Dec 17 at 11:45
1
Before your question can be answered, you need to explain what it is about the sentence that puzzles you. What have you done to find out for yourself?
– Tuffy
Dec 17 at 13:03
The sentence reduces to “He spoke.”
– Jim
Dec 17 at 11:03
The sentence reduces to “He spoke.”
– Jim
Dec 17 at 11:03
1
1
There's more than one noun phrase, so there's more than one head noun.
– BillJ
Dec 17 at 11:45
There's more than one noun phrase, so there's more than one head noun.
– BillJ
Dec 17 at 11:45
1
1
Before your question can be answered, you need to explain what it is about the sentence that puzzles you. What have you done to find out for yourself?
– Tuffy
Dec 17 at 13:03
Before your question can be answered, you need to explain what it is about the sentence that puzzles you. What have you done to find out for yourself?
– Tuffy
Dec 17 at 13:03
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The sentence reduces to “He spoke.”
– Jim
Dec 17 at 11:03
1
There's more than one noun phrase, so there's more than one head noun.
– BillJ
Dec 17 at 11:45
1
Before your question can be answered, you need to explain what it is about the sentence that puzzles you. What have you done to find out for yourself?
– Tuffy
Dec 17 at 13:03