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Modification of NPs
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Nouns can be modified by certain elements which restrict their meaning (denotation). In the example below, the adjective geel yellow restricts the denotation of the noun appels apples:

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Dit lyk of hy van geel appels hóú!
it look if.COMP he of yellow apples like
It seems as though he really likes yellow apples!

Nouns can be modified by the following elements: adjective phrases, adpositional phrases, adverbial clauses and relative clauses.

In this section, modification of Noun Phrases (NPs) will be discussed.

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