Sentences with ENDOCENTRIC
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"The endocentric compound 'football' consists of the words 'foot' and 'ball'."
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"In the endocentric phrase 'big house', the adjective 'big' is modifying the noun 'house'."
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"The word 'bookstore' is an endocentric compound as it consists of the words 'book' and 'store'."
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"An endocentric construction is one where the head of the phrase is also a member of the phrase."
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"The sentence 'I bought a blue shirt' contains an endocentric adjective-noun construction."
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"The phrase 'working class' is an endocentric compound in which the noun 'class' is modified by the adjective 'working'."
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"In the phrase 'beautiful flowers', the word 'beautiful' is an endocentric adjective that modifies the noun 'flowers'."
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"The phrase 'fast car' is an example of an endocentric compound, where the noun 'car' is modified by the adjective 'fast'."
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"An endocentric construction can be identified by the fact that the head of the phrase represents the whole phrase."
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"The endocentric compound 'breakfast' consists of the head noun 'fast' modified by the premodifier 'break'"
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"In the noun phrase 'blackbird', the noun 'bird' is the endocentric head"
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"The endocentric phrase 'red blood cells' consists of the head noun 'cells' modified by the premodifiers 'red' and 'blood'"
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"In the sentence 'I saw a big house', the noun phrase 'big house' is endocentric with 'house' as the head"
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"In the expression 'his favorite hobby', the noun 'hobby' is the endocentric head"
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"The endocentric compound 'bookshelf' consists of the head noun 'shelf' modified by the premodifier 'book'"
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"In the phrase 'sitting cat', the noun 'cat' is the endocentric head"
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"The endocentric phrase 'green apple' consists of the head noun 'apple' modified by the premodifier 'green'"
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"In the sentence 'She bought a new car', the noun phrase 'new car' is endocentric with 'car' as the head"
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"In the expression 'delicious food', the noun 'food' is the endocentric head"
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"The endocentric compound 'moonlight' consists of the head noun 'light' modified by the premodifier 'moon'"
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"In the noun phrase 'tall tree', the noun 'tree' is the endocentric head"
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"The endocentric phrase 'white snow' consists of the head noun 'snow' modified by the premodifier 'white'"
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"In the sentence 'They built a large house', the noun phrase 'large house' is endocentric with 'house' as the head"
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"In the expression 'beautiful flowers', the noun 'flowers' is the endocentric head"
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"The endocentric compound 'blueberry' consists of the head noun 'berry' modified by the premodifier 'blue'"
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"In the noun phrase 'happy child', the noun 'child' is the endocentric head"
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"The endocentric phrase 'swimming pool' consists of the head noun 'pool' modified by the gerund 'swimming'"
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"In the sentence 'He owns a fast car', the noun phrase 'fast car' is endocentric with 'car' as the head"
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"In the expression 'spicy food', the noun 'food' is the endocentric head"
