IMMEDIATE CONSTITUENT
(noun)Definitions
There is 1 meaning of the phrase
Immediate Constituent.
Immediate Constituent - as a noun
A constituent of a sentence at the first step in an analysis: e.g., subject and predicate
Example Sentences
"In a sentence like 'She is running', 'is running' is the immediate constituent."
"The phrase 'the big red ball' can be analyzed as 'the' + 'big red ball', with 'big red ball' being the immediate constituent."
"In the sentence 'They quickly ate their dinner', 'ate their dinner' is the immediate constituent."
"The phrase 'very beautiful' can be analyzed as 'very' + 'beautiful', with 'beautiful' being the immediate constituent."
"In the sentence 'He will arrive tomorrow', 'arrive tomorrow' is the immediate constituent."
