Could someone distinguish the noun phrase and the verb phrase parts of this sentence?
Solution 1:
In traditional grammar the noun phrase (NP), is the thing before the predicate, i.e. "The corpse", its function is also subject:
[ [The corpse] [rose from the dead] ]
...rose from the dead, is the predicate (it contains the verb and gives information about the subject)
...rose from the dead is also the verb phrase (VP).
The verb phrase tells us what kind of thing the 'predicate' is.
- In English, the Predicate in a sentence is always a verb phrase. (Not all verb phrases are Predicates, though!)