The following example shows a sequence of nested phrases in which each head precedes its complement. In the complementizer phrase (CP) in (a), the complementizer (C) precedes its tense phrase (TP) complement. In the tense phrase in (b), the tense-marking element (T) precedes its verb phrase (VP) complement. (The subject of the tense phrase, "the girl", is a specifier, which does not need to be considered when analyzing the ordering of head and complement.) In the verb phrase in (c), the verb (V) precedes its two complements, namely the determiner phrase (DP) "the book" and the prepositional phrase (PP) "on the table". In (d), where "a picture" is analyzed as a determiner phrase, the determiner (D) "a" precedes its noun phrase (NP) complement, while in (e), the preposition (P) "on" precedes its DP complement "your desk".