Noun Phrases (grammar lesson)


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Noun Phrases - Glossary of Terms

Noun Phrases

A noun phrase is a group of related words which play the role of a noun. Like all phrases, a noun phrase does not have a subject and a verb.

Examples:

The shopkeeper will only allow 2 children in at once. (normal noun)

The overweight shopkeeper will only allow 2 children... (noun phrase)

Give it back to the boy. (normal noun)

Give it back to the boy on the boat. (noun phrase)

Interactive example:

Those aliens from Mars must have stolen your precious stapler. [show me the noun phrase]

See also:

Glossary of grammatical terms

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