Identifying phrases

2. Noun phrase

A noun phrase consists of a noun plus any determiners or modifiers directly related to it. Noun phrases always have the grammatical function of nouns in a sentence.

exemples

Noun phrase examples	How it appears in a sentence
a book — determiner a + noun book	“I found a book I'd like to read.”
her sweetly smiling child — determiner her + adverb sweetly + adjective (present participle) smiling + noun child	“She gazed lovingly at her sweetly smiling child.”
the red car — determiner the + adjective red + noun car	“The red car belongs to me.”

He is wearing a nice red shirt.                      (as noun/object)
            She brought a glass full of water.                (as noun/object)
            The boy with brown hair is laughing.           (as noun/subject)
           A man on the roof was shouting.                  (as noun/subject