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