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Grammatical Forms of English Noun

Phrases
A noun phrase is a phrase in which a noun functions as the head of the phrase
plus any determiners, modifiers, and complements. The seven grammatical
forms that appear within the internal structure of English noun phrases are:

 Determiners
 Adjective phrases
 Noun phrases
 Prepositional phrases
 Verb phrases
 Adjective clauses
 Noun clauses
The following sections define each of the seven grammatical forms that form the
internal structure of noun phrases as well as provide examples to illustrate use.

Determiners

Determiners are the first grammatical form that appear within noun phrases in the
English language. Determiners include articles, demonstrative determiners,
interrogative determiners, possessive determiners, quantifiers, and numerals.
Determiners perform the grammatical function of determinative in English noun
phrases. Determinatives provide information such as familiarity, location,
quantity, and number. For example, the following italicized determiners function
as determinatives within noun phrases:
  the mug
 an aardvark
 a cat
 two mice
 this jacket
 which witch
 both of the clowns
 fifth place
Determiners precede the main noun and all other modifiers and complements in
English noun phrases.

Adjective Phrases
Adjective phrases are the second grammatical form that appear within noun
phrases in the English language. Adjectives are traditionally defined as “words
that describe nouns.” Adjective phrases are defined as phrases that are formed
by an adjective functioning as the head of the phrase plus any modifiers or
complements. Adjective phrases perform the grammatical function of noun
phrase modifier in English noun phrases. For example, the following italicized
adjective phrases function as noun phrase modifiers within noun phrases

 angry birds
 a blue caterpillar
 the naked bee
 someone special
 nobody very smart
 attorney general
 rather unpleasant consequences
 terribly unruly school children
Adjective phrases may precede or follow the main noun in English noun phrases
depending on the specific noun or pronoun functioning as the noun phrase head.

Noun Phrases
Noun phrases are the third grammatical form that appear within noun phrases in
the English language. Nouns are traditionally defined as “words that name
people, places, things, and ideas.” Noun phrases also perform the grammatical
functions of noun phrase modifier and determinative in English noun phrases.
For example, the following italicized noun phrases function as noun phrase
modifiers within noun phrases:

 hotel room (noun phrase modifier)

 cat food (noun phrase modifier)
 toddler daughter (noun phrase modifier)
 puppy chow (noun phrase modifier)
 bathroom sink faucet (noun phrase modifier)
 dining room table leg (noun phrase modifier)
 dog’s bowl (determinative)
 Poppy’s diaper (determinative)
Noun phrases always directly precede the main noun but follow determiners and
attributive adjective phrases in English noun phrases.

Prepositional Phrases
Prepositional phrases are the fourth grammatical form that appear within noun
phrases in the English language. Prepositions are traditionally defined as “words
the relate nouns, adjectives, and verbs to other words.” Prepositional phrases are
defined as phrases formed by a preposition directly followed by a prepositional
complement. Prepositional phrases perform the grammatical functions of both
noun phrase modifier and noun phrase complement in English noun phrases. For
example, the following italicized prepositional phrases function as noun phrase
modifiers or noun phrase complements within noun phrases:

 the puppy with the blue collar (modifier)

 the blanket from my grandmother (modifier)
 twelve books on the shelf (modifier)
 a box in the closet (modifier)
 fear of milk (complement)
 passion for animal rights (complement)
 love of the game (complement)
  president elect of the United States (complement)
Prepositional phrases always follow the main noun in English noun phrases.

Verb Phrases
Verb phrases in the form of infinitives, present participles, and past participles
are the fifth grammatical form that appear within noun phrases in the English
language. Verbs are traditionally defined as “action or state of being words.” Verb
phrases are defined as phrases that are formed by a verb plus any auxiliary
verbs, particles, modifiers, or complements. Verb phrases perform the
grammatical function of noun phrase modifier in English noun phrases. For
example, the following italicized verb phrases function as noun phrase modifiers
within noun phrases:

 the vegetables to freeze (infinitive)

 a recommended book to buy (infinitive)
 the child shrieking loudly (present participle)
 that howling dog (present participle)
 a failing grade (present participle)
 the skeleton stolen from the biology lab (past participle)
 broken bones (past participle)
 vegetables grilled on an open flame (past participle)
Verb phrases may precede or follow the main noun in English noun phrases.

Adjective Clauses
Adjective clauses are the sixth grammatical form that appear within noun phrases
in the English language. Adjective clauses are defined as subordinate or
dependent clauses that consist of a subordinating conjunction in the form of a
relative pronoun followed by a clause and that perform adjectival functions.
Adjective clauses perform the grammatical function of noun phrase modifier in
English noun phrases. For example, the following italicized adjective clauses
function as noun phrase modifiers within noun phrases:
  the apple that Snow White bit into
 the woman, who is also my aunt
 the man whose children play with mine
 the flea market where James found the comic book
 the study, which was conducted by researchers at the University of Illinois
 the boy whom my daughter has a crush on
 the boy on whom my daughter has a crush
 children who skateboard in the street
Adjective clauses always follow the main noun in English noun phrases.

Noun Clauses
Noun clauses are the seventh grammatical form that appear within noun phrases
in the English language. Noun clauses are defined as subordinate clauses that
consist of a subordinating conjunction following by a clause and that perform
nominal functions. Noun clauses perform the grammatical function of noun
phrase complement in English noun phrases. For example, the following
italicized noun clauses function as noun phrase complements:
 your belief that women and men are not socially equal
 the fact that you scheduled the meeting without consulting me
 our hope that no child will ever go hungry
 the fact that you are an absolute smart
 my dream that all students will one day fully understand English grammar
 the claim that the earth is flat
 the idea that a parent would hurt a child
 the fact that men are often physically larger than women
Noun clauses always follow the main noun in English noun phrases.

Combining Grammatical Forms

The seven grammatical forms that can appear within noun phrases can also
appear in combination with other grammatical forms within a single noun phrase.
For example, the following fifteen constructions are some of the possible
combinations of grammatical forms within noun phrases in English:

 Determiner – Noun
 Adjective Phrase – Noun
 Determiner – Adjective Phrase – Noun
 Determiner – Adjective Phrase – Adjective Phrase – Noun
 Determiner – Noun Phrase – Noun
 Determiner – Adjective Phrase – Noun Phrase – Noun
 Determiner – Noun – Prepositional Phrase
 Determiner – Noun – Verb Phrase
 Determiner – Noun – Prepositional Phrase – Verb Phrase
 Determiner – Noun – Noun Clause
 Determiner – Adjective Phrase – Noun Phrase – Noun – Prepositional
Phrase
 Determiner – Adjective Phrase – Noun Phrase – Noun – Verb Phrase
 Determiner – Adjective Phrase – Noun Phrase – Noun – Prepositional
Phrase – Verb Phrase
 Noun – Noun Clause
 Determiner – Noun – Prepositional Phrase – Adjective Clause
For example:

Determiner | Adjective Phrase | Adjective Phrase | Noun

the | big, | blue | ball

Determiner | Adjective Phrase | Noun Phrase | Noun | Prepositional Phrase

a | new | table | leg | with a crack

Determiner | Noun | Verb Phrase

one | apple | to slice
Determiner | Adjective Phrase | Noun | Prepositional Phrase | Adjective Clause
twelve | angry | men | with beards | who want some more pudding

Note that more than just the fifteen constructions of the noun phrase listed above
are possible in the English language.

Summary
Noun phrases in English grammar are phrases in which a noun functions as the
head of the phrase. A noun phrase consists of a noun including a pronoun plus
any determiners, modifiers, and complements. Noun phrases perform nominal
grammatical functions.

Noun phrase is a grammatical form.

The ten grammatical functions performed by noun phrases are subject, subject
complement, direct object, object complement, indirect object, prepositional
complement, noun phrase modifier, determinative, appositive, and adjunct
adverbial.

The seven grammatical forms that may appear in noun phrases are determiners,
adjective phrases, prepositional phrases, verb phrases, adjective clauses, noun
clauses, and noun phrases.

References
Brinton, Laurel J. & Donna M. Brinton. 2010. The linguistic structure of Modern
English, 2nd edn. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company.
Hopper, Paul J. 1999. A short course in grammar. New York: W. W. Norton &
Company.
Huddleston, Rodney. 1984. Introduction to the grammar of English. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.
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Adjective phrases may precede or follow the main noun in English noun phrases
depending on the specific noun or pronoun functioning as the noun phrase head.

Noun Phrases
Noun phrases are the third grammatical form that appear within noun phrases in
the English language. Nouns are traditionally defined as “words that name
people, places, things, and ideas.” Noun phrases also perform the grammatical
functions of noun phrase modifier and determinative in English noun phrases.
For example, the following italicized noun phrases function as noun phrase
modifiers within noun phrases:

 hotel room (noun phrase modifier)

 cat food (noun phrase modifier)
 toddler daughter (noun phrase modifier)
 puppy chow (noun phrase modifier)
 bathroom sink faucet (noun phrase modifier)
 dining room table leg (noun phrase modifier)
 dog’s bowl (determinative)
 Poppy’s diaper (determinative)
Noun phrases always directly precede the main noun but follow determiners and
attributive adjective phrases in English noun phrases.

Prepositional Phrases
Prepositional phrases are the fourth grammatical form that appear within noun
phrases in the English language. Prepositions are traditionally defined as “words
the relate nouns, adjectives, and verbs to other words.” Prepositional phrases are
defined as phrases formed by a preposition directly followed by a prepositional
complement. Prepositional phrases perform the grammatical functions of both
noun phrase modifier and noun phrase complement in English noun phrases. For
example, the following italicized prepositional phrases function as noun phrase
modifiers or noun phrase complements within noun phrases:
  the puppy with the blue collar (modifier)
 the blanket from my grandmother (modifier)
 twelve books on the shelf (modifier)
 a box in the closet (modifier)
 fear of milk (complement)
 passion for animal rights (complement)
 love of the game (complement)
 president elect of the United States (complement)
Prepositional phrases always follow the main noun in English noun phrases.

Verb Phrases
Verb phrases in the form of infinitives, present participles, and past participles
are the fifth grammatical form that appear within noun phrases in the English
language. Verbs are traditionally defined as “action or state of being words.” Verb
phrases are defined as phrases that are formed by a verb plus any auxiliary
verbs, particles, modifiers, or complements. Verb phrases perform the
grammatical function of noun phrase modifier in English noun phrases. For
example, the following italicized verb phrases function as noun phrase modifiers
within noun phrases:

 the vegetables to freeze (infinitive)

 a recommended book to buy (infinitive)
 the child shrieking loudly (present participle)
 that howling dog (present participle)
 a failing grade (present participle)
 the skeleton stolen from the biology lab (past participle)
 broken bones (past participle)
 vegetables grilled on an open flame (past participle)
Verb phrases may precede or follow the main noun in English noun phrases.

Adjective Clauses
Adjective clauses are the sixth grammatical form that appear within noun phrases
in the English language. Adjective clauses are defined as subordinate or
dependent clauses that consist of a subordinating conjunction in the form of a
relative pronoun followed by a clause and that perform adjectival functions.
Adjective clauses perform the grammatical function of noun phrase modifier in
English noun phrases. For example, the following italicized adjective clauses
function as noun phrase modifiers within noun phrases:

 the apple that Snow White bit into

 the woman, who is also my aunt
 the man whose children play with mine
 the flea market where James found the comic book
 the study, which was conducted by researchers at the University of Illinois
 the boy whom my daughter has a crush on
 the boy on whom my daughter has a crush
 children who skateboard in the street
Adjective clauses always follow the main noun in English noun phrases.

Noun Clauses
Noun clauses are the seventh grammatical form that appear within noun phrases
in the English language. Noun clauses are defined as subordinate clauses that
consist of a subordinating conjunction following by a clause and that perform
nominal functions. Noun clauses perform the grammatical function of noun
phrase complement in English noun phrases. For example, the following
italicized noun clauses function as noun phrase complements:
 your belief that women and men are not socially equal
 the fact that you scheduled the meeting without consulting me
 our hope that no child will ever go hungry
 the fact that you are an absolute idiot
 my dream that all students will one day fully understand English grammar
 the claim that the earth is flat
  the idea that a parent would hurt a child
 the fact that men are often physically larger than women
Noun clauses always follow the main noun in English noun phrases.

Combining Grammatical Forms

The seven grammatical forms that can appear within noun phrases can also
appear in combination with other grammatical forms within a single noun phrase.
For example, the following fifteen constructions are some of the possible
combinations of grammatical forms within noun phrases in English:

 Determiner – Noun
 Adjective Phrase – Noun
 Determiner – Adjective Phrase – Noun
 Determiner – Adjective Phrase – Adjective Phrase – Noun
 Determiner – Noun Phrase – Noun
 Determiner – Adjective Phrase – Noun Phrase – Noun
 Determiner – Noun – Prepositional Phrase
 Determiner – Noun – Verb Phrase
 Determiner – Noun – Prepositional Phrase – Verb Phrase
 Determiner – Noun – Noun Clause
 Determiner – Adjective Phrase – Noun Phrase – Noun – Prepositional
Phrase
 Determiner – Adjective Phrase – Noun Phrase – Noun – Verb Phrase
 Determiner – Adjective Phrase – Noun Phrase – Noun – Prepositional
Phrase – Verb Phrase
 Noun – Noun Clause
 Determiner – Noun – Prepositional Phrase – Adjective Clause
For example:

Determiner | Adjective Phrase | Adjective Phrase | Noun

the | big, | blue | ball
Determiner | Adjective Phrase | Noun Phrase | Noun | Prepositional Phrase
a | new | table | leg | with a crack

Determiner | Noun | Verb Phrase

one | apple | to slice

Determiner | Adjective Phrase | Noun | Prepositional Phrase | Adjective Clause

twelve | angry | men | with beards | who want some more pudding

Note that more than just the fifteen constructions of the noun phrase listed above
are possible in the English language.

Summary
Noun phrases in English grammar are phrases in which a noun functions as the
head of the phrase. A noun phrase consists of a noun including a pronoun plus
any determiners, modifiers, and complements. Noun phrases perform nominal
grammatical functions.

Noun phrase is a grammatical form.

The ten grammatical functions performed by noun phrases are subject, subject
complement, direct object, object complement, indirect object, prepositional
complement, noun phrase modifier, determinative, appositive, and adjunct
adverbial.

The seven grammatical forms that may appear in noun phrases are determiners,
adjective phrases, prepositional phrases, verb phrases, adjective clauses, noun
clauses, and noun phrases.

References
Brinton, Laurel J. & Donna M. Brinton. 2010. The linguistic structure of Modern
English, 2nd edn. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company.
Hopper, Paul J. 1999. A short course in grammar. New York: W. W. Norton &
Company.
Huddleston, Rodney. 1984. Introduction to the grammar of English. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.