Lesson Note for SS2

Date: 18th - 22nd September, 2023

Class: SS2

Subject: English Studies

Topics: Noun Phrases, oral Transcription, words of monosyllabic, disyllabic and Polysyllabic,
then Words associated with health.

Period:

Duration: 40 mins

Instructional Material: Chart showing transcription of words

Previous knowledge: Students have learnt the transcription of words in new word and they have
been taught words associated with health in other field.

Referenc Bk: Goodbye to failure in English pg 83 and 84

Objectives. At the end process of the lesson, Students should be able to:

 Explain noun phrases.

 Identify noun phrases

 State the uses of noun phrases.

Content: Noun Phrases

Study questions
1. What is noun phrases?

2. What are the examples of noun phrases?

3. What are the uses?

Noun is a word used for naming. It could be humans, animals, things, idea and concepts.

A phrase refers to a group of words which does not express a complete thought. Examples:

Into the bedroom

Outside the gate.

At the bus-stop

On his arrival.

Phrases may be classified as Noun phrase, Adjectival Phrase and Adverbial phrase.

Noun Phrases
A Noun phrase are group of words that has a noun as its headword or keyword. A noun
phrase performs the same function as a noun. It can be formed thus:

 Articles + nouns = a bag, an idea, the book.

 Possessive adjectives + nouns = my biro, your excuses, his position.

 Demonstrative + nouns = this house, that Lady, such people, those women.

 Qualifiers + nouns = some places, all areas, many buildings

 Adjectives + nouns = red pen, beautiful girl, large box.

A noun phrase can function as subject, object, and complement of the sentence.

1. As Subject of a Sentence of the Verb: That fall boy has no father. The underlined
grammatical name is a noun phrase. It function as subject of verb "has".

2. Object of the verb: We discussed the football match. The underlined grammatical
name is noun phrase. Function as object of the verb "discussed".

3. As object of preposition: They are talking about the robbery incident. The underlined
grammatical name is noun phrase. Function as object of preposition "about."

4. As an appositive to another noun: Lagos City of Excellence, is densely populated. The

underlined grammatical name is Noun phrase. Function as appositive to another noun
"Lagos".