NOUN PHRASES

Nouns

What is a noun? What is a noun phrase?

■ A person, place, or thing
■ “A noun designates someone or
something” (Weaver 97).
■ “A noun is a single word” (Weaver
98).
■ “A noun phrase is a noun plus any words
describing it” (Weaver 98).
■ According to EnglishSentences.com, “A
noun phrase is a group of words that work
together to name and describe a person,
place, thing, or idea. When we look at the
structure of writing, we treat a noun
phrase the same way we treat a common
noun.”
 Examples of Noun Phrases

■ “‘Insufficient facts always invite danger’” – Spock (Star Trek: The Original Series)
■ “‘I am not a merry man!’” – Worf (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

Some Examples from The Grammar Plan Book

■ “His stalled car balked” (Weaver 98).
■ “Heated butter melts” (Weaver 98).
Take a few moments and write your
own sentence that includes a noun
phrase. Please put your sentence in
the chat box on our Microsoft Team
Meeting.
 For Homework

■ Locate all the uses of noun phrases within Lou Gehrig’s farewell to baseball address.
■ https://www.si.com/mlb/2009/07/05/gehrig-text
 Works Cited

Brown, Leah. “20 Star Trek Quotes to Help You Boldly Go through the Workday.”
TechRepublic, TechRepublic, 20 Sept. 2017, www.techrepublic.com/article/20-star-trek-
quotes-to-help-you-boldly-go-through -the-workday/.
Jules. “Star Trek Week: 28 Universally Known Star Trek One-Liners.” Wired, Conde Nast,
15 Jan. 2018, www.wired.com/2012/09/star-trek-one-liners/.
“Noun Phrase: Examples and Definition.” EnglishSentences.com, 2020,
englishsentences.com/noun-phrase/.
Staff, SI. “Full Text of Lou Gehrig's Farewell Speech.” Sports Illustrated, 5 July 2009,
www.si.com/mlb/2009/07/05/gehrig-text.
Weaver, Constance. The Grammar Plan Book: a Guide to Smart Teaching. Heinemann, 2007.