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NOUN PHRASES

Every man of courage is a man of his word.


(French dramatist Pierre Corneille)
WHAT IS A NOUN PRHASE?
A noun phrase is a group of two or more words headed by a
noun that includes modifiers (e.g., 'the,' 'a,' 'of them,' 'with her').

In normal writing, nouns nearly always feature in noun


Examples of Noun Phrases
phrases. It is rare to find a noun functioning by itself (i.e.,
without any modifiers) in a sentence.

In real life, it is far more common for  People: the soldier, my cousin, dopey Alan, the lawyer with the big nose
nouns to feature in noun phrases, i..e,  Animals: that aardvark, one rat, a shark, funny Mickey
to be accompanied by modifiers. Here  Places: the house in the corner, inner London, dirty factory, no shelter
is a list of noun phrases. In this list,
 Things: this table, our London Bridge, the sharp chisel, that nitrogen, last month, an inch,
every noun phrase consists of a head
noun (highlighted) and at least one
her cooking
modifier.  Ideas: utter confusion, some kindness, your faith, the Theory of Relativity, a joy
So, a noun with any sort of modifier (even it's just "a" or "the") is a noun phrase.
 https://youtu.be/iRkmhb_E3Eg video about sentences but the beginning it is very interesting

 Analizan las oraciones, cláusulas y frases 


THE FUNCTION OF NOUN PHRASES

 Like any noun, a noun phrase can function as a subject, an object, or a complement within a
sentence. In each example below, the noun phrase is in bold and the head noun is highlighted.
 Singing in the bath relaxes me.
 (Here, the noun phrase is the subject of the verb "relaxes.")
 I know the back streets.
 (Here, the noun phrase is the direct object of the verb "know.")
 She was the devil in disguise.
 (Here, the noun phrase is a subject complement following the linking verb "was.")
 As most nouns feature in noun phrases, let's look quickly at the definition for "phrase":
REAL EXAMPLES
 This man has a nice smile, but he's got iron teeth.
 (Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko on Mikhail Gorbachev)

"This man" is the subject of the verb "has." The


phrase "a nice smile" is the direct object of "has."
The noun phrase "iron teeth" is the direct object of
the verb "got." Here's the "pronoun
test": He has one, but he's got them.)
I never learned from a man who agreed with me.
(Science-fiction writer Robert Heinlein)

The noun phrase "a man who agreed with me" is the
object of the preposition "from." Here's the "pronoun test":
I never learned from him.)

("Every man of courage" is the subject of the verb "is."


 Every man of courage is a man of his word.
The noun phrase "a man of his word" is a subject
(French dramatist Pierre Corneille)
complement following the linking verb "is." Here's the
"pronoun test": He is one.)
NOUN PHRASES
 1.Alex drives to an awful job every morning.
10.Sumudica comes a horrible way every evening.
 2.Very few giant animals remain in the wild. 11.They kindly offered water to the worker working in
the hot weather.
 3 They brightly decorated the wooden house for the holiday.. 12.He knew how to defend himself as a lawyer child.
13.The end of the season is hard for some athletes.
14.Many people want to live a peaceful, calm and
.4 I saw a black zebra at the zoo. quiet life.
15.The house, like the box in the attic, is filled with
5. I know the back streets. memories.
16.The fast black fox jumped over the lazy dog.
6.He wants a cute kitten for Christmas purposes. 17.The ability to help others is a very important
7.Jesica lives in a house that produces electricity. character trait.
18.The decision to marry was celebrated by all his
friends.
19.They crawled in the attic and dark ceiling.
Source https://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/noun_phrases.htm 20.He had to sit next to his scary and angry child.

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