NOUN PHRASES

1. NOUN: a word that names a person, animal, place, thing, idea, concept, or anything considered as noun.

~ The functions of noun in the sentences:

            1. Subject of the sentence.

            2. Predicate noun (also predicate nominative or subjective complement)

            3. Appositive (noun in apposition)

            4. Direct and indirect object of a verb.

            5. Object of the preposition

            6. Object complement

Gerunds can also be classified as noun.

Ex: I like writting.

The word “writting” is a gerund.

            2. NOUN PHRASES: a group word that does the work of a noun. A noun phrases is either a pronoun or any group of words that can be replaced by a pronoun.

· Structures of Noun Phrases:

            1. Noun Pre-modifiers: modifiers before the noun are called pre-modifiers. All the pre modifiers that are present and the noun together from a noun phrases.

            2. Noun Post-modifiers: modifiers coming after a noun are called post-modifiers.

Formula of Noun Phrase:

            1. Pre-modifiers + noun

            Ex: A new computer  (here “a new” is pre modifiers and “computer” is a noun)

            2.  Noun + Post-modifiers

            Ex: Book on the table (here “book” is a noun and “on the table” is post-modifiers)

            3. Pre-modifier + noun + Post-modifier

            Ex: The blue is car very cute. (here “the blue” is pre-modifiers, “car”is a noun, and “is very cute” is post-modifiers).

OK. I think just that about noun phrase.

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